Who is mentoring academic physicians?

Who is mentoring academic physicians?

This week, I had the honor and delight to be a Visiting Professor at Cornell. Specifically, I met with members of the Department of Anesthesiology of Weill Cornell Medical College at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on the Upper East Side of Manhattan (although the...
Three Reasons We Are Still Making So Many Decision Errors

Three Reasons We Are Still Making So Many Decision Errors

It is estimated that the volume of knowledge is doubling at least every 8 years. This rate of expansion overwhelms our capacity to stay abreast of emerging knowledge, even in the ever-narrowing micro-specialization of medical practice. New careers are created...
How to Never Be Wrong

How to Never Be Wrong

My last post discussed how the building blocks of expertise and experience – stored memory collections of events and ideas – are the repository from which we make diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. Now, let’s consider three key strategies that may...
Analysis of Decision Factors in a Perioperative Error

Analysis of Decision Factors in a Perioperative Error

With the leisure of hindsight, it is easy to tear apart case reports, and identify the single most glaring mistake that is simply responsible for the poor outcome. However, one undeniable truth in safety culture and human error is that “try harder” or...
Food for Thought

Food for Thought

[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Wise words by Dr. Stephen Covey. We see everything through our own personal lenses, complete with bias, preference, and...

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