The researchers video- and audio-taped ten complex operations and analyzed the narrative stories physicians used to educate the trainees during the operation. The researchers found that these stories taught clinical and programmatic topics, such as resource management and professionalism.
The authors concluded that while more research is needed, these “war stories” seemed to socialize trainees in the culture of surgery and may be an under-recognized approach for teaching core surgical competencies.
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