Mayo Clinic June 9, 2023
John Halamka

Modern healthcare could not survive without experts and their years of experience and training, but when expertise becomes dogmatic, innovation is slowed. We need to be more inclusive in our definition of expertise.

By John Halamka, M.D., President, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform.

As most clinicians know, expertise is an indispensable part of medical practice. As we point out in our new book, Redefining the Boundaries of Medicine, without experts, patients would be left to navigate complex healthcare issues on their own; and countless government officials and business executives would be deprived of much-needed intelligence to make day-to-day decisions. By on the other hand, experts must have humility and...

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