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Recognizing impression management as an expectation in surgical culture, this study looked at how surgical residents portray an image of confidence and competence. We examine the strategies, motivations, and consequences of impression management in surgical training.
Fake It ‘Til You Make It: Pressures to Measure Up in Surgical Training.
Patel P, Martimianakis MA, Zilbert NR, Mui C, Mobilio MH, Kitto S, Moulton CA.
Acad Med. 2017 Dec 26. [Epub ahead of print].
“By researching the complexity of the human stress response, I learned that, like many things in life, there may be no clear answer that I could simply flip to at the end of a textbook.”
Moses Cook wrote about his experience in the latest issue of the Journal of Undergraduate Life Sciences at UofT. It is dedicated to the surgeon stress study he worked on with Sydney last summer.
Read more about the study in Moses’ article: JULS Spring 2017 Issue
We recently said farewell to Dr. Pierre-Louis Hénaux. Pierre-Louis is a neurosurgeon and PhD candidate from France who spent a year with us at the Wilson Centre. His study looks at surgeons’ pre-operative planning, mental representation and the development of a framework to describe the process. We are excited to continue this partnership with his work in France and look forward to the next phase of research.
The lab was recently awarded a project grant from The Physicians’ Services Incorporated Foundation to pursue a 2-year research study titled, The Tools and the Trade: an ethnographic study of checklist policy and performance, and implications for patient safety.
We are excited to partner on the project with Dr. Elise Paradis, the Canada Research Chair in Collaborative Healthcare Practice and scientist at The Wilson Centre.
The end of summer is synonymous with ‘back to school/work’. The lab would like to say thank you and acknowledge our CREMS and summer students.
Aliya Ramjaun is finishing her 20-month CREMS program with us. She will be entering 3rd year of medical school and starting clerkship. Aliya will continue to lead The Transformation Project and be involved in the research study on intra-operative handoff and interprofessional communication in the operating room.
Sydney McQueen is wrapping up a busy summer in the lab, working on the study of perceived and physiologic stress of surgeons in the OR. She will be returning to the lab full-time next summer as she begins work on her PhD. In the meantime, she is starting 2nd year of med school and continuing with her CREMS project during the school year.
Moses Cook is embarking on an internship at Ontario Power Generation. Moses is our research student assisting with the study of perceived and physiologic stress of surgeons in the OR. He is currently an undergraduate student working towards a double-major in biology and physics.
Lastly, we are happy to have Nicole Wright back with us. Nicole is a social anthropologist with extensive experience working in sociological statistics analysis and marketing. She will be carrying on the next phase of research and educational implementation for the study on intra-operative handoff and interprofessional communication.
We are welcoming back Dr. Michael Kim to the lab as he starts his PhD.
Dr. Michael Kim is a trauma surgeon currently pursuing a PhD in medical education. His studies will focus on remediation programs for surgical trainees and the possibility of identifying or screening for candidates in need of remediation.
Kirsten Gjeraa, an MD from Denmark, will be joining us at the Wilson Centre for the next month. She is working on a PhD, looking at the non-technical skills of operative and multi-professional teams in thoracic surgery.
Dr. Pierre-Louis Hénaux, a Visiting Scholar from France, will be joining our lab later this summer for a one year period. Dr. Hénaux is a neurosurgeon from Pontchaillou University Hospital and is interested in non-technical competence in surgery.
The lab is saying farewell to Brandon Girardi as he finishes his Masters in Education. Brandon will be returning to residency in Orthopedic Surgery. He is part of the Surgeon Scientist Training Program.
Brandon’s research was a qualitative assessment of surgical bootcamp training. He completed semi structured interviews of staff, residents and faculty to determine the competencies most valued in junior surgical trainees when starting their clinical duties within the hospital. The focus is on resident learning, patient safety and the transition from student to resident.
Sydney McQueen will be joining the lab in May as a CREMS and MD/PhD student.