Dr. Wes argues they can’t be totally prevented, no matter how hard we try:
Errors, as difficult and as unfortunate as they may be, remain critical to our development as doctors. Although no one wants them to occur, they do have benefits to developing a mature perspective and technique to medical practice. Critical review of inevitable medical errors should remain a critical part of our medical school curricula.After all, how will we really learn?
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