Training and competence in Digestive Endoscopy: Position Paper from the Spanish Society for Digestive Diseases (SEPD).

The Digestive Endoscopy is a basic competence regarding the management of the Digestive System diseases that should not be taken as an independent training technique. Learning it is part of an accredited and constant process that requires clinical knowledge from the gastroenterologist to keep skills alive and updated in a constant and rapidly evolving medical subspecialty like this. Therefore, the only official accredited way for training in GI endoscopy is through the Specialized Health Training program in the Management of the Digestive System run by the Spanish Ministry of Health.