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How medical trainees handle pressure to hide mistakes

I'm a medical resident and I made a mistake that hurt a patient but my attending told me not to mention it in the chart and I don't know if staying quiet makes me complicit.

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The hierarchy of medical training creates a space where learning from error conflicts with professional self-preservation.

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