Being a physician is no easy task. You have to listen and diagnosis hundreds of patients on the go with a variety of different problems and symptoms, prescribe the correct medication, tests, and so much more. Here are three tips to make sure you’re not just good at what you do but the best you can be.
Be compassionate
Being a great doctor doesn’t mean you stop your learning to the medical realm, but also branch out and learn communication and proper patient care. No one likes a stoic physician who has no sense of what to say or do. Make sure to be communicative, listen effectively, provide the right comfort and keep your patients comfortable, safe, and happy. Many experienced doctors forget to put this focus on their compassion and social skills and end up with too much knowledge, but no patients.
Get Feedback
Regardless of how well your practice may be going, there is always room to get better. Make sure to get feedback from your patients on how you may be able to improve and better yourself in terms of knowledge, skills, and conduct. It is essential that you do this as no one will give you better advice than the ones who are directly impacted by your actions. In extension to this, it is also important ot act on the feedback and make a conscious effort to get better rather than just receiving feedback and never doing anything about it.
Keep Studying
Only the most arrogant of professionals would think that their learning days are a thing of the past. There is always more to be learnt, studied, and discarded. Attend seminars and keep new journals on hand to make sure your knowledge and skills are up to date with the modern era and that you can provide the best patient care you possibly can.
There are loads of other things you can do too, but these tips are ones that most senior doctors place a lot of importance on, despite their relatively simple nature. Oftentimes, we ignore the simpler things that make our very foundation and it is important to keep an eye on what truly matters.
