Assessing the experience in complex hepatopancreatobiliary surgery among graduating chief residents: Is the operative experience enough?

Resident operative autonomy and case volume is associated with posttraining confidence and practice plans. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requirements for graduating general surgery residents are four liver and three pancreas cases. We sought to evaluate trends in resident experience and autonomy for complex hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery over time.We queried the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education...