2025-02-13 the importance of communication

Delayed post, re 2025-02-13.

This was the last day of one of my specialty rotations.

Certainly, it was a day when I was recognized for good communication, by one patient, the patient’s husband who works as a pilot, the attending specialist, and the attending internist.

Especially when I heard the pilot say “I’ve met many doctors and you are one of the best communicators, you just give the information and do it well.“ I realized - and wow that’s coming from a pilot in which communication among people in that field is top-notch.

I definitely am honored to hear the compliments. I have done my best to communicate everything with people in my work. But I do wonder - isn’t this the bare minimum in medicine? When did communication fall apart..? Do I attribute that to lack of time and the proliferation of electronics / screens? Or just social media culture? Who knows…