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We aimed to prospectively evaluate the effectiveness of a short\u2010term structured <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EUS<\/jats:styled-content> training program in improving the knowledge and skill of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EUS<\/jats:styled-content> among trainees.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study was conducted in six workshops in six countries including <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>ri <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">L<\/jats:styled-content>anka, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">P<\/jats:styled-content>akistan, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">T<\/jats:styled-content>hailand, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>ietnam, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>ingapore and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">P<\/jats:styled-content>hilippines, within a year. Trainees were evaluated using written and skill tests before and after completion of the training.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Pre\u2010 and post\u2010workshop written tests from a total of 62 trainees were analyzed. Compared with pre\u2010training, the trainees improved significantly in the overall mean (\u00b1\u2009<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SD<\/jats:styled-content>) scores after the training (66.0\u2009\u00b1\u20090.3% to 77.5\u2009\u00b1\u20090.2%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). Thirty\u2010one trainees were randomly selected to undergo a skill test before and after the course. Compared with pre\u2010training, the proportions of trainees who succeeded in locating each structure post\u2010training were: celiac axis (36\u201380.5%), pancreatic body (51.5\u201380.5%), pancreatic body and tail (42\u201377.5%), splenic vein and artery (48.5\u201384%), left kidney (60\u201383%), and spleen (47\u201383%). Overall, there was a significant improvement in the proportion of trainees\u2019 successful localization of structures post\u2010training compared to before training (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Following a structured training program, trainees\u2019 knowledge and skills in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EUS<\/jats:styled-content> improved significantly. Structured training courses appear to be an effective way of imparting <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EUS<\/jats:styled-content> knowledge and skills to aspiring endosonographers in the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>sian region.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/den.12458","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,2,5]],"date-time":"2015-02-05T03:29:27Z","timestamp":1423106967000},"page":"687-691","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":23,"title":["Structured endoscopic ultrasonography (<scp>EUS<\/scp>) training program improved knowledge and skills of trainees: <scp>R<\/scp>esults from the <scp>A<\/scp>sian <scp>EUS G<\/scp>roup"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"27","author":[{"given":"Myrna Huixian","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology National University Hospital  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