Who Am I Fooling? Imposter Syndrome in Veterinary Medicine

Written by Cari Wise | Jun 28, 2016 12:53:03 PM

Imposter syndrome was a term first coined in 1978 by psychologists Pauline R. Clance and Suzanne A. Imes to refer to high achieving women who felt like phonies.

As veterinarians, it’s easy to fall victim to imposter syndrome.We, as a group, tend to be perfectionists and the stakes of our job are high Many of us toil away in internships and residencies learning to become “the expert” for so long that it can be hard to wrap your head around the fact that you now are.

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Dr. Wise's Take
Do you feel like you could not possibly know enough to be a good doctor? Do you feel like a fraud? Your feelings have a name: Imposter Syndrome . And you're wrong! You ARE good enough and smart enough to be great veterinarian!

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