Medscape January 2, 2026
What should you be worried about?
This is “a common question in medical school or residency,” said Austin Wesevich, MD, a specialist in young adult oncology and research at the University of Chicago Medicine in Chicago.
But Wesevich questions the medical preoccupation with worry. “Why do we always need to be worried?” he said. “Why is that the verb that is so commonly asked? Worry to me is different than concern or paying attention.”
Healthcare workers are investigators, “trained to think in terms of risk and vigilance to do their jobs well,” says Annia Raja, PhD, a clinical psychologist who specializes in providing therapy to physicians. Things like anticipating complications or problems before they happen and running risk calculations on...
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