Editorials
The Imposter Syndrome in Physicians
Imposter syndrome (IS), also known as imposter phenomenon or imposterism, is defined as feelings of uncertainty, inadequacy, and being undeserving of one’s achievements despite evidence to the contrary. Imposter syndrome has 5 subtypes1:No Money, No Mission: Addressing Tensions Between Clinical Productivity and the Culture of Medicine
Sister Generose Gervais, a founder and thought leader of Mayo Clinic, is often quoted as saying, “no money, no mission.” But she encourages us to remember the rest: “no mission, no need for money.”1 This statement reveals that Medicine's objective is to serve patients and that supporting patients and their caretakers should precede every business decision.Residents' Clinic Articles in the Age of Competency-Based Medical Education
Mayo Clinic Proceedings began publishing Residents' Clinic articles in 1995. The purpose of Residents' Clinics is for internal medicine residents to describe—through narratives, multiple choice questions (MCQs), and explanations of the MCQ answers—the evaluation of patients who are managed by internists with respect to diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. The traditional focus of Residents' Clinics is to enhance readers' reasoning skills and medical knowledge of diseases that occur in adults. Other journals that publish similar articles on knowledge and clinical reasoning are New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.
