TABLE 1.

Training schedule and patients required

Session number	Training component	Days (n=16), n	Patients required at both sites (n=396), n
1 to 2	Didactic training	2	N/A
3	Simulator training	1	N/A
4	Observation of physician trainer-performed procedures	0.5	12
4	Practical training on patients (two per trainee per half-day)	0.5	12
5	Workshop with international experts	1	N/A
6 to 11	Practical training on patients (five per trainee per day)	6	180
12 to 15	Practical training on patients (eight per trainee per day)	4	192
16	Debriefing session for trainees and trainers	1	N/A

N/A Not applicable