Ethics in every profession in the society are degrading faster than the speed we are aging. But the degarded ethics in medical profession hurt more and evoke stronger reaction. Why?
It could be because of the following reason. Since several centuries, medical profession has been based on ethics and removing agony from the lives of suffering people. Other professions also perhaps do the same for example lawyers also removes agony from peoples lives. But perhaps there is a difference. A lawyer's client has committed/accused of an act of commission which leads to some loss of sympathy for him/her whereas a doctor's client is almost always 'innocent' and all sympathies are with him/her. This is true as well. So when it is said that medical profession is a nobel profession, it implies that no other profession is as nobel if rightly done.
After my 22 years experience in medical field, I strongly feel that in the long run, an ethical honest and competent doctor is always successful. You may lose a few patients in the the short run but ultimately your reputation as a ethical doctor conquers every heart and would bring even people from faraway places to you. So good ethics is the best policy !
It could be because of the following reason. Since several centuries, medical profession has been based on ethics and removing agony from the lives of suffering people. Other professions also perhaps do the same for example lawyers also removes agony from peoples lives. But perhaps there is a difference. A lawyer's client has committed/accused of an act of commission which leads to some loss of sympathy for him/her whereas a doctor's client is almost always 'innocent' and all sympathies are with him/her. This is true as well. So when it is said that medical profession is a nobel profession, it implies that no other profession is as nobel if rightly done.
After my 22 years experience in medical field, I strongly feel that in the long run, an ethical honest and competent doctor is always successful. You may lose a few patients in the the short run but ultimately your reputation as a ethical doctor conquers every heart and would bring even people from faraway places to you. So good ethics is the best policy !
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