How I Do It: Avoiding the Cognitive Trap Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum
Avoiding the cognitive trap is a teachable skill that enhances therapeutic relationships in surgical care. Our scenario-based, gamified exercise offers a scalable method to teach empathy-driven communication and has been integrated into a national curriculum for surgical residents.
Authors
- Kimberly E. Kopecky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3346-0612)
- Muneera R. Kapadia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0382-880X)
- Margaret L. Schwarze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7063-906X)
- Carly G Sobol
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of surgical education
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103689
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00