The healthcare services sector in the 21st century is one of the fields undergoing the most significant changes and innovation. Technological advances are particularly noteworthy, with the incorporation of specific applications aimed at improving diagnostic imaging, minimally invasive interventions, therapeutic procedures, and healthcare management.

Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS), as a diagnostic, interventional, and therapeutic procedure, is one of these major advances. The emergence of this advanced digestive endoscopy technique has created a significant training challenge within the medical community. Learning this technique requires knowledge from different medical specialties, including gastroenterology, oncology, general and digestive surgery, and radiology, as well as specific training in echo-anatomy and practical sessions in a recognised referral unit under the supervision of an experienced mentor.

International guidelines, including the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), discourage self-directed learning and recommend training rotations in referral centres and participation in specialised courses. However, the availability of specific training courses in EUS remains limited.

Therefore, the development and design of specialised training courses in EUS is justified in order to provide an academic response to the growing demand for training in this endoscopic technique, which involves a demanding learning curve.