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Primarily asking current med students, especially those in rotations, but obviously anybody can answer.
So when you're new to everything and a little fish in a big pond, how do you deal with not knowing answers to questions from superiors or even from patients? The lack of knowledge being attributed to being a "novice" in the field of medicine - ranging from the science itself to the dynamics of a hospital (from knowing the ins and outs of a computer program you have to use daily to what have you).
So how do you deal with telling someone you don't know the answer to something? I personally feel like everytime I give that answer, I'm failing myself and the other person (especially if they're a mentor figure), and I know there may always be times I don't know the answer to something, and I want to get comfortable with answering a question with a simple "i dont know."
stupid question, perhaps, but any insight would be helpful. TIA.
So when you're new to everything and a little fish in a big pond, how do you deal with not knowing answers to questions from superiors or even from patients? The lack of knowledge being attributed to being a "novice" in the field of medicine - ranging from the science itself to the dynamics of a hospital (from knowing the ins and outs of a computer program you have to use daily to what have you).
So how do you deal with telling someone you don't know the answer to something? I personally feel like everytime I give that answer, I'm failing myself and the other person (especially if they're a mentor figure), and I know there may always be times I don't know the answer to something, and I want to get comfortable with answering a question with a simple "i dont know."
stupid question, perhaps, but any insight would be helpful. TIA.