Ms Lilli Cooper

During her plastic surgery training, Lilli became interested in the psychology and physiology of surgical work, and its impact on performance.

Surgical training tends to prioritise technical skill acquisition and academic learning over the formal development of psychological, emotional and physiological self-awareness and discipline; despite the latter’s importance in accessing factual knowledge, motor skills, interaction with others and health in the longer term. 

Lilli trained as a coach to understand how to support surgeons in accessing and developing this information, to optimise both their performance and their experience.