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Participant Evaluation of a Novel, Multi-Institution Coach Training Workshop for Practicing Surgeons
*Jason C. Pradarelli1,2, *Steven Yule1,2, *Kurt W. Lowery2, *Jim Knight3,4, Douglas S. Smink1,2
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA;2Ariadne Labs, Boston, MA;3Instructional Coaching Group, Lawrence, KS;4University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Objective: To design and evaluate a training workshop to equip surgeons with core principles and practical skills of surgical coaching.
Design: Post-training evaluation.
Setting: Surgical Coaching for Operative Performance Enhancement (SCOPE) program, a professional development initiative for practicing surgeons at four large academic medical centers.
Participants: Volunteer sample of attending surgeons who participated in the SCOPE program’s Coach Training Workshop.
Intervention: A 3-hour Coach Training Workshop was developed to teach all participants the core principles and key behaviors of surgical coaching, using evidence from the fields of surgery and education. The workshop involved three major components: (i) understanding surgical coaching via the coaching mindset, (ii) applying coaching principles to a surgical context, and (iii) practicing surgical coaching via video-based simulation. The post-training survey comprised 11 questions: nine Likert-style questions and two free-response items.
Main Outcome: Participant satisfaction and confidence.
Results: Thirty-seven of 46 surgeons who participated in the workshop completed the evaluation (80% completion rate). Overall, 89% of surgeons rated the workshop “good” or “excellent.” All surgeons agreed that the workshop helped them “gain practical skills to be a surgical coach,” and all but one perceived feeling “more confident to coach a peer surgeon because of the coaching workshop.” When asked if they would recommend the workshop to a colleague, 84% responded “probably yes” or “definitely yes.” Recommendations for improving the workshop included expanding hands-on coaching practice and providing preparatory materials to participants.
Conclusions: This evidence-based coach training workshop was rated positively by practicing surgeons in a surgical coaching program. With focused training workshops, practicing surgeons can gain the skills and confidence needed to coach peer surgeons.


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