Patients have a love/hate relationship with their physicians. They love some things and hate others. Here is a list of things they hate, and actually take as a sign of incompetence, rather than just poor bed side skills.
Being a slouch. Patients take the lack of eye contact, hands in pockets and crossed arms as a [...]
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I am fascinated by how we physicians communicate (or not) with each other and with our patients. As a medical student and resident NO ONE ever thought about how physicians communicated with patients. We were always so focused on nailing the disease process and treatment that the patient was nearly ignored. I don’t think I [...]
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I wish that in medical school and residency we had spent more time learning how to communicate. We finish training stuffed with knowledge (think a brat on a grill!) but are horrible at distilling that knowledge to help people. As a hospitalist I have tried to hone my interviewing skills, but feel that I could [...]
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