title: Conducting Elite Performance Training.
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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Elliott
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.affiliation: The Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC, 5225 Wisconsin Ave, Washington, DC 20015, USA.
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.affiliation: The Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC, 5225 Wisconsin Ave, Washington, DC 20015, USA.
authors.forename: Solveig
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imsdahl
authors.affiliation: The Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC, 5225 Wisconsin Ave, Washington, DC 20015, USA.
authors.forename: Justin A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.affiliation: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.
authors.forename: Mallory A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stellato
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Uniformed Services University, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
authors.forename: Mercy D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77554-0737, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberly M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008348:Manikins; D017145:Models, Educational; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis
keywords: Coaching; Conducting; Leadership; Medical leadership development; Music; Performance; Simulation; Sports; Surgical education; Training