Assisting other doctors to look after themselves. A good doctor for another doctor or medical student is one who:
- Understands their own health as well as how to care for medical students and doctor patients.
- Maintains professional boundaries and establishes rules for engagement
- Is prepared to make longer appointments and creates an unhurried environment
- Builds trust and shows empathy
- Reaffirms the importance of confidentiality
- Establishes the usual billing arrangements
- Shares the decision-making and follow-up arrangements and discusses blended care
- Does not take shortcuts in practising evidence-based best practice and does not avoid uncomfortable discussions.
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