Physicians play many roles in patients’ health care and lives in general.
In one encounter we may be the only one encouraging a hesitant or discouraged person to look inside and outside themselves for the strength to move forward with a difficult decision.
In the very next appointment, we may be taking charge as a patient develops chest pain and shortness of breath in front of our eyes.
We sometimes find ourselves in a position where we are uniquely able to challenge our patients by saying things they wouldn’t even let their own families tell them, just because we are their doctors, because of the authority they consciously or subconsciously are willing to give us.
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