Go Through These Must-Have Qualities Of a Professional Medical
“We want doctors who can empathize and understand our needs as a whole person. We want to feel that our doctors have incredible knowledge in their field. But every doctor needs to know how to apply their knowledge with wisdom and relate to us as plain folks who are capable of understanding our disease and treatment.”
Knowledge
Physicians need to have encyclopedic medical knowledge that can be recalled at a moment’s notice. They also have to stay on top of the latest medical news and trends, which could contradict something that was learned way back in medical school. In other words, as advancements are made in the field, you’ll have to learn new information that enhances or counters what you’ve already committed to memory. Though we can offer you some great tips right now on how to retain more and read faster, the EED is available for AUA students to help them develop methods to retain that knowledge and apply relevant information quickly.
Good Listener
Listening is essential in the medical field. Throughout the day, you will need to listen carefully to the needs and concerns of several patients. Nurses and doctors will give you detailed instructions to follow, and you will need to remember all of these things to ensure that no essential detail is forgotten.
It’s said that much of medical diagnosis is essentially detective work, gathering clues and evidence and then working towards a cause and solution; therefore, it helps if you are a natural problem-solver. Of course, your training will provide you with the technical knowledge you need to understand such cases, but the ability to decompose problems and construct an internal algorithm that implements that knowledge is a skill that needs to be cultivated and developed.
Integrity
Most healthcare organizations have a Chief Medical Officer, or CMO. It’s a job that has many different connotations, duties and roles. But one common thread for all CMOs, and for all healthcare leaders, is integrity. A physician first and foremost is someone who sets out to help people. So a physician leader, no matter the job title, sets a moral tone for the rest of the staff. People who go into medicine do so for altruistic reasons, but after being in the healthcare industry for a while, it’s easy to lose sight of the reasons that led you there in the first place. A good medical leader remembers why they’re there and holds tightly to the moral compass that initially called them to become healers.