“You learn by mistakes” – this is what is told by seniors or leaders when your mistake is made out. It is done in a way of consolation and motivation. What do you learn from mistakes? You may learn to avoid recurrence and to move on, but how valuable is it? And it is a high risk method of learning and there may not be a similar situation to use that knowledge. You can learn from mistakes of others – if you come to know, which is not risky. Contrast that with learning from your success. You can do it again and apply the same in various related situations. And the next time, you will do it even better. So the best way is to “learn from success”. It is exactly how the nature works. Evolution always builds upon what has worked. First you should know if, what you have done is a success or failure. In imaging like sonography, that is possible only if you have a system of follow-up of the patient you had scanned. Unfortunately this is seldom practiced. Even though follow-up is a difficult process, the main reason is the potential embarrassment when facing a failure, which is infrequent compared to the successes, provided your learning has been systematic, including the basic physical principles under supervision. This is the very purpose of the sonography educational website www.sonoshare.in. Beyond this initial crucial step, like any other clinical medical field, sonography is also a continuous and lifelong improvement of your skill. This is possible only by incessant follow-up. It will also open up new avenues for academic pursuit. It is the main reason for all the publications to my credit.
