How Medical Error Can Contribute to Burnout

Sarah: I think many doctors are perfectionists at baseline certainly we're all high achievers and then we train into this culture that tells us that work is more important than family life. This culture also promotes the idea that failure is weakness and that weakness is shameful, Sarah says. All of these factors lead to us not talking about medical error we keep quiet about it and almost hope that no one finds out but when we stay silent we feel isolated and ashamed," she adds. "Don't be scared away from emergency medicine"