Health ministry of republic of moldova the university of medicine and pharmacy nicolae testemiţanu

Doctor’s role implies: 
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Respecting doctor’s rights and obligations. 
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Communication disponibility with the patient. 
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Using an adequate language to be understood by the patient ac-
cording to his educational level. 
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Attitudinal adaptation according to patient’s personality. 
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Authority in medic-surgical emergency. 
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Guide in chronic disorders, in prophylaxis. 
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Therapeutic mirror. 
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Patience. 
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Professional and social doctor’s prestige working as a placebo 
for the outcome of the patient. 
The main expectation from doctor professional role:
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Apply a high degree of skill and knowledge to the problems of 
illness. 
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Act for welfare of patient and community rather than for own 
self-interest, desire for money, advancement, etc. 
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Be objective and emotionally detached (it should not judge 
patient’s behavior in terms of personal value system or become emotio-
nally involved with them. 
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Be guided by rules of professional practice. 
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Granted rights to examine patients physically and to enquire into 
intimate areas of physical and personal life. 
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Granted considerable autonomy in professional practice. 
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Occupy position of authority in relation to the patient. 
There is no type of doctor that is "best" for everyone. This is a very 
personal and individual choice. The right doctor is one with whom the 
patient can have frank and open conversations. The doctor and patient 
will also have similar health beliefs. A well matched doctor will value 
the patient as a person and has knowledge and acceptance of the mental 
and physical health concerns. 
A 
good doctor
must demonstrate respect for a patient. Good doctors 
understand that a sick or injured patient is highly vulnerable. Being res-
pectful goes a long way toward helping that patient explain symptoms, 
take responsibility for decision-making, and complying with instruc-
tions.

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Doctor should have the ability to share information in terms his/her 
patients can understand. It's OK to use med-speak and complicated 
terms, but they should be accompanied by an explanation at the same 
time.
A good doctor doesn't interrupt or stereotype his/her patients
.
It's 
easy for all of us to interrupt when we know time is short or we are in a 
hurry, but a practitioner who is a good communicator knows that if it 
can't be done right to begin with, it will need to be done over. Listening 
carefully and respectfully will go a long way toward better outcomes for 
the patient.
A good doctor has the ability to effectively manage patients' expec-
tations. By helping his/her patient understand what the next steps will 
be, and what the possible outcomes and their ramifications might be, the 
doctor can go a long way toward helping that patient understand his 
problem. 
There are more challenges than ever in today's healthcare environ-
ment. Limited appointment time, the ability of patients to do their own 
research which then needs to be discussed with practitioners, and the 
numbers of patients who are undiagnosed or misdiagnosed; these chal-
lenges and others make effective communications between patients and 
their practitioners more important than ever.
Good communications really boils down to two things: 
respect for 
each other,
and the 
ability to manage expectations.