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Coaching is a learned skill, and it is an acceptable practice to be coached in many realms including sports and professional development. However, coaching in medicine is neither taught nor encouraged. It has not been traditionally embraced by surgeons, probably owing to the popularity of traditional methods of teaching, which use the instructor-teacher and apprenticeship methods. The advantage of one-on-one coaching is that it is individualized and focused on the needs of the student. Coaching is relevant and beneficial for anyone learning orthopaedics. We discuss benefits, general guidelines, and concise examples of coaching in medicine.
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Mercer, D.M., DeMaio, M.A., Wascher, D.C., Echols, P.G., Schenck, R.C. (2018). Teaching as Coaching. In: Dougherty, P., Joyce, B. (eds) The Orthopedic Educator. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62944-5_4
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