Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People What It Takes to Fix a Broken Healthcare System with Erin Nance
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Dec 31, 2025 Erin Nance is an orthopedic hand surgeon and author of "Little Miss Diagnosed," advocating for women's health and medical accuracy. In this engaging discussion, she reveals the troubling frequency of misdiagnosis, especially among women. Erin emphasizes the importance of humility and curiosity in medicine, while exploring the transformative potential of AI in diagnosis. She also discusses the systemic issues within the healthcare system and how to be an informed patient. Get ready for insights that challenge the status quo!
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Family Injury Shaped Her Medicine
- Dr. Erin Nance recounts her brother Kevin diving into a pool, becoming paralyzed, and later partially recovering through new nerve-transfer research.
- That personal case made her a better clinician and shaped her view on hope and continued innovation.
Mistake That Reinforced Patient Safety
- Dr. Erin Nance tells how she once clamped the wrong vessel after missing a day for a family emergency and was dismissed from the OR by her mentor.
- That humiliation reinforced the primacy of patient safety and being prepared.
Practice Lifelong Curiosity
- Cultivate lifelong curiosity to keep up with medicine's constant evolution and deliver the best care.
- Combine curiosity with technical skill and humility to admit limits and seek help.
