Opinion | By April 16, 2007 | By JC, MD | 1 Comment

Unconscious Competence in Medical Training

There is a phrase in the medical world that a lot of doctors can relate to – Unconscious Competence. Sigmund Freud, the famous Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist, first described the unconscious as part of the mind that lay outside of someone’s conscience, working behind the scenes. Freud eventually started using the terms Ego, Superego, and Id, in replacement of the unconscious. Read more →