Today’s episode features Dr. Anushi Shah and Dr. Michele Babicky, discussing the hot topic of training paradigms in HPB.  Dr. Babicky is a surgical oncologist and assistant professor of surgery at Providence Portland Medical Center.  She is the program director of the HPB fellowship at her institution, with a passion for surgical education. 

Dr. Babicky is accompanied by her HPB fellow, Dr. Anushi Shah.  Dr. Shah comes to us with a unique perspective in HPB training as a just recently graduated HPB fellow (after this episode was recorded) at Providence Portland Medical Center after graduating in 2022 from a transplant fellowship at MGH. 

We are very excited for an enthusiastic discussion about training pathways in HPB.  Enjoy!

References:

1. Miller P, Romero-Hernandez F, Mora RV, Hughes D, Babicky M, Warner S, Alseidi A, Visser B; AHPBA SWOT Taskforce. AHPBA senior leaders' assessments of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing fellowship training in HPB surgery: "We need to standardize our training experiences". HPB (Oxford). 2022 Dec;24(12):2054-2062. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2022.09.014. Epub 2022 Oct 1. PMID: 36270938.


2. Romero-Hernandez F, Miller P, Mora RV, Hughes D, Warner S, Alseidi A, Visser B, Babicky M; AHPBA SWOT Taskforce. AHPBA graduated fellows' assessments of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing fellowship training in HPB surgery: "HPB training excellence means volume, knowledge, and mentorship". HPB (Oxford). 2022 Dec;24(12):2063-2071. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2022.09.015. Epub 2022 Oct 1. PMID: 36333230.


3. Hughes D, Romero Hernandez F, Miller P, Warner S, Babicky M, Visser B, Alseidi A; AHPBA SWOT Taskforce. The job market for HPB surgeons: leadership perspectives on surgeon skillsets, training pathways, and hiring. HPB (Oxford). 2022 Dec;24(12):2072-2081. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2022.09.017. Epub 2022 Oct 3. PMID: 36307255.


4. Warner SG, Babicky M, Alseidi A, Visser B; AHPBA SWOT Taskforce. Conclusions and recommendations of an AHPBA-commissioned assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing fellowship training in HPB surgery. HPB (Oxford). 2022 Dec;24(12):2082-2085. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2022.09.004. Epub 2022 Sep 27. PMID: 36243631.