Evaluation of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary

Evaluation of HPB or Advanced GI Surgery Fellowship Training

Some reports cite over 80% of surgery residency graduates are seeking additional training to improve on their experiences to be ready for practice. The Fellowship Council created several fellowship tracts including HPB (Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary),Advanced GI (gastrointestinal) and Minimally Invasive surgery to address this issue, and bridge the gap in training between residency and real life practice in those that seek a practice in HPB or complex GI surgery, respectively. By the end of fellowship, the core goal is to make the graduating fellows ready for independent practice in HPB or complex GI surgery cases.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Gastro-Intestinal Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Evaluate and compare the efficacy of our training within the Fellowship Council curriculums

Detailed Description

The main aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the efficacy of our training within the Fellowship Council curriculums. In addition, we aim to examine the job market and perceptions regarding training for graduates of the Fellowship Council's fellowships domains.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 100

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Crystee Cooper, DHEd; Phone Number: 214-947-1280; Email: ClinicalResearch@mhd.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Kavya Mankulangara; Phone Number: 214-947-4604; Email: ClinicalResearch@mhd.com

Study Locations

• United States
  • Texas
    • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75203
      • Recruiting
      • Methodist Dallas Medical Center- Clinical Research Institute
      • Contact: Kavya Mankulangara; Phone Number: 214-947-4604; Email: ClinicalResearch@mhd.com
      • Contact: Colette Ngo Ndjom; Phone Number: 214-947-1289; Email: ClinicalResearch@mhd.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This study will follow a general survey design intended to create various surveys to help improve fellowship curriculum to better serve future HPB and Advance GI Surgeons.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• • Current, and past fellows of Fellowship Council(FC )sponsored fellowship including Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association(AHPBA)-accredited HPB and Advanced GI surgery fellowship.

  • Current senior surgeons involved in Fellowship Council(FC) fellowship training.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Fellows who choose not to respond to the survey

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Present general surgery residents; compare current fellowship structure to better serve future surgeons.	Behavioral: Evaluate and compare the efficacy of our training within the Fellowship Council curriculums; The product of our fellowship must be constantly evaluated to make sure the goal, which is to produce competent, independent surgeons capable of treating Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary(HPB) and complex Gastrointestinal(GI) surgery disease processes is met.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Efficacy of HPB and Advanced GI surgery fellowship curriculums	To evaluate and compare the efficacy of HPB and Advanced GI surgery fellowship curriculums	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Methodist Health System
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Rohan Jeyarajah, MD, Methodist Health System

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Estimated): January 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 18, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 27, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): May 4, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 4, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 27, 2026
• Last Verified: January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: 038.HPB.2018.R

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: All information will be blinded in compliance with good clinical practice. The investigator will make all possible efforts to ensure compliance with all policies regarding sharing of Survey or research information. Only de-identified surveyor information will be shared in relevant research mediums. These mediums may range from national, regional, local and/or international sites. In addition, study data and findings may be submitted for presentation at local and national conferences. As study protocol is intended to cover multiple surveys we are unaware where these publications will be used at this time. Publication reference will be added ad hoc to maintain in records.
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No