The reputation of doctors has taken a beating, and this is partly because doctors don't have a public voice. Medical associations are ineffective bureaucracies, and individual doctors are not vocal. When something goes wrong, doctors are soft targets, and the media loves beating up on them. The doctor who is on the receiving end is scared and clamps up, and sadly other doctors don't have the courage to come to his defense.
The press has a field day, and the public gets to hear only a very one-sided version of events - the patient's, which is often distorted and designed to tug at your heart-strings. This is why doctors need to become active on social media platforms, so they can engage with society, and explain the nuances of medical care to them. The problem is that today they only discuss these issues amongst themselves, so society never gets to hear their perspective, which often…
