I made my first mistake as an intern. Advice on how to be *resilient*?

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I made a mistake. Thankfully, it didn’t end up affecting my patient as much as it could have, but it was still bad. I was following orders from a consulting team, and my senior resident also missed it, so it’s not all on my shoulders, but as a day 3 intern it feels awful. I know this is bound to happen again, so can anyone share advice on how to deal with and learn from mistakes, both in the moment and afterwards?

Posted Jul 4, 2025, 1:35 AM UTC

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