PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Daniel W Tigard TI - Taking one for the team: a reiteration on the role of self-blame after medical error AID - 10.1136/medethics-2019-105846 DP - 2020 May 01 TA - Journal of Medical Ethics PG - 342--344 VI - 46 IP - 5 4099 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/46/5/342.short 4100 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/46/5/342.full SO - J Med Ethics2020 May 01; 46 AB - In a critique of my work on ‘taking the blame’ as a response to medical errors, my position on the potential goods of individual responsibility and blame is challenged. It is suggested that medicine is a ‘team sport’ and several rich examples are provided to support the possible harms of practitioner self-blame. Yet, it appears that my critics have misunderstood my demands and to whom they are directed. With this response, I offer several clarifications of my account, as well as a reiteration on the role of self-blame after medical error.