Defining success in medicine: why perfectionism is not the answer

Perfectionism comprises internally motivated beliefs that striving for perfection and being perfect are important. Self-oriented perfectionists have exceedingly high personal standards, strive for perfection, expect to be perfect and are highly self-critical of themselves if they fail to meet these expectations, often with devastating consequences.1 2 Perfectionism is a set of internally motivated beliefs that being perfect is important. A...