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Your Fat Guy Friend's avatar

Doc, I want to thank you for this. I only wish this could be come the new Hippocratic Oath. These are some of the principles I try to adhere to in my psychotherapy practice, far from perfectly. Respect.

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Jacquie's avatar

YOU are who all doctors should be! 💜

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Cassiel's avatar

Thank you, Dr Zha. I'm not your patient, and I'm not in America, but as a disabled person with a lot of medical trauma, I still needed to hear this right now. 💗

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Rae's avatar

Thank you ✨️ If you had a database for drs. that were even 1/4 of Team Patient as you are, I'd be allover it.

Wish I was in your state, I can't even truly imagine what my medical care would be like if I had one (1) Dr. like you.

All the flowers for you 💐

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Cheri Berry's avatar

I wish so hard you could be my doctor! On your list of 50, most have affected me in some way. It's gotten better as I've hunted for female doctors, but then again my worst encounter ever was with a female neurologist. Kind of shattered my world.

Thank you for this substack. It's one of the few things that give me hope that maybe medicine will someday grow up and be kind.

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Theresa Nicholson's avatar

Your patients are very fortunate, indeed, Dr. Zha. 🩷

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Mick Skolnick, MD's avatar

Beautiful. More power to you!

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Alison Bybee's avatar

Well out and well said

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Steve O’Cally's avatar

Yes. One personal one: My humanity is nourished by being a doctor and caring for others. I really like humans and I try to be a good one. Whenever I am a conduit for healing, it nourishes me. That’s why I do it. I agree with these affirmations not because I am supposed to, but because doing them brings me joy.

No human distress is ever “nothing.” I never say that to patients. It’s awesome rude.

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Diane's avatar

How awesome a doctor are you?! Sadly, almost seems too good to be true given what we experience with most doctors. Thank you, thank you…

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Steve O’Cally's avatar

Oh yeah. I strive to NEVER have a patient leave a visit with unasked questions. My skill is how to give patients all the time in the world, and still stay on time. It can be done. It should be taught. Once a month maybe I need to end a visit before it’s all out. It makes me sad. Rare indeed it is.

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Lalita's avatar

You are an amazing human being Dr. Zha. Doctors need to learn from people like you about respect and how to see patients as a human being. Thank you for being such a humble and down-to-earth medical practitioner ♥️

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Stephanie Robbins's avatar

You are magnificent. Thank you for being. 🙏💙🫂

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Sodak's avatar

Thank you Dr. Zha, this was so welcome, so needed. Please take good care of yourself, we need you!

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