What if we treated physicians in training the way we want to be treated?

What if each doctor in contact with medical students and residents acknowledge that they are a diverse group with their own inherent strengths and weaknesses? Some residents will have mastered the knowledge within the pages of the textbook and can easily recite it during attending rounds.  Others will have a natural bedside manner making patients feel comfortable, so that the admission history and physical exams are more complete. Others will be leaders. Nurses, therapists, and social workers will naturally gravitate toward working with them.  From this new vantage point, each physician in training becomes an asset, contributing his or her gifts and talents to the team. Instead of resident teams being a group of individual doctors vying in a competition to be recognized as the best, residents could be encouraged to support one another. Working together optimizes patient care and creates the opportunity for personal growth and development as a physician and as a person.  The concept of sharing information, learning from each other’s strengths, and supporting one another to identify and develop their weaknesses creates a culture of collegiality and cooperation.  This becomes the new focal point of each rotation. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Source Type: blogs