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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Physician Psychology
  • Professional Identity

Background:

  • Physician overconfidence negatively impacts patient care quality.
  • Developing strategies to mitigate physician overconfidence is essential due to their societal role.
  • Previous research has not explored physician-specific strategies for avoiding overconfidence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and explore the strategies physicians employ to minimize potential overconfidence in their practice.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study utilizing face-to-face semi-structured interviews.
  • Involved 22 physicians across diverse specialties including ophthalmology, cardiology, and paediatrics.
  • Grounded theory approach was used for interview data analysis.

Main Results:

  • Physicians utilize three key strategies to reduce overconfidence.
  • These include acknowledging the dangers of overconfidence.
  • Strategies also involve cultivating a professional identity that emphasizes effort over skill and maintaining a positive self-view.

Conclusions:

  • Physician professional identity development is an ongoing process, influenced by medical practice demands.
  • Medical training and education can foster strategies that minimize physician overconfidence.
  • These findings highlight the dynamic nature of professional identity in medicine.