Most Important Skills for a Physician at an Outpatient Practice
Adaptability and flexibility are paramount for a physician, as "you never know what's gonna happen," ranging from calm to chaotic days. Successful practitioners must also prioritize collaboration and trust, moving away from a "paternalistic view of medicine" to work effectively with patients and the broader healthcare team.
Adaptability, Teamwork, Communication, Problem-Solving, Empathy
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Tim Allen
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Outpatient Practice
Texas Tech University - 2013
University of Texas Medical Branch - MD
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Video Highlights
1. Adaptability and flexibility are crucial for handling unpredictable situations and using skills effectively.
2. Collaboration with colleagues is essential; a team-based approach is more effective than a paternalistic one.
3. Building trust with patients and other healthcare professionals is vital for successful treatment and teamwork.
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What skills are most important for a job like yours?
I think probably one of the biggest things is adaptability and flexibility. You never know what's going to happen in the day that you're a physician. It could be a very calm day, or it could be absolutely chaotic, and you never really know until you're in that moment.
Being able to use the skills you gained throughout residency and medical school to navigate that pathway is probably one of the most important skills. Other skills are really just being able to work with others.
There is kind of this paternalistic view of medicine, and that may have been back in the seventies or eighties, but that's not the view nowadays. We, as doctors, don't know everything. If you're kind of aggressive towards your patients, they're not going to trust you, and it just destroys that trust.
That same trust extends to other areas of healthcare, such as nurses, therapists, non-nursing staff, transporters, everything within it.
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