Conducting Elite Performance Training

Elliott Silverman; Scott A Tucker; Solveig Imsdahl; Justin A Charles; Mallory A Stellato; Mercy D Wagner; Kimberly M Brown

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2015.04.011

Conducting Elite Performance Training

Surg Clin North Am. 2015 Aug;95(4):839-54. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.04.011.

Authors

Elliott Silverman¹, Scott A Tucker², Solveig Imsdahl², Justin A Charles², Mallory A Stellato³, Mercy D Wagner⁴, Kimberly M Brown⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Uniformed Services University, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; The Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC, 5225 Wisconsin Ave, Washington, DC 20015, USA. Electronic address: elliott@conductingperformance.org.
² The Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC, 5225 Wisconsin Ave, Washington, DC 20015, USA.
³ Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Uniformed Services University, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
⁵ Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77554-0737, USA.

PMID: 26210975
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.04.011

Abstract

Training to excellence in the conduct of surgical procedures has many similarities to the acquisition and mastery of technical skills in elite-level music and sports. By using coaching techniques and strategies gleaned from analysis of professional music ensembles and athletic training, surgical educators can set conditions that increase the success rate of training to elite performance. This article describes techniques and strategies used in both music and athletic coaching, and it discusses how they can be applied and integrated into surgical simulation and education.

Keywords: Coaching; Conducting; Leadership; Medical leadership development; Music; Performance; Simulation; Sports; Surgical education; Training.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence / standards*
Computer Simulation*
Computer-Assisted Instruction*
Cooperative Behavior
Curriculum
Education, Medical, Continuing*
Faculty, Medical
General Surgery / education*
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Internship and Residency*
Manikins*
Models, Educational
Task Performance and Analysis*