About this episode

Dr. Risa Adams joins Joan to discuss the fear of being wrong in leadership roles and its connection to imposter syndrome.

Dr. Risa Adams returns to help me explore something that's been loudly alive for me lately: the fear and vulnerability that comes with stepping into a new leadership role as a medical educator. We follow the thread from imposter syndrome and performative teaching all the way back to a grade four classroom — where a little part of me learned that being wrong in front of others meant being cast out. This session gets tender and real, and I hope it reminds you that the parts driving our professional anxiety are almost always just trying to protect something precious.XXX Connect with Risa: https://www.risaadamsmd.com/ Learn more about Hippocratic Collective: https://hippocraticcollective.org/ Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joanchanmd

People in this episode

Host: Joan Chan

Guest: Dr. Risa Adams

Topics covered

• leadership
• imposter syndrome
• vulnerability
• medical education
• anxiety

Keywords

• fear of being wrong
• leadership
• imposter syndrome
• medical education
• anxiety
• performative teaching
• vulnerability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hippocratic Collective

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