Work

How Should Senior Surgeons Help Junior Colleagues and Trainees Experiencing Regret?

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Unanticipated outcomes and adverse events are inevitable in surgical training and practice and tend to elicit complex emotional experiences, including regret. Navigating these experiences with support from mentors and peers is essential for surgeon well-being, a healthy surgical culture, and optimal patient care. Critical incident stress debriefing and metacognitive behavioral models offer tools senior surgeons can use to help junior surgical colleagues in the wake of unanticipated outcomes and adverse events.

Source: The AMA Journal of Ethic

DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2025.171

Authors: Carlie Arbaugh, Kimberly E. Kopecky

Institutions: Stanford Health Care, Stanford Medicine, Stanford University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Patient Safety and Medication Errors

Subfield: Emergency Medical Services

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408099477

FWCI:

Cites:

Cited by:

Related to: 10