Tackling impostor syndrome: A multidisciplinary approach

Elizabeth Kagan Arleo; Melissa Wagner-Schulman; Geraldine McGinty; Gloria Salazar; Nina A Mayr

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.12.035

Tackling impostor syndrome: A multidisciplinary approach

Clin Imaging. 2021 Jun:74:170-172. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.12.035. Epub 2021 Jan 14.

Authors

Elizabeth Kagan Arleo¹, Melissa Wagner-Schulman², Geraldine McGinty³, Gloria Salazar⁴, Nina A Mayr⁵

Affiliations

¹ Weill Cornell Imaging, 425 East 61st Street, 9th floor, New York, NY 10065, United States of America. Electronic address: ela9033@med.cornell.edu.
² University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, 260 Stetson St. Suite 3200, Cincinnati, OH 45219, United States of America.
³ Weill Cornell Imaging, 425 East 61st Street, 9th floor, New York, NY 10065, United States of America.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Massachussets General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America.
⁵ University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, United States of America.

PMID: 33478806
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.12.035

Abstract

What is Imposter Syndrome, whom does it affect, and when, and why is it important to recognize? In this multidisciplinary article, the phenomenon is defined and discussed by a psychiatrist, followed by strategic advice by a radiologist, interventional radiologist and radiation oncologist.

Keywords: Impostor syndrome; Interventional radiology; Radiation oncology; Radiology.

Publication types

Editorial