Monday, May 19, 2008

Mind your manners

An assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School said that medical education and postgraduate training should place more emphasis on teaching doctors good behavior that would enhance their relationship with patients. He said when dcotors deal with patients in a polite manner, patients have a satisfying experience.

Source:"Etiquette-Based Medicine" New England J of Medicine, 2008, 358(19):1988-1989 ( free f/t)

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