Do patients consider us (Radiologists) as Doctors?
There
is an interesting article in the British
Journal of Radiology (2012) 85, e1184-e1189, in which patients attending
the breast clinic who required imaging (mammography and/or ultrasound)
were asked to complete a questionnaire. Surprisingly, 76% of
patients thought that radiologists were radiographers and only 14% knew that
radiologists were medical doctors. Nearly 40% of patients did not consider that
radiologists had a role to play in their care.
Guys we need to work on our public image building sooner than
we think!!
Do patients consider us (Radiologists) as Doctors?
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Reviewed by Sumer Sethi
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
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2 comments:
i read that article sir..i think it was in ireland ! ..here the situation is even worse !
i don't know but we lady radiologists/doctors are always called & considered SISTERS even by the so called educated people-as if only males can be doctors-so irritating .I now use ear plugs to completely shut off that irritating comment and talk only if necessary.
But yes patients do consider as as some technician akin to a blood bank guy/lab guy.Who cares? we are the people on top we diagnose diseases that's what we should care.
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