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team members’ extensive experience in previous surgical environments and ability
to think outside of the box in terms of creativity. Porterfield et al. purport in their
article on Simulation and Faculty Development that “leading a simulation effort
requires vision, creativity in management, and team leadership skills” [ 35 ].
Experienced surgical scrub technicians empowered and led by surgeons as

Fig. 12.2 Skills lab evaluation

12 Role of the Surgeon Educator in Leading Surgical Skills Center Development