Most individuals who choose to become physicians in the US come from dysfunctional families. They tend to have low self-esteem. However, they often function in the role of “rescuer” or “the successful child” and that is how they get any recognition at all. Because of their background they feel it is their duty to continue […]
What I believe
I was a nurse before I was a doctor. My undergraduate degree in nursing was from a top academic university in the U.S. From the very beginning, the emphasis was on the relationship between the nurse and the patient, the patient’s emotional reaction to illness, and the nurse’s emotional reaction to caring for an individual […]