Dr. Martin Levy is the Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Residency Program at the prestigious Montefiore Medical Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Levy knows a thing or two about training surgeons and students vie for places to learn from him. He’s a visionary at the forefront of surgeon training who’s leading the way to modernize the field.
Along Came Penny
In his other world, Marty is a competitive frisbee dog participant and instructor. He learned from his dog Penny, that the best way to motivate and create an effective learning environment is to avoid reprimands (even at their most mild and unintentional), to create opportunities for success at every step of the learning process and most of all, to have fun and cultivate a mutually trusting relationship. He began to explore the world of postive reinforcement-based dog training and discovered an entire community dedicated to this excting and efficient way of training.
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