Kudos to my newest doctor, a dermatologist whom I met yesterday for evaluation of a small, benign-appearing mole I recently noted on my right leg. What she did right:
1. She saw me promptly, at the time of my scheduled appointment.
(Thank you, you seem to value my time, as I do yours.)
2. In her initial clipboard-bound paperwork, along with the usual forms about my history (always with insufficient space for my case and, unfortunately, still non-electronic) she asked not only for emergency contact information, a standard, but for the name and relationship of someone besides me – such as a family member or close friend — with whom she might discuss my condition, if I permitted.
(Thank you for asking this and really, I’d prefer that you not speak with my parents about my results. I’ll be turning 50 next month.)
3. In the same short set of greeting paperwork, she didn’t just ask for my phone numbers
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