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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Jan;214(1):115–124. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.10.009

Table 2.

Frequency of Use of Different Coaching Techniques

Technique Employed Resident/Senior Surgeon Junior Surgeon Senior Surgeon Very Senior Surgeon Total
SURGEON-DRIVEN 23
Asking pointed questions - 5 - - 5
Narrating video 7 2 1 8 18
COACH-DRIVEN 63
Asking questions to prompt reflection 8 4 1 8 21
Suggesting alternative approaches 9 (6/3) 13 4 5 31
Framing in terms of resident performance 2 2 5 2 11

Note: Numbers represent instances, e.g. 5 instances of “asking pointed questions” was noted in the junior surgeon’s coaching session.