National training programs for specialization in gastroenterology define those goals for the graduate profile as forming, "...leadership specialists with skills to impart knowledge and develop research programs..." with extensive knowledge in digestive system skills, and, "...to understand, learn and implement various technological advances in gastrointestinal endoscopy." 11, 12 An entry requirement for all programs in the country is that the student be a specialist in internal medicine and/or general surgery.
Todos los programas en el país tienen como parámetro para su ingreso el ser especialista en Medicina Interna o Cirugía General.