If you ask anyone who is not in a medical profession on their perception of doctor, words that can be predicted such as, they are very noble, smart, patient, rich.. etc and the list goes on. However, things seem to change a little lately. And, I was wondering why such a change.
Is there any problem with the competency of doctors? communication skills? or just attitude problem of medical professionals?
I believe most of the graduates have a certain level of competency and we have keep ourselves updated with the latest guideline provided to maintain optimal patient care. There are much emphasis on patient care, but has anyone thought that the relationship between medical professionals play an important role in a health constitution?
In my point of view, a doctor's behaviour is very important in many aspects and I believe not many doctors are aware of it. How does the doctor treat his patients, his communication with their subordinates or even someone who is very junior matters a lot.
As a final year medical student who is going to graduate in few months time, I am learning how to be a good doctor. And being a good doctor encompasses many good criterias. One of it is being kind and humble. It may seem like a common sense, but many doctors have failed to do so.
Doctors who are arrogant and inconsiderate to their juniors will cause unnecessary emotional disturbance and it will indirectly affect the performance of the junior. Of course this does not include reasonable criticism by a senior doctor.
I always believe doctors should speak and act in a proper manner. If you think bullying/stepping on juniors makes you feel greater? THINK AGAIN! It just kills the interest of the junior in being part of the team.
In other way, if a doctor who is very encouraging and kind, juniors will start to develop interest in learning and it will make a very friendly learning environment.
Sandra Liew
What we remember most after our interactions with others is not what they said but how they made us feel. If we are aware of this, and we know that our success in this world depends on our network of people who wish us well, we will realise that it is in our own interests to interact appropriately with others. Based on my own experience, I think it is the arrogance of knowledge that makes some doctors feel that they need not care for the feelings of others. When patients are prepared to wait long hours for a few minutes of time with you, when they always want to please you so that you treat them well, you begin, very slowly and insidiously, to develop a huge ego. Ultimately it is this kind of ego that makes people behave inconsiderately and also which leads to their downfall.
ReplyDeleteWe are not here to learn the right things, we are here to learn things right.
ReplyDeleteBe the change we wanna see, let's make this our motivation Dra! :)
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the replies. I believe my peers will stay humble and be the change we want to see. Best of luck everyone! :)
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