title: The education and training of gastroenterologists for the 21st century: a paradigm for the education of medical specialists in technology-intensive fields - an international and Israeli perspective.
abstract: Gastroenterology in the developed world as a paradigm for technologically intensive medical specialties has undergone dramatic changes during the last half-century with expansion, proliferation and affluence followed by serious reactions on the part of cost-conscious and demanding governments, insurers and consumers. A review of events in several regions within the developed world reveals tremendous technological progress but inadequate attention to professional, economic and ethical issues, which are crucial for the education of a model gastroenterologist who will embody the qualities that will enable him/her to function well clinically, technologically, scientifically, professionally and ethically and thus enable him/her to cope with the increasingly complex challenges that are likely to arise during the next decades. The possibility and need for defining a specific ethic for technology-intensive medical specialists is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Rambam University Hospital, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Shmuel
authors.initials: Sh
authors.lastname: Eidelman
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Novis
authors.forename: Rami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eliakim
authors.forename: Zamir
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Halpern
authors.forename: Yaron
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niv