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Morgane Laverdure1, Carlos Gomez-Garibello2, Linda Snell3
1Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Journal of Surgical Education
|June 4, 2023
Summary
Residents act as valuable clinical coaches for junior learners, offering unique near-peer support. Optimizing this role requires dedicated time and specific training for residents in coaching.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Clinical Coaching
- Physician Training
Background:
- Competency-based Medical Education (CBME) emphasizes direct observation.
- Attending physicians are well-documented coaches, but resident coaches are understudied.
- Understanding residents' coaching perceptions is crucial for optimizing learner development.
Purpose of the Study:
- Identify characteristics of residents' clinical coaching.
- Examine residents' perceptions of effective coaching.
- Explore strategies to optimize the resident coaching role.
Main Methods:
- Exploratory qualitative study.
- Semi-structured interviews with residents and attending staff.
- Thematic analysis of interview transcripts.
Main Results:
- Residents provide a distinct coaching role due to near-peer status and recent experience.
- Learners feel more comfortable with residents, facilitating feedback and error management.
- Residents prefer coaches who value autonomy and intervene only when patient safety is threatened.
Conclusions:
- Residents possess unique coaching capabilities valuable in medical education.
- Further research is needed to develop and evaluate methods for optimizing resident coaching skills and roles.
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