How to be a Better Surgeon: The Evidence for Surgical Coaching

Reema Padia; Cynthia Wang; LaKeisha Henry; Stacey L Ishman; Nausheen Jamal

doi:10.1002/ohn.1091

How to be a Better Surgeon: The Evidence for Surgical Coaching

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Dec 15. doi: 10.1002/ohn.1091. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Reema Padia¹, Cynthia Wang², LaKeisha Henry³, Stacey L Ishman⁴, Nausheen Jamal⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University, Ear Nose and Throat Consultants of Nevada, Henderson, Nevada, USA.
⁴ Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dayton Children's Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
⁵ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.

PMID: 39675044
DOI: 10.1002/ohn.1091

Abstract

Surgical coaching has made a positive contribution to surgical training and practice; however, the otolaryngology-head and neck surgery literature is lacking. The operating environment for practicing surgeons, and specifically otolaryngologists, is continually changing due to advancements in technology and new practice patterns. These changes in practice, however, have not come with a coordinating system for operative feedback once surgical training is completed. In this commentary, we explore surgical coaching, its applicability to otolaryngology, and encourage its more widespread acceptance and implementation.

Keywords: feedback; outcomes; surgical coaching.