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The Operative Word

Surgeon Discusses Leadership and Imposter Syndrome in Surgery

August 8, 2023

In the latest episode of The Operative Word, host Dr. Dante Yeh is joined by Dr. Lola Fayanju, who discusses her recent study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons on imposter syndrome—an internalized sense of incompetence and not belonging.