[Methodologic problems and practical aspects of training gastroenterologists at a specialized department of the Institute of Postgraduate Education of Physicians].
The training of gastroenterologists at the respective specialized department of the Institute for Postgraduate Medical Training should first identify individual shortcomings of postgraduate experience and use them as the basis for further studies employing a variety of forms and methods, with independent clinical work, daily analysis of cases and the mastering of new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures being prominent among those. Experience shows that therapeutists, with at least 5 years of field work behind them, make the best gastroenterologic specialists.