Physician’s Weekly, along with Kelly Cawcutt, MD, hosted another installment of the #PWChat series, on Wednesday, July 25. The topic focused on “Imposter Syndrome in Medicine” and how employees in healthcare deal with it. Dr. Cawcutt is an assistant professor of medicine and board certified in Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases with an academic and clinic practice at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Topics discussed included: what definition and thoughts come to mind when reading or hearing “imposter syndrome;” the differences between imposter sydrome and normal stress or anxiety in a role; personal experiences of those who have felt they suffered from imposter syndrome, and much more!

Part II of this chat will be held August 23 at 3:00pm EST.
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Below are the highlights from the chat. You can read the full transcript here, by scrolling down to the corresponding responses.

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