Please, please require medical students a certain number of hours dedicated to being a patient, so that the seeds of empathy may be planted and hopefully nurtured.
Why do I write this?
I felt like punching a doctor in the ER Tuesday night who had YELLED at my husband who had major surgery earlier that day and was in the hospital because he could not void after the surgery.
When I have time, maybe I'll share details.
I have worked around physicians for over 20 years and I am tired of their haughty, arrogant, and condescending attitudes. Not all of them are like this mind you, but there are quite a number of them around.
And don't anyone scold me about what they have to deal with---- I know that but that is no excuse to be rude to someone who has had nothing to do with your miserable day. Believe me, people's respect for you LESSENS when you behave like this....that is why some of you wonder why you don't get the respect you think you deserve. How about just treating your patients the way you or your most loved ones would want to be treated?
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