does the following matter to you in order to trust him/her?
Religion
Age
Gender
Looks
Word of mouth
Or do you simply decide that if they made it so far they must be a good doctor.
2007-07-12 18:28:21 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Lebanon
for me it's about the amount of time he's willing to give you.
If you are in and out in 5 minutes I decide that he is not interested and will not treat me well so I go for a second opinion
2007-07-13 09:22:31 · answer #1 · answered by fares 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i guess only age matters. I would prefer a 40 to 48 years old doctor. An old doctor would have experience but would not be following the latest updates in medicine. A young doctor would not have the experience needed.
Anyway i never got in a health problem and just went to one doctor. Usually i take the opinion of more than one doctor.
Dont get confused: i am not rich i just dont trust that just one doctor will be right all the time. he/she are still human.
2007-07-13 00:19:46 · answer #2 · answered by kiko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from my point of view only age could be important in some cases, like for surgery you will trust more older doctor with a long-time practice while in some other areas could be better to choose young doctor who has good knowledge about the "latest and greatest" in their area of medicine.
but I heard that in Lebanon men don't trust women doctors, so maybe "gender" matter most there?
2007-07-12 21:13:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My parents choose my doctor, at least for one more year. But if I were to choose my own doctor, I would want:
Gender: A female (It's just uncomfortable for a man to be examining certain parts during a physical)
Looks: It doesn't really matter, I wouldn't consider it, but I'd feel bad if she was skinnier than me, lol.
Word of Mouth: Definitely, those who have been there know.
Religion: Wouldn't matter, as long as it wasn't some human sacrificial religion, if those exist.
2007-07-12 23:50:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well personally I don't care about the religion, looks, or age. But I do choose doctors, according to their credentials, what school they graduated, and how long they have been a doctor. I usually like to pick a doctor, that is the same gender as I am.
2007-07-12 18:38:35 · answer #5 · answered by m0chiprincess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of the above matter to me.
I only ask in the Medical Society ( private clinic)where I'm associate , about who the best known bcoz of the trajectory as doctor is.
Even....I know some of them from b4.....and have no problems.
EDIT
Lol @ fares,
you are right, here that happens too much too.
I like the doctors that take their time to ask and talk to you.
They show interest abt the patient.
2007-07-13 03:53:47 · answer #6 · answered by حلاَمبرا hallambra 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If my insurance covers her/him
Depending on what type of doctor, if it's a woman or a man
If I think they can speak English
What hospital(s) they are affiliated with
Where they went to medical school
How far they are located from me
I really don't care what they look like, I mean, if I am sick, they gotta look better than I do, right.
I am fortunate enough to be affiliated with Northwestern University Hospitals, and their affiliated treatment centers. They are the best in Chicago, and they are a teaching hospital, so they are the very best with the latest technology, and I am always fortunate enough to get the department heads to be my treating physician.
My doctors rule!
2007-07-13 03:08:10 · answer #7 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Seriously i dont have a regular doctor, because 7amdella i never needed one.
Only my dentist who has been in the family for like 10 years now, so i dont guess i would change him for any of the above that you mentioned.
But if i was to choose a doctor for anything that i may have it would certainly be his reputation and nothing else.
2007-07-13 17:41:05 · answer #8 · answered by Ghanouge 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've got the NHS assigning me a doctor... therefore i have no choice in the matter
right now my GP gets mad whenever I'm ill and I go to her for a consultation.. which is odd, but to each their own
anyhow, i'd prefer not to have and arab/lebanese doctor, simply for the reason that if i want to talk to someone in the room in arabic, they wouldn't understand what i'm saying... in other words, privacy
2007-07-13 08:15:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well , I guess in the first instance it's a case of pot luck !
Like in my case I needed one in a hurry to go through the o'seas travel routine....I was so impressed by him he has been my Doctor ever since !
It had nothing to do with looks , gender , age & I certainly didn't discuss his religion ....it was more a case of his attitude & the thorough way he conducted the consultation !
2007-07-12 21:02:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋