I’ve been mean to my body lately. And since I know better, I talk negatively to myself about why I continue to…
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How to foster and encourage genuine, curious learning in a medical student
by Jamie Katuna December 16, 2018I just had a conversation with a physician and faculty member at my school. He started the conversation like this: “It’s alright…
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A few days ago I learned about a different manifestation of imposter syndrome. The “usual” one, of course, shows up as, “I…
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Learned helplessness. It’s a psychological concept marked by a perceived loss of power, and it’s prevalent in medicine. We are taught early on how…
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In medicine, there is a key group of people we seem to be excluding: introverts. I noticed this twice at the recent…
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There is no glory in defense. Fans don’t notice it. The most perfectly-executed defensive play results in a non-event; that is, the…
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Someone who I care about deeply messaged me today: “I think I’m done with surgery.” This person, a surgeon, feels like his potential…
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Medicine has been called an anti-mentorship program: In that trainees tend to find a vast amount of physicians who they don’t want to be like,…
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