Thread by @DrHarithaReddy1

Open-mindedness is the other side of humility Coin

Despite medicine being an ever-changing field, it is easy to fall into dogma, guidelines, and institutional patterns . No matter what field of medicine You Practice, there are multiple ways to approach Clinical decisions and

Procedural technique. A huge tenet of training is to experiment with multiple ideas from multiple providers, and Combine them with the evidence to Create a technique or thought Process to Call your Own. An Open mind Will allow you to become greater than the Sum of your teachers

Even more importantly, Keeping an Open mind makes you a better receiver of feedback , a Skill which is absolutely essential in training. With So many Brilliant People Working together, egos at the hospital can be large. Often times, Our first response to Constructive feedback is

The Voice of your ego ,Saying Something along the lines of, " I'm great and infallible! What you could Possibly have to Say as a Critique? "

Triumph Over your ego ,Squelch this Voice ,and give your full attention and Sense of humility to your mentor. Doing so will maximize the

Chance that you learn Something from the experience. Letting ego triumph will guarantee that no growth Occurs

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