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Detailed Needs and Requirements: Gastroenterology Unit
5. Medical Students
Medical students may receive individual or group instruction on the
unit. Provision should be made to accommodate groups of from eight
to ten students during this instruction. It may also be desirable to allow
groups of four or five medical students to study on the unit.
6. Technical Staff
The technical staff assigned to the gastroenterology unit are trained to
carry out certain measurement, sample collection, and analytical
procedures. They will prepare patients for examination and may assist
the physicians in medical procedures. In addition, they may observe
and control patients on the unit, clean and maintain equipment, order,
receive, and store supplies, and record test results. They may also be
involved in processing x-rays. The number of technicians required will
be determined by the patient load.
Training for gastroenterology technicians is not currently provided in
school. These technicians must, therefore, be trained through work
and instruction on the unit. Facilities should be provided on the unit for
meetings, discussions, individual instruction, and study as a part of a
continuing technician training program.
7. Clerical Staff
A secretary may be assigned to each gastroenterologist to transcribe
diagnoses, handle correspondence, make appointments, etc. In
addition, there should be at least one secretary-clerk to handle the
general clerical work required for the operation of the unit. In large
units or units with significant outpatient responsibilities, this secretary-
clerk may also act as a receptionist.
8. Other Ancillary Personnel
A radiology technician may be assigned to the unit to operate the
radiography-fluoroscopy machine and process films. Depending on
the patient load, hospital policy, schedule of operation, etc., this
technician may be assigned on a full time, part time, or on-call basis.
9. Maintenance
See 512.2
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