Table 2.

Perceived deficits in fellowship experience training by track

Themes: perceived deficits in training	Illustrative quotes representing the theme
Insufficient non-transplant HPB operative volume (ASTS, SSO)	• Greater volume would have been appreciated
	• More complex biliary cases
	• More pancreas volume other than transplant
Insufficient MIS operative volume (ASTS, SSO, HPB)	• More laparoscopic and MIS approaches
Insufficient benign HPB disease exposure (ASTS, SSO)	• More pancreatitis management
	• Minimal exposure to benign biliary disease and pancreatitis
Insufficient ultrasound training (ASTS, SSO, HPB)	• Formal ultrasound training would have been helpful
	• Insufficient didactics [ultrasound], need constructive guidance
	• More intraoperative ultrasound training would be desirable
Insufficient training in tumour ablation techniques (ASTS, SSO, HPB)	• Had little exposure
	• Our group did not use ablation often

ASTS, American Society of Transplant Surgeons; HPB, hepatopancreatobiliary (Fellowship Council); MIS, minimally invasive surgery; SSO, Society of Surgical Oncology.