Open AccessBuilding Self-Confidence and Other Skills: What Surgeons Can Learn From Other Professions
Author(s) -
Laurel C. Blakemore
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of pediatric orthopaedics/journal of pediatric orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.318
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1539-2570
pISSN - 0271-6798
DOI - 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002088
Subject(s) - medicine , self confidence , medical education , ideal (ethics) , medline , social psychology , psychology , philosophy , epistemology , political science , law
Self-confidence is one of the attributes often assigned to surgeons, but surgeons do not always feel self-confident in the operating room. A lack of confidence may lead to poor performance for both the surgeon and the surgical team. The ideal qualities of a self-confident surgeon, barriers to achieving confidence and strategies for becoming a more confident surgeon and leader in the operating room are outlined in this chapter.