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Mainali S. Being an Imposter: Growing Out of Impostership. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2020;58(232):1097-1099doi: 10.31729/jnma.5505.
Mainali, S. (2020). Being an Imposter: Growing Out of Impostership. JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 58(232), 1097-1099. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.5505
Mainali, Sumina. "Being an Imposter: Growing Out of Impostership." JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association vol. 58,232 (2020): 1097-1099. doi: https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.5505
Mainali S. Being an Imposter: Growing Out of Impostership. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2020 Dec 31;58(232):1097-1099. doi: 10.31729/jnma.5505. PMID: 34506379; PMCID: PMC8028514.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2020 Dec 31;58(232):1097-1099. doi: 10.31729/jnma.5505.

Being an Imposter: Growing Out of Impostership.

JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association

Sumina Mainali

Affiliations

  1. Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal.

PMID: 34506379 PMCID: PMC8028514 DOI: 10.31729/jnma.5505

Abstract

Imposter syndrome is the fear of being discovered as an intellectual fraud. It is an internal experience of believing that you are not as competent as others perceive you to be. It lowers a person's inner self-confidence, self-esteem that impedes work performance and this phenomenon is more prevalent among medical students. However, talking openly about it with peers, rooting positive thoughts, and building confidence help us to the appropriate reality of our situation and counter our negative self-talk.

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