Being a doctor requires a certain degree of social and communicative skill, after all, as a specialist friend says, you are not a doctor without your patients. But truth be told many of our doctors assume a 'god-sent' status and forget how to relate to their patients as fellow human in need of health care. Many of us are able to share stories about certain doctors who have forgotten the beauty of service and the reason they are doctors that they treat their patients with little or no humanity, like to one my mother recently met when she had her knee looked at by a specialist who has lost the love for the profession that he would dismiss a patient’s concern by not addressing it. But then again, thankfully, there are those, like my daughter's pediatrician, who despite seeing over 20 patients in one session, can still speak with care and courtesy to the 23rd patient who comes into her office. I truly wish whoever considers this crucial profession takes into consideration the demands of service in its true sense. Otherwise go make money in some other profession.
Written in response to Che Det's blog entry on DOCTORS
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