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| One of my former teachers said, “The more people you have to refer to, and the more patients you actually send to other places, the bigger and happier your practice will be.” Because you’re willing to be what insurance companies call a “gateway” doctor. I want to be someone you come to, where you can pour out honestly what’s going on, so I know how and where to direct you. I am convinced that health professionals don’t have to be an expert in everything, but you do need to know what’s available around you. You need to build rapport with your patients, and help them in the ways they most need, either yourself or by referring to others. I would prefer to be in a rural area where my patients may not be only humans. I love animals.
Is there anything else you want to share with our readers?
I want to share my favorite quote. I’ve used this time and again and it’s one of my mantras. “I am a product of my past, not a prisoner if it.” I’ve dealt with so many people in post-traumatic situations, as well as people who have not been born into privilege, that this has great meaning for me. You have to start from where you are to get to where you’re going, and you don’t have to allow what you are to prevent you from becoming something else. The other thing I want to emphasize is how important it is, when you talk to people as a health care provider, to take great care with what you say, the words you choose. Those few seconds, when they’re vulnerable and open, can be very important in that person’s life, whether you realize it or not.
Daniel Redwood, DC, the interviewer, is Editor-in-Chief of Health Insights Today. |
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