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Change is inevitable with the passage of time. It may be a change in the practice ofmedicine such as the doctor/patient relationship, the quality of living, or in our life valuesas reflected by morals and attitudes to which we are exposed. Change is here only to bechanged again.I came from a family closely associated with the practice of medicine and was brought upbelieving the ideals of the old concept of the doctor/patient relationship. This relationshipwas something the doctor valued and the patient wanted. Money was not the reason forseeing a patient. The patient appreciated services and advice. Ministers, nurses andcolleagues were given professional courtesy. Health insurance, collection agencies, andmalpractice were not significant factors in the doctor/patient relationship.I spent my first five years as a general practitioner and enjoyed practicing medicine withthe ideals I had accumulated during my early life and my years at the University ofRochester Medical School where I learned not only basic medical teachings but wasexposed to the humanity of outstanding medical practice. I regarded the entire family asmy medical responsibility and my patients relied on my medical expertise. I first noticedthe deterioration in the doctor/patient relationship with advent of health insurance andwhen a third party was paying the bill.
Approximate Word count = 726
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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