My good friends outside of medicine. In one way or the other, they are always reminding me of the following things. 1. Don’t take yourself so seriously. It’s true that at work we often deal with life or death situations. But that doesn’t need to translate into everything that we do. Both at work or at home, it helps to be able to laugh at yourself.
In fact, one of the best ways to create a connection with your patients and your colleagues is by showing your human side. Your resume and the certificates on your wall speak for themselves. 2. Admit what you don’t know. You lose a lot more credibility by making things up or fumbling through an explanation than just saying you’re not sure and that you’ll find out. Many patients are double checking what you say on the Internet before they’ve even left the office building. After years of exam after exam, we start to believe we have to know…
