--- title: "1 Admit Errors Quotes By Danielle Ofri" description: "1 Admit Errors quotes by Danielle Ofri. Plus more from Danielle Ofri and more Admit Errors sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/danielle-ofri-26196_courage_the-very-fact-that-these-doctors-continu_2701920.jpg" --- > [“The very fact that these doctors continuing to be doctors--highly successful ones--despite their errors and their accompanying assaults on their self-definion would itself be a potent lesson to the students and interns. It is possible to hold one's head up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/the-very-fact-that-these-doctors-continuing-to-be-doctors-highly/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/danielle-ofri-26196_courage_the-very-fact-that-these-doctors-continu_2701920.jpg) ## More by Danielle Ofri > [“In general, empathy is easier the more we can identify with someone. When we can genuinely envision ourselves in a situation, it's possible to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/in-general-empathy-is-easier-the-more-we-can-identify-with-someone/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [“How the sadness is handled by the physician has a powerful impact on the medical care received by the patients. If the grief is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/how-the-sadness-is-handled-by-the-physician-has-a-powerful-impact-on/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [“Burnout also leads to a large swath of physicians who aren't as empathetic toward their patients as they could be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/burnout-also-leads-to-a-large-swath-of-physicians-who-aren-t-as/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [“Grief ate at these doctors, distracting them from both their families and their patients. Many reported withdrawing from emotional involvement with their patients and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/grief-ate-at-these-doctors-distracting-them-from-both-their-families/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [“Empathy requires being attuned to the patient's perspective and understanding how the illness is woven into this particular persons' life. Last--and this is where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/empathy-requires-being-attuned-to-the-patient-s-perspective-and/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [“Hospital life--with its byzantine array of moving parts layered atop the unpredictable rhythms of illness--is a permanent state of flux.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/hospital-life-with-its-byzantine-array-of-moving-parts-layered-atop/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [“Fear is a primal emotion in medicine. Every doctor can tell you of times when she or he was terrified; most can list more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/fear-is-a-primal-emotion-in-medicine-every-doctor-can-tell-you-of/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [“But I realized that not only did I need to keep tuning my skills as a doctor, I also had to figure out a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/but-i-realized-that-not-only-did-i-need-to-keep-tuning-my-skills-as-a/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [Being a doctor, I worry that the patient may be uncomfortable about sharing something. It could be sexual dysfunction, an eating disorder, depression, domestic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/being-a-doctor-i-worry-that-the-patient-may-be-uncomfortable-about/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [“Empathy--the ability to identify with someone else's suffering--is certainly a prerequisite for a genuine apology.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/empathy-the-ability-to-identify-with-someone-else-s-suffering-is/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [“Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio describes emotions as the "continuous musical line of our minds, the unstoppable humming." This basso continuo thrums along while doctors make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/neuroscientist-antonio-damasio-describes-emotions-as-the-continuous/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [“Thus, whatever the medical student has been taught, and even genuinely believes, about the ideals of medicine, the primacy of empathy, the value of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/thus-whatever-the-medical-student-has-been-taught-and-even-genuinely/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [“But while the patient does bear some responsibility, I believe that the onus falls more heavily on the doctor to be attuned to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/but-while-the-patient-does-bear-some-responsibility-i-believe-that/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [Doctors are taught in medical school that people ususally underreport their alcohol and drug use, so we genreal double the amount we're told. Don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/doctors-are-taught-in-medical-school-that-people-ususally-underreport/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) > [“Suddenly, I was plunged back into an avid learning environment, starting at the bottom and working my way painstakingly up the mountain. The thrill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-ofri/suddenly-i-was-plunged-back-into-an-avid-learning-environment/) [Danielle Ofri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-ofri/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admit-errors/danielle-ofri/#itemlist", "name": "1 Admit Errors Quotes By Danielle Ofri", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The very fact that these doctors continuing to be doctors--highly successful ones--despite their errors and their accompanying assaults on their self-definion would itself be a potent lesson to the students and interns. It is possible to hold one's head up after an error, to admit that errors are part and parcel of human existence, even in medicine. 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