Are all doctors kind at heart?

Question

Why are some doctors crappy? Do all doctors care about their patients? Also, do some doctors have better intention that others, such as a cancer doctor/oncologist versus a plastic surgeon?

Answer 1

yes, they are just always busy. my dad's a doctor and he cares bout his patients

Answer 2

Why are some doctors crappy?

Well because they don't give a darn. They want to make their money and be done with you.


Do all doctors care about their patients?

Well most do. Most doctors as well as nurses get into the medical profession because of their love for people. They want to save lives. My mother is one of these people.


Also, do some doctors have better intention that others, such as a cancer doctor/oncologist versus a plastic surgeon?

The answer is sometimes. A plastic surgeon is not only for people who want to beautify themselves though. They also help people who have been in terrible accidents or life changing events. People are cruel in this world so these surgeons help to ease that by helping them to be as normal as possible.

Answer 3

No way. I know several people that went to medical school and can say alot of people go into the medical profession to satisfy their large egos. Medicine is a business in this country and doctors are under time constraints because they are under pressure to see as many patients as possible to increase revenue for the parent company. In most checkups they have ten minutes at most to get rid of you to see someone else. They probably want to stay with you longer to make sure they do the most to keep you healthy, but can't because their employers make the stick to "unhealthy" schedules. They usually make up their minds in the first 3 minutes what's wrong and what the course of action should be. That's why you should write your symptoms down so you can be as to the point as possible. This may explain why some doctors aren't up to par but there are unlimited reasons why some doctors are better than others. Just like some teachers or some plumbers are better than others.

Answer 4

I think it is just like any thing else. Some people do it with good intentions, some people do it for the money. I also think sometimes, we as individuals start out doing something with good intentions and then it (web of money, power, etc.) tend to take us over if we are not careful. And, doctors are the same way, some are in it to help people and the other ones are there because it is a profession where they can make some money.

Answer 5

Of course not. Some doctors are more interested in the disease, perhaps because a relative had it, than in the people who have it. My first wife was interested in the challenge of treating problems and honoring one of the few respected figures from her childhood, a local doctor, and thus choose to become an anesthesiologist who normally has minimal contact with patients because she felt she was not good at that and did not enjoy it.
Some doctors are strongly interested in research, yet find they have to be in contact with patients in order to follow their progress. These may not have good people skills.
In every medical school, there are a group of students who are more active in the student government and social activities than most of the others. Many of these are clearly interested in networking and making connections and will even say how important these tasks are to other students who do not seem to follow them.. These students want to work the system to place themselves in a high social position in the community with little or no consideration of the care of patients, although most make sure not to make mistakes, perhaps browbeating co-workers and assistants who threaten their position.

Answer 6

I believe that every branch of medicine has its good and bad people....... to my surprise there are a lot of people that are in medicine for the money and not the passion.....
as far as plastic surgery...there are some doctors that really do have the passion to help people look normal...say, after a serious car accident......
and there are some oncologists that might do a crappy job, because they are having a bad day....or lost a passion for their work......
it's hard to tell...but I guess that it just depends on the person.
I have met some crappy nurses too. :D

Answer 7

Some doctors like plastic surgeons use people's insecurity about themselves to convince people that they need work done. They do this for money. For instance someone will want a nose job and end up getting a face lift and breast implants.

Answer 8

A lot of doctors are in it for the money and don't care about patients. Then again, many are doctors because they are kind caring people.

Answer 9

"all" is a pretty broad generalization, but I will say that many doctors get into medicine for many different reasons. Some turn to medicine because they want to work behind the scenes and work on finding cures for diseases (MD/PhD), so they don't necessarily see as many patients as your primary physicians or ER doctors do. Some people turn to medicine because they feel an obligation to fulfill their parents desires, but in making their parents' dreams come true, they end up putting their own dreams aside. Then you have people who go into medicine for the money, and some who go into it because they truly do love helping people. Oh yeah, and to soothe their egos by being able to say, "I made it into medical school." A lot of times people's reasoning determines whether they're going to be "crappy" or sincere about their profession and the people they treat. Some doctors are bad at what they do becuase they never took the time to really learn all that was thrown at them in medical school ("the information given in medical school is the equivalent of trying to drink from a fire hydrant"). 90% of the difficulty in medical school is getting in. Once you're there, they'll do what it takes to keep you in, but not necessarily to become the best doctor there is ("What do you call a medical school student who graduates last in his class?" "Doctor").

My belief is that a lot of doctors do start out genuinely caring about their patients, but then the long hours and the malpractice and the bitchy patients and paranoid patients mix in with the regular patients just looking to seek treatment, and it all becomes a blur and it does tend to harden the doctor without the thick skin (many of them). Some people are able to maintain the love for the people and the profession, but then there are others, straight out of medical school, that realize that if they had to do it all over again, they wouldn't even set foot near a medical school. I've asked doctors who obtained their degrees decades ago, "Knowing what you know about the process of getting into medical school nowadays and the state of healthcare and insurance and malpractice and everything, would you go through it again?" And none of them said yes. People watch shows like Grey's Anatomy and ER and whatnot and see some glamorous life, but they don't understand that there is soooo much that goes into it and it just tends to run people (and their personalities and their outlook) down.

As for oncologists having more altruistic motives than plastic surgeons or dermatologists? That's not necessarily the case. There are a lot of plastic surgeons who do Doctors Without Borders and similar programs in order to help 3rd world citizens with such medical issues as cleft palates, facial deformities, etc. No matter where you are in this world, people see your exterior first, and then they judge your character later. When your image of yourself is so distorted that you won't even come out of the house unless it's burning down, then it's time to do something to correct that. Sure, some doctors specialize in plastic surgery because they think, "Hey! That's where the money is," and so they play on peoples' insecurities to profit an extra ten thousand or so, but there are doctors out there who are committed to making people happy, and if a little tug and pull here and there is going to do that, then let's do it. These doctors also discuss all of the risks and the fact that plastic surgery cannot solve everything. And I believe most if not all patients going in for plastic surgery need to take a psych evaluation to make sure the problem doesn't lie deeper than the surface. But then you have pediatricians who are claiming that they can do tummy tucks and nose jobs, so those patients who fall for those doctors probably aren't going through those evals.

I think in any profession that involves helping people directly, peoples' motives are questionable. What to say about the teacher who apparently loves teaching, but is an absolute ***** to her students (I've had a couple of those)? I thought she was supposed to be kind at heart? Maybe a loan officer is in it for the money, but maybe he just wants to make sure he does everything in his power to make sure that this newlywed couple will be able to get a loan for their first home. I think the wear and tear of certain jobs just takes its toll on certain people. You're going to get a wide range of personalities and attitudes in every profession, not just doctors. But I understand that we expect doctors to rise above and be nice to us because we're scared and unsure and there could be something wrong with us. But yes, at the end of the day, they are humans, too, and have a right to be bitchy and cranky. And if you can't handle a certain doctor, it's time to start interviewing until you find the right one for you. You reserve that right (provided your healthcare plan gives you options).

Answer 10

Some doctors just care about there money.Or some are just having a bad day.And some really love there job.

So I guess the answer is NO.

Answer 11

Believe it or not, some doctors got into the profession for the money.