In the Western world, the concept of confidence is highly stressed. Children are told to be confident in themselves…adults are taught that confidence is the key to opening doors whether in a career or a relationship. While confidence can be a great tool, it can also be great hindrance. In this post, Dr. Acha shares the importance of a little healthy self-doubt and how pausing to confirm your conclusion can help avoid a lot of pain.
In the patient-physician relationship, the physician, as the leader, is supposed to guide the team to victory. Acting too fast, failing to exercise self-doubt, acting like we know a diagnosis are also the greatest mistakes we can make as we seek to guide the patient-physician team towards diagnosing and treating disease. Scientific research has shown that “our level of confidence in a diagnosis correlates poorly with its accuracy.” Read More…
