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Life as a Patient | Patient-Doctor Relationship | Women's Health

What the Dermatologist Did Right

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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