E127 Rob Leeper on Competitive Motivation in Trauma Simulation and Starting out in Practice

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast

Podcast transcript: https://www.canjsurg.ca/content/e127-rob-leeper-competitive-motivation-trauma-simulation-and-starting-out-practice

Dr. Rob Leeper is a trauma surgeon at Western University in London, Ontario. We spoke with Dr. Leeper about his work on trauma simulation and particularly on his work on data drive competitive motivation strategies. Finally, Dr. Leeper shared with us the tips that he wished he had when started out in practice.

Links:

1. Data Driven Competitive Motivation Strategies in a Longitudinal Simulation Curriculum for Trauma Team Training. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30833203/

2. Multidisciplinary Difficult Airway Course: An Essential Educational Component of a Hospital-Wide Difficult Airway Response Program. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29628333/

3. The role of trauma team leaders in missed injuries: does specialty matter? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24089109/

Bio:

Dr. Rob Leeper is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at Western University. He is an acute care and trauma surgeon with an interest in resuscitation, both inside and outside the operating room. He did residency in Western and went on to do a prestigious trauma fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. He is the father of 3 and a former college football player.