While this apprentice-based approach continues to hold tremendous value, it is also highly dependent upon student access to informed instruction.
“See one, do one, teach one.” This has been the fundamental approach to surgical education for millennia. While this apprentice-based approach continues to hold tremendous value, it is also highly dependent upon student access to informed instruction. The availability of experienced surgeons to share their knowledge can impact the time it takes for new surgeons to hone their skills—and the variability among educators can make it hard to prescribe detailed and objective training measures.