Abstract:Dear Madam, Imposter syndrome is defined as the psychological experience in which one believes that their accomplishments were purely due to chance and not based on merit(1). It is no shock that this phenomenon is common in a highly competitive and intellectually demanding medical career. This syndrome not only strives amongst medical students, but also amongst physicians far ahead in their careers(2).
A recent study has demonstrated that mental illnesses and their associated phenomena are present in 21.0% of … Show more
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