Doc dream.

If I will be a doctor, I will:

• Start my rounds early and interact with my patients more rather than give them an impression that I am very much in a hurry. Have you noticed how they can sometimes ask a question then they write something on the chart and then they leave? I’ve always wondered why they can’t linger longer just to see for themselves how a patient is doing.

• I will be in my clinic before ten a.m. If I can’t make it, I will ask my secretary to call each patient who wanted to see me. I will not let my patients wait for eternity before they can have a consult. My time is precious and so is theirs.

• I will converse with them eye to eye and try my very best to address their concerns humanely rather than treat them foolishly by giving them terms they don’t even understand.

• I will involve my patient and their families in their care. I will encourage them to participate and do their share.

• I will establish an open line of communication. As a doctor, I believe that my patients should know the reality behind their medical condition. I won’t make promises, but I will work with them to attain well being.

• I will not charge consultation fee too high based on the frames plastered on my walls. I will keep in mind that money is not my driving force but my love for the profession.

• I will remind my patience to submit themselves for a yearly check up.  I will call on them when it is time to pay me a visit.

• I will welcome new learning’s and will continue to learn new techniques in medicine.

• If and when I commit a mistake, I will be humble enough to say sorry and not defend myself because of pride and because I am a doctor.

• My clinic will be patient friendly. There will be comfortable couches and reading materials. I will provide a bathroom exclusive for my patients alone; water station or even free coffee unless contraindicated.

• I will hire a courteous secretary. A doctor’s secretary can sometimes be cruel to patients (a pain in the ass).

• I will play Mozart when I operate and I will create an atmosphere of openness rather than fear.  As the captain of the ship, I should remain calm and in command.

• I will create a filing system that is hassle free. No more index card or patients card given by a drug company. I will make use of technology for faster patient filing.

• I will tailor my fees based on the financial capacity of my patient. Every year I will operate free of charge to give back to my boss up there.

• I will be kind to nurses because I won’t be able to do it alone. I need them to complete a job. We work hand in hand.

• I will welcome students to learn under my wing. I will be open to questions and I will try my very best to explain certain things that they don’t understand.

• I will write eligibly for pharmacist, nurses, fellow doctors, and patients to understand what I have written.

• I will be humble because I am no GOD but only an instrument!

To add:

• I will exhibit a good example by staying healthy and observe a healthy lifestyle.  How can my patients believe what I say if as a doctor I have vices? A cardiologist who is overweight or who smokes?