Medical profession was one of the most cherished and sought after professions in most parts of the world and doctors were generally held in high regard and esteem, as healers and harbingers of hope. In world classics, there are any number of physician characters, who leave lasting impressions as embodiment of nobility and integrity, on the minds of the readers. We see awe inspiring profile of Axel Munthe, in his autobiographical classic, 'The story of San Michael' or the moral dilemma of doctors in the stories of Anton Chekhov.
But the everyday reality of physician-patient relationship is a far cry from this idealized image. There are times doctors are looked upon with suspicion, ridiculed and scorned at for their perceived incompetence and physically harassed and threatened for their failures. The sacred trust that guided the physician-patient relationship for generations has all but…
