Imposter Syndrome

Fifteen years into practice, Dr. Deb Ristvedt still remembers the question she asked herself after a hard day in the OR: “Am I good enough?” She comes from a family of ophthalmologists, and for a long time she measured herself against them. Then someone told her, “That patient is so lucky to have you, Deb.” It stuck. @dr.debeyes of Vance Thompson Vision on imposter syndrome and learning she didn’t have to be anyone but herself. #physicianperspectives #ophthalmology #womeninophthalmology #impostersyndrome #iDSocial