one of my heelarious zany classmates (and also one of my all time favorite people) is submitting the following guest blog for your consideration. he is on his outpatient family medicine rotation right now and has developed a few pet peeves he'd like to share. well, one pet peeve really. it's just extremely important to him. read below. i promised to maintain his anonymity, so we'll just call him " pollyanna."
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A few tips to make your trip to the doctor's office more enjoyable
1. don't tell me you are in a hurry. We are all in a hurry. The more you complain about waiting (especially if you have only been in the room 5 minutes) the more likely the medical assistant is to go and take her smoking break while your blood sample waits in the lab.
2. don't tell me you are in a hurry. We are all in a hurry. The more you complain the more likely the PA student will "forget" to tell the medical assistant to draw your blood.
3. don't be rude. No one likes a jerk. You know that sample of nasal steroids that costs $150? You aren't getting it if you are rude. We might have just given the last one away earlier today.
4. bathe before you come to the office. The rooms are really small and B.O. has a way of lingering.
5. be appreciative of the services and time the medical community has devoted to you and the rest of the patients. Many have lost friends/spouses/social lifes because they have happily devoted their lives to helping others.
6. remember that we do not make any money by prescribing you medications. The good old days of drug companies providing docs with cruises, houses, boats etc are over.
7. don't tell me you are in a hurry
-pollyanna
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