6 | V&F Advice Column: Dealing with Criticism

Virginia&Frances MD&MS
Apr 1, 2020
1 min read

Updated: Oct 21, 2020

We are looking forward to discussing the ways we deal with criticism. Medical students, graduate students, and many others all face criticism every day. Dealing with criticism is not easy, and it is normal to take criticism personally and to experience anger, sadness, and frustration. However, criticism is often a necessary part of the process. From publishing and peer review, to learning on the job, criticism makes us better professionals.

We hope you enjoy the episode, and learn some useful strategies about dealing with criticism in your own life. By sharing our own stories and process, we hope you can take away some helpful information for your own field.

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Criticizing a Scientist’s Work Isn’t Bullying. It’s Science https://slate.com/technology/2017/10/criticizing-a-scientists-work-isnt-bullying.html How to Handle Criticism at Work https://campuspress.yale.edu/cnspy/2016/04/13/how-to-handle-criticism-at-work/ Why scientific criticism sometimes needs to hurt http://daniellakens.blogspot.com/2016/09/why-scientific-criticism-sometimes.html Responding to Destructive Criticism https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2018/08/30/dealing-destructive-criticism-while-recognizing-power-and-privilege-opinion An Easy Way to Handle Criticism http://psychlearningcurve.org/handling-criticism/