Despite the variety of colonoscopy teaching methods, there is limited comparative research on their effectiveness both alone and when integrated with the traditional/verbal learning model. Prior experience appears to be a clear predictor of any model's potential effectiveness. As such, it appears important to tailor any colonoscopy training method to a learner's experience level to optimise skill acquisition and clinical readiness. Further research would benefit from a direct comparison of all teaching methods across a range of user skill sets.
Le et al. (Wed,) studied this question.