Too Loud to Learn? Communication Barriers, Psychological Safety, and Learning in the Operating Room
Hearing-related communication barriers in the OR are common among medical students and are linked to reduced psychological safety, confidence, and learning. These findings suggest a need for structural and interpersonal changes to promote accessible, inclusive surgical education.
Authors
- Michael Brenner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4926-0957)
- Sarah Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0311-0272)
- Kyle H. Sheetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5430-0290)
- Rishindra M. Reddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4337-5051)
- Andrew S Bolze
- Eunice Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3656-0604)
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of surgical education
- Published
- 2025-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103766
- Primary Topic
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00