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March 25, 2026Academic Medicine

Training Apart, Together: Team Dynamics in Individual Sports and Surgical Residency

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WPW Jack PalmerDBDylan BertoniECElizabeth Cottrill

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Overview

This scholarly perspective examines team dynamics in surgical residency, suggesting insights from sports psychology to improve cohesion and well-being.

Key Points

  • This article aims to explore how surgical residency structures affect team dynamics and to identify strategies for enhancing program cohesion.
  • Examined parallels between surgical residency and competitive sports practices.
  • Analyzed concepts from sports psychology to understand team dynamics.
  • Identified strategies for improving resident well-being through team-building techniques.
  • Found that surgical residency often mimics individual sports structures, impacting teamwork negatively.
  • Identified issues like excessive individualism and detrimental social hierarchies in residency programs.
  • Recommended strategies to foster interdependence and promote a collective identity among residents.

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Palmer et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c37be2b34aaaeb1a67eb38https://doi.org/10.1093/acamed/wvag079
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