|Slideshows|April 25, 2016

Physicians Share Their Biggest Regrets in Medicine

Author(s)Gabriel Perna

Not every day in medicine is perfect and not every doctor is perfect. These MDs share their most regrettable decisions as providers.

We'd like to only remember the good things we've done in life and forget the bad, but that's not how our minds work. Everyone holds onto one or two decisions in their career that they'll never stop regretting. Doctors are no different. Here are some of their most regrettable decisions as providers.To download a PDF of the slideshow click here.

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