Challenges in early career for HPB surgeons: an international practice survey.

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q2 GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY

Hpb Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI:10.1016/j.hpb.2025.02.010

Giampaolo Perri, Marcello Di Martino, Rebecca Minter, Sanket Srinivasa, Timothy Newhook, Alexandra Roch, Rachel Guest, Asmund Fretland, Leanne Prodehl, Asara Thepbunchonchai, Julie Hallet

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Abstract

Background: Understanding the needs of early-career surgeons is essential for developing strategies for support. This study examined perceived needs of early-career HPB surgeons worldwide.

Methods: A self-administered web-based survey of early career HPB surgeons (aged ≤45 years old or practicing for ≤5 years) was conducted. A questionnaire was developed through items generation and reduction, followed by pilot testing. Quantitative data were reported with descriptive statistics and qualitative responses analysed using open coding.

Results: There were 282 respondents. Six main areas of challenges were identified: mentorship opportunities, continued skills acquisition and training, research and collaboration, leadership and career development, clinical knowledge exchange, and accessibility including financial barriers. Specifically, highest rated challenges were ebalancing work and personal life (mean 6.98, SD 2.92), research (mean 6.79, SD 2.50), career development/mentorship (mean 6.70, SD 2.30), networking/collaboration (mean 6.16, SD 2.71), leadership and (mean 6.09, SD 2.53). Rating of research as a challenge was higher in Africa and Central/South America (p = 0.01), and that of leadership was higher in Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East (p = 0.02).

Conclusions: This survey highlights the multiple challenges faced by early-career HPB surgeons worldwide. These results provide insights into how to better support early-career HPB surgeons to fully develop their specialty.

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Hpb GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY-SURGERY

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

3.40%

发文量

244

审稿时长

57 days

期刊介绍： HPB is an international forum for clinical, scientific and educational communication. Twelve issues a year bring the reader leading articles, expert reviews, original articles, images, editorials, and reader correspondence encompassing all aspects of benign and malignant hepatobiliary disease and its management. HPB features relevant aspects of clinical and translational research and practice. Specific areas of interest include HPB diseases encountered globally by clinical practitioners in this specialist field of gastrointestinal surgery. The journal addresses the challenges faced in the management of cancer involving the liver, biliary system and pancreas. While surgical oncology represents a large part of HPB practice, submission of manuscripts relating to liver and pancreas transplantation, the treatment of benign conditions such as acute and chronic pancreatitis, and those relating to hepatobiliary infection and inflammation are also welcomed. There will be a focus on developing a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment with endoscopic and laparoscopic approaches, radiological interventions and surgical techniques being strongly represented. HPB welcomes submission of manuscripts in all these areas and in scientific focused research that has clear clinical relevance to HPB surgical practice. HPB aims to help its readers - surgeons, physicians, radiologists and basic scientists - to develop their knowledge and practice. HPB will be of interest to specialists involved in the management of hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease however will also inform those working in related fields. Abstracted and Indexed in: MEDLINE® EMBASE PubMed Science Citation Index Expanded Academic Search (EBSCO) HPB is owned by the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) and is also the official Journal of the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA), the Asian-Pacific Hepato Pancreatic Biliary Association (A-PHPBA) and the European-African Hepato-Pancreatic Biliary Association (E-AHPBA).