Sachin Jain: The desire for clinical certainty

Sachin Jain shared a post on LinkedIn:

“One of the greatest challenges in medicine is the desire for clinical certainty.

Our patients demand it.

Our colleagues demand it.

Many physicians, determined to offer their patients certainty, shy away from admitting that all too often they cannot offer assurance.

Yet anyone who practices medicine knows that ‘it depends’ is often the most accurate answer we can give.

As I’ve reflected on my clinical career, I’ve come to believe that being comfortable with saying ‘I don’t know’ is one of the most important ways we can build trust with our patients and one another.

I share my perspective on clinical humility in Harvard Medicine.”

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Sachin Jain is the President and CEO of SCAN Group and Health Plan and an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.

He also serves as a Board Member at The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, an Academic Hospitalist (WOC) at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and a Board Member at America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).