Some Medical Student-Innovator Cognitive Distortions

I believe a physician-innovator is an immensely powerful career calling to want to play a role in improving the way healthcare is delivered at a larger scale. However, the road to becoming a physician-innovator may be construed as an inherently abstract path. This means that there’s no one path to get there, and the “there” is also fairly uncertain. Because of this uncertainty, as we all selectively set out on this path to becoming physician-innovators, I wanted to share some personal (early-career) cognitive distortions that I have experienced. I’m borrowing this…