Dr. Bharat Kumar reflects on professional identity formation, self-concept, key psychological theories and maintaining a growth mindset throughout one’s career.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Paulette Hahn, MD, associate professor of medicine specializing in rheumatology at the University of Florida (UF), said she once treated a patient named Monica, a UF undergraduate who had severe inflammatory muscle disease and severe lung disease. The patient’s disease was under control for the time being, but Monica knew she could take a…