Bedside manner....Attitude matters

Lately, I have been in and out of hospitals quite a bit.
Never mind the reasons...but I have a lot of takeaways from my visits.

I realise that it takes more than just good brains and aptitude to be in the medical profession.
It is in a way a lot like teaching...good grades will not translate into whether or not you will do well in what you do.  Both jobs are service-related, and you need to be able to relate to and connect with people.
People put their faith in you somehow, and you need to 'deliver' .

Doctor A is a senior consultant and is regarded as an expert in her field.  But from day 1, she has never failed to let me down that I begin to have doubts about her.  She is the now dealing with Iffah, but rarely does she take the trouble to find the root source of the problem.  She forgets facts and little details, and if I do not probe and ask, I would be left wondering the reliability of her prognosis.  Granted, there is no physical examination done, but I really feel that she is not interested in her patients.  The last visit left me very unsettled.  I told her that fasting month was coming so I need to move the next appointment a llittle longer.  This was her reply." Oh fasting month...But your girl is on medication...don't make her fast. I am sure your god will understand.  If he does not understand, I don't know what to say.."

Enough said...If Iffah does not show any improvement, I will find a new doctor.  This one fails miserably.

My regular doctor was away when I came to seek treatment for my hand.  After a painful night, I was sleep-deprived and in much need of relief.  The young man who was on locum, glanced at me, and then back to my medical records which apparently have been uploaded on the computer.  3 minutes was all it took.  He did not even do a medical examination.  He did not look at me again.  He said," Oh...this old problem.  Maybe this is age. You need an mc?"....I left, (with 7different medications...some are steroids, I was told)...and wondering if I ever want to walk into the clinic again.

What happened to good beside manner?
I thought the rigid selection to get into the medical profession locally requires one to have an empathetic side?

I wonder...
(but at least, in the medical field, one has a wider choice...one can change doctors if necessary. But in education, which is a public service...if the teacher is distant, and does not connect with the students, it is not easy to change)