Characteristics of the study EUS trainees at the time of the first GAPS-EUS assessment
| Trainee | Profession | Sex | Age (years) | Gastroscopy (years of practice) | EUS (years of practice) | EUS supervision (n) | EUS independent (n) | EUS all (n) |
| FT1 | Gastroenterologist | M | 38 | 4 | <1 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| FT2 | Gastroenterologist | M | 39 | 11 | 1–2 | 100 | 20 | 120 |
| FT3 | Gastroenterologist | M | 29 | 2 | <1 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| VT1 | Gastroenterologist | M | 51 | 18 | 3–5 | 200 | 200 | 400 |
| VT2 | Surgeon | M | 44 | 8 | <1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| VT3 | Gastroenterologist | M | 53 | 20 | <1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| VT4 | Gastroenterologist | F | 34 | 4 | 1–2 | 10 | 30 | 40 |
| VT5 | Gastroenterologist | M | 50 | 22 | 1–2 | 50 | 15 | 65 |
| VT6 | Gastroenterologist | F | 40 | 13 | 3–5 | 150 | 150 | 300 |
| VT7 | Gastroenterologist | M | 51 | 25 | 1–2 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| VT8 | Surgeon | M | 50 | 13 | 1–2 | 25 | 150 | 175 |
| VT9 | Surgeon | M | 36 | 10 | 1–2 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| VT10 | Surgeon | F | 50 | 10 | <1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| VT11 | Surgeon | F | 43 | 13 | <1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| VT12 | Gastroenterologist | F | 45 | 9 | 1–2 | 50 | 20 | 70 |
| VT13 | Surgeon | F | 49 | 15 | 1–2 | 150 | 40 | 190 |
| VT14 | Gastroenterologist | M | 52 | 18 | <1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| VT15 | Surgeon | M | 46 | 10 | 1–2 | 50 | 60 | 110 |
| VT16 | Surgeon | M | 47 | 9 | 1–2 | 50 | 70 | 120 |
| VT17 | Surgeon | M | 51 | 15 | 1–2 | 30 | 200 | 230 |
| VT18 | Surgeon | M | 38 | 12 | 1–2 | 50 | 10 | 60 |
| VT19 | Surgeon | F | 52 | 12 | 1–2 | 20 | 10 | 30 |
EUS, endosonography ; F, female; FT, fellowship trainee; GAPS-EUS, Global Assessment of Performance and Skills in EUS; M, male; VT, visiting trainee.