A piece of my mind. Mistakes.

Ruth Lesnewski

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A piece of my mind. Mistakes.

September 27, 2006

Lesnewski R. JAMA. 2006;296(11):1327-8.

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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.

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