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Scenario

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.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

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

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Dipa
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Medical ethics across traditions?”

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