Development and Assessment of a Deceased Donor Organ Recovery Workshop for Surgical Fellows

•Deceased donor organ recovery is primarily performed by surgical fellows in Canada; however, there is no standardized formal training opportunity exists.•The deceased donor workshop improved fellows' confidence from 69% preworkshop to 85% immediately postworkshop and 91% after 6 months.•Significant confidence boost noted in evaluating donor organ quality and declining organs.•The deceased donor workshop can supplement current institutional fellowship training and standardize organ recovery across North America. To assess the impact of a deceased donor organ procurement training workshop on the transplant fellow's confidence and proficiency in organ recovery. This pilot workshop was designed to address the current gap in the transplant fellow's training in North America. Participants’ confidence and competence in deceased donor organ recovery were assessed pre- and postworkshop (immediate, 1- and 6-month) using a survey questionnaire. Participants’ responses were compared using T-test and Wilcoxon tests before and after the workshop. The hepatopancreatobiliary-transplant fellows from the University of Toronto participated in the workshop. Seven fellows participated, with 57% reported very limited exposure to deceased donor operations in the past year. Fellows’ confidence improved significantly immediately postworkshop (69% vs. 85%, p =