What
Arizona
DOCS are Saying
Providing the best care to my patients inspires me to improve. I spend time outside of clinic reading medical literature, speaking with peers about challenging cases or new technologies, and researching new and alternative treatments for patients. —Brenda LaTowsky, MD
What motivates you to improve as a physician?
My philosophy is to treat every patient as if they were my own mom or dad. While my care is driven by medical knowledge, it is important to remember you are treating a person. I became interested in pain management when I was in medical school, as I experienced my mother-in-law suffering from end-stage pancreatic cancer. I became completely enmeshed in her care and saw how vitally important it was to provide pain relief and comfort. I often still think of that as I meet with patients and their family members. I can see myself in their shoes and know how desperately they want help for their loved one. —Paul Lynch, MD To improve my knowledge because of the trust that my patients have in me. We are mandated by the state to obtain a certain amount of continuing medical education. But, more importantly it is the patients that motivate me to stay current on medical issues and treatments. —Edward Patterson, MD
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