Table 2.

Coding Framework of Thematic analysis (open-ended responses).

Major Emerging Themes
1. Improvement in training quality and duration:
Need for: Better medical training,
Longer duration of fellowship,
Standardisation of training styles,
Research training,
Improvement in work-life balance, and
Strategies to deal with burnout.
2. Better advocacy and representation in healthcare:
Need for: Better representation in healthcare,
More respect from other fields.
3. Improvement in models of payment, career development and job opportunities:
Need for: More private practice jobs in CCM,
Better models of payment for intensivists,
Better career advice and mentorship from programs and professional societies.