My biggest challenge in patient care is convincing patients who have chronic medical problems and feel well at the moment to take medications to prevent a future catastrophic event.
My attributes that make me a good fit for my career includes compassion, patience, perseverance, and determination. These traits are not only useful early on while going through the long and rigorous training required to be doctor, it is also helpful later on in your career as you deal with daily patient care issues. Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama. I love their wisdom and leadership styles. My usual patient is one with several chronic medical problems like hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, and also suffers from heart disease. A lot of times these patients do not I would be an opera singer. I love to sing soprano understand that there is a connection between aria’s. I’m not saying I sing well at all. But I just an unhealthy lifestyle and chronic medical love to do it. problems. They also don’t know that they have the power to change their medical condition.
It is disheartening how expensive medical care can be. I wish we can one day come up with a way to make it more affordable for all.
I have had to learn life-work balance. As a physician in a very busy practice, I find that my time is in demand and I neglect the important things in my life like my family, and sometimes myself. I know now that in order to avoid physician burnout I must create a healthy lifework balance.
I would advise them that it is a long road and they should find time to take care of themselves.
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