Another thing that was highlighted to me during the work experience placement was the challenges that the doctors faced to balance their hectic life with the very rich family and personal life and commitments.
For instance, while I was shadowing Dr. Madhu I saw that on many instances during the ten days, relative would come and visit him and have a small leisurely chat. While Dr. Madhu was very accommodating, he also made sure, if there was heavy waiting, to return to work fairly quickly.
Also when attending family events, he had to schedule his work and handover the whole responsibility of his hospital over to his fellow doctors, nurses and technicians.
Another challenge that the doctor faced was intensely simplifying medical terminology and translate them into a different language to the one that he originally learnt it in (English). In the many years of practice as a doctor, Dr. Madhu had gained a lot of experience in communicating to his patients in a very efficient way and in a method that they really understood their problem and the possible solutions. Perhaps that is why he was so quick with is consultations and managed to effectively run his "healthcare business" even with such an undercurrent of challenges.
For instance, while I was shadowing Dr. Madhu I saw that on many instances during the ten days, relative would come and visit him and have a small leisurely chat. While Dr. Madhu was very accommodating, he also made sure, if there was heavy waiting, to return to work fairly quickly.
Also when attending family events, he had to schedule his work and handover the whole responsibility of his hospital over to his fellow doctors, nurses and technicians.
Another challenge that the doctor faced was intensely simplifying medical terminology and translate them into a different language to the one that he originally learnt it in (English). In the many years of practice as a doctor, Dr. Madhu had gained a lot of experience in communicating to his patients in a very efficient way and in a method that they really understood their problem and the possible solutions. Perhaps that is why he was so quick with is consultations and managed to effectively run his "healthcare business" even with such an undercurrent of challenges.
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