Josh Schwarzbaum is an emergency physician.

We all make mistakes. Don’t let them define you.

Physician
November 3, 2023

We are human and we all make mistakes. It’s an inherent part of our nature. It’s easy to get caught up in the belief that our mistakes define us or determine our worth; however, this couldn’t be further from the truth.

As physicians, mistakes often serve as the uninvited guests in our otherwise meticulously planned professional lives. Yet, it is crucial to recognize that these errors are not stamps of incompetence …

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We all make mistakes. Don’t let them define you.

How COVID accelerates change: Bridging business principles with emergency medicine

Conditions
January 27, 2021

Over the past year, we have experienced massive organizational change at an unprecedented pace. Traditionally, we could spend weeks planning how to best make a change in our workplaces, but COVID-19 was anything but traditional. Our emergency department at Saint Barnabas Health System in Bronx, NY, needed to pivot on a daily and even hourly basis, and to do so took planning and effort. In general, change is difficult, and …

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How COVID accelerates change: Bridging business principles with emergency medicine