Saturday, January 1, 2011

Doctor Means Teacher

The word "doctor" means "teacher," in Latin.   The best primary care physicians will be master teachers and students. 

From Pediatrics in Review Jan 2011:
"When performing health maintenance or managing chronic illness, teaching becomes a major component of care. Patients, parents, and caregivers are the students (although the complete physician will be learning constantly from those folks as well)."

Look for a physician that helps you learn and also is willing to listen to you.

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