Physician-educator Robert Centor comments on the recent NY Times’ piece on the lack of positive reinforcement doctors experience when training. Here’s his advice:
Here is the trick – look for specific opportunities to praise. When someone gives a good presentation, acknowledge it. When they answer a difficult question, praise them. When the team does a good job with a new admission, provide compliments.
We have to learn to pat people on the back, both verbally and sometimes even physically. This article is most important. I hope that the medical education community will absorb these concepts.
topics: residency, training
