Dealing with the struggling learner

Surgery. 2020 Mar;167(3):523-527. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.06.013. Epub 2019 Jul 26.

Abstract

Every resident will inevitably struggle with some aspect of training. The degree and severity of the struggle, however, will vary and the struggling residents will fall along a continuum. The struggles of a few will not be evident to those in program leadership. One of the most challenging aspects of managing a struggling resident's remediation is the early identification of one who is faltering. We identify best practices in identification and remediation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence*
  • Cognitive Remediation
  • Educational Measurement*
  • Humans
  • Internship and Residency / methods*
  • Interprofessional Relations
  • Learning
  • Mentoring
  • Specialties, Surgical / education*
  • Surgeons / education
  • Surgeons / psychology*