Failure as Fuel for Developing Resilience and Fostering Self-Exploration

02-16-2020 16:55

Failure is a subject that gets little attention in our field. The psychological impact of failure is not readily addressed in medicine yet the impact is known to be substantial.  It can affect faculty and learners by blocking accurate self-reflection and self-evaluation and it can also lead to unprofessional behaviors like hiding mistakes and errors.  This seminar was designed to help participants become familiar with different approaches to failure with attention to fields that embrace failure as a tool for growth and creativity.  The presenters reviewed the impact of perfectionism, the imposter syndrome, and the shame/blame cycle on how residents learn. They discussed failure and how it can in fact foster resilience in medical learners when dealt with in productive ways.  Participants were challenged to share their own experiences with failure, with the goal of creating a culture change that promotes honesty, integrity and productive use of their failure experiences.  Participants completed a Think/Share/Pair where they practiced reviewing their own failure experience and then partner’s failure experience using a brief self-reflection exercise.

Author(s):Lisa Gussak, MD and Kathryn Fraser, PhD
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Failure as Fuel for Developing Resilience and Fostering S...   2.32 MB   1 version
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This presentation provides an overview of the failure literature in business and also in medicine. The literature in medicine is further fleshed out to talk about the effects of perfectionism and impostor syndrome in the physician's and medical student's experience. Finally, a brief self-reflection model is presented for participants to practice using a step by step process to review their own failures and help learners review theirs.
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Self-Reflection Model adapted from the John's Model for S...   13 KB   1 version
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This handout provides a brief self-reflection model for participants to practice and use with learners.
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Self care tips   12 KB   1 version
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This handout is a brief list of tips for practicing self-care to help heal from failures. These two handouts were presented back to back on a pocket card for participants to take home.

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