As seen in this blog, there is very little sympathy for physicians who make medical error. Believe it or not, most take it personally:

The media often talks about the pain visited upon patients and families by medical errors (which is very real), but rarely do they talk about the pain and suffering experienced by medical professionals after medical errors.

Sure, there are those healthcare professionals who are cold and callous and truly don’t care, but the vast majority of doctors and nurses suffer greatly after a medical error. They beat themselves up and literally grieve . . .

. . . Healthcare professionals being told not to heal patients and families who have been hurt only makes a bad situation worse. There are countless stories of clinical depression, ruined careers, divorces, and even suicides among healthcare professionals after medical errors.