Board 344 - Research Abstract An Exploration of Communication between Surgical Instructors and Trainees and the Effect of Standardized Communication and a Simulated On-Screen Frame of Reference Tool Employed during Urologic Laparoscopic Training (Submission #347)

Introduction/Background Intraoperative training is paramount to surgical education. A significant number of teaching hours during surgical residency are spent in the operating room (OR) and despite the established value of surgical simulation in standardized settings outside of the OR,1 the teaching that occurs in the high-stakes intraoperative environment cannot take place elsewhere. Operative teaching involves intricate interactions between …