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Review Article| Volume 54, P31-47, September 2020

The Value of Surgical Coaching Beyond Training

      Peer surgical coaching is a partnership between a surgeon and a coach that requires surgeons to put aside typical hierarchical roles in educational activities to function as equal partners with other practicing surgeons.

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