Commentary A piece of my mind. Mistakes. Citation Text: Lesnewski R. A piece of my mind. Mistakes. JAMA. 2006;296(11):1327-8. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 27, 2006 Lesnewski R. JAMA. 2006;296(11):1327-8. View more articles from the same authors. The author recalls her experience in teaching students about the ethics of apology and error disclosure and her own revelations about the role of humility in learning from mistakes. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Lesnewski R. A piece of my mind. Mistakes. JAMA. 2006;296(11):1327-8. 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