Senior surgeons as role models in the operating theatre: a thematic analysis through the lens of aristotelian ethics

BMC Medical Education

Research

Mirana Leung-Tack¹  Divya Khanna¹  Ross O. C. Elledge²  June Jones³ 

[1] College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK;College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK;University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK;Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK;

关键词: Ethics;    Virtue ethics;    Character ethics;    Surgical education;    Surgical training;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-022-03921-7

 received in 2022-06-24, accepted in 2022-11-25,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSurgeons are commonly evaluated by surgical skills and outcomes rather than their character traits. We sought to examine role model behaviours of senior surgeons through the lens of Aristotelian (virtue) ethics.MethodsSemi-structured focus group interviews were undertaken of anaesthetic trainees at a large university hospital NHS Foundation Trust and transcripts were subjected to thematic analysis to yield themes and subthemes. Participation of the trainees was entirely voluntary and focus groups were conducted using Zoom™.ResultsThe overarching themes identified were ‘Teamwork makes the dream work’, ‘Captain of the ship’ and ‘Strong foundations’.ConclusionWe hope to take lessons learnt in conjunction with our previous work to help refocus surgical training towards a process of character reformation, rather than simply imparting technical skills to trainees.

【 授权许可】

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