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100 Years of American Gastroenterology: 1900-2000 Joseph B. Kirsner, MD, PhD, DSci (Hon), University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Ill. Medscape General Medicine.?2000;2(1)? The impressive scientific advances made during the 20th century, the reorientation of medical education, and the growth of medical specialization collectively transformed gastroenterology from an empirical clinical activity to an increasingly scientific, procedure-oriented multidiscipline (see Tables 1, 2, 3).[1] Early in this century, access to the digestive tract was limited. Diagnostic and therapeutic resources we