What’s it take to be a Star Physician? Is the troika of Knowledge- Skills- Intelligence enough for physicians at this age? Will the following guarantee extraordinary performance? A High IQ (Intelligence) An up to date knowledge of our concerned disciplines and specialties Sufficient hard skills for us to diagnose, operate or perform clinical procedures.
(Hard skills) Most of us believe that the above three, the troika of knowledge–skills–intelligence should be enough to give us the edge to deliver an outstanding performance. However, this is not true, as these are what we call “threshold competencies” . (A threshold is the strip of wood or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and is crossed while entering a house or room.) So, we need these skills to cross the threshold and be counted as competent doctors—good doctors—but there are other skills and competencies that serve as…
