Who benefits from sketching in the operating room?
It can be useful for med students scrubbing in for the first time, residents/fellows learning the procedure, all the way up to seasoned staff (see below). It is something that I will continue to do throughout my career.
Surgeons who take up drawing, sculpture or painting are not uncommon. There is a natural tendency for people who are highly visual or tactile to gravitate to the visual arts. However, I find the depictions of the operating room by surgeons to be fascinating. They provide insight into how surgeons view their own profession and the setting in which they spend many of their waking hours.
ART of SURGERY 