Why judgment is hurting doctors—and how mindfulness can heal
Judgment pervades medicine—of patients, colleagues, and ourselves.
We’re trained to judge, disguised as caring, standards, and competence. It’s seen as essential to being a “good physician.” We do it so instinctively, we rarely question it.
But we should.
The culture of judgment in medicine
Judgment is baked into our training: The scrutiny of rounds, the competition of grades, the pressure of evaluations. It’s in our language: “noncompliant,” “failure to thrive,” “incompetent cervix.” Even our …
