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The Impossible Standard We Hold Doctors To
What happens when we expect physicians to be perfect in a profession where perfection is impossible?
Every day, doctors make life-changing decisions under conditions of uncertainty. We are expected to diagnose every illness, prevent every complication, and deliver perfect outcomes—even when the human body, disease, and biology remain unpredictable.
In this powerful solo episode of the Soulful Surgeon Podcast, Dr. Lisa Hunsicker explores one of the deepest hidden drivers of fear and burnout in medicine: the expectation that every bad outcome must have someone to blame.
Dr. Hunsicker discusses…
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