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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Im an MD, [b]I only allow my patients to call me Dr.--it creates boundaries [/b]that are there to protect both of us and to define the relationship. I want to barf when all these school educators go by doctor. [/quote]

Ok, I’ll preface this by saying I’m on your side and agree with you on the last part of your post - but the [b]other part[/b] makes you sound like an arrogant dick. If you told me that, I would never call you anything but your first name. See, the thing is, I have boundaries, too. And not suffering people who are full of themselves is one of them.

You need to work on your bedside manner, Doc. [/quote]

Boundaries protect my patients mostly. So they can tell me something in confidence and I am bound to keep it confidential--not sure what you are trying to say?
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You are weird and this isn’t true.  Having your poor patients call you Dr does nothing to protect them! You actually sound unsafe.  [/quote]

Boundaries in relationships with power differentials are basic-level safety practices. PP's statements are accurate. First name interactions are fine for some patients. For other patients it creates an impression of false intimacy. For others it diminishes their perception of your training. For still others they'll finish their conversation with you and ask "so when is the doctor going to come see me?". Using the professional title you've trained for, in a professional setting, evens the communications playing field, and is neither "weird", nor "unsafe".

I get that the healthcare system is a mess, but the doctor bashing on this thread alone is wearying. I'm the PP who put tape over my first name, and received 12 questions in response from a poster, who sailed past the point of my physical boundaries being violated and the deep sexism that still exists when female doctors see male patients, to land on "is that tape dirty".

And people wonder why we're burned out.[/quote]

Thank You! I did my residency in a very doctor friendly place, it was almost uncomfortable how nice people were when they found out Im a doctor. I have lived in the DMV 15 plus years now and have never seen so much doctor hatred in my life....[/quote]

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