Balancing Humility and Confidence

Learning to balance humility and confidence is essential during clinical rotations. Humility involves recognizing knowledge gaps and admitting when you don't know something, which is a vital step towards gaining expertise. Aligning humility with the confidence to speak up when you have valuable insights is crucial, as it can significantly impact patient outcomes. For instance, a medical student shared an experience where a lack of confidence in speaking up during a critical trauma situation may have led to a detrimental outcome for the patient.