Creating an Optimal Learning Environment in the Operating Room: Lessons From the Soccer Field

Elsevier

Available online 3 June 2023

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For trainees, the operating room (OR) often represents an educational sanctuary, where for a few hours they can focus on their craft, rather than on phone calls, pages, and the never-ending task of electronic health record documentation. The OR provides a unique opportunity for unfettered one-on-one time with an attending surgeon at their side, where they can learn the art of surgery without interruption. It is vitally important to maximize learning in the OR, yet evidence suggests that it is not always an ideal educational environment. Considering the recent excitement over the World Cup soccer tournament (full disclosure: the senior author is an Argentine immigrant and soccer fan), in this article, we provide evidence-based ideas and suggestions on how to optimize learning in the OR using some analogies from the soccer field.

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