Reciprocal peer coaching for practice improvement in surgery: a pilot study.

Background: Peer coaching has been associated with much higher rates of practice changes and new skill implementation compared to common used modalities but bilateral peer coaching structures where seniority is not a requirement to coach have not been studied. The purpose of this study was to implement and evaluate a reciprocal peer coaching pilot program for practicing surgeons to inform future coaching program design.

Methods: A multicenter reciprocal peer surgical coaching program was designed according to the framework developed from previous studies by our group.