In case anyone forgot A medical doctor, a physician, is #NotAProvider
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I’m thinking I may just have to ask outright, “How do you feel about being called a provider versus a doctor?” and “Would you be willing to treat a patient that called you a provider?”
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SOME NUANCE: I find it hard to fault a female physician for “ego.” I have friends in that position. Your male colleagues can congenially say “call me Nick” to patients, but if you do that they think you’re a technician there to deal with paperwork & signatures.
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“It can be tricky to find a new provider, but I’m so happy I came across your practice!” How about that for docs you’re seeing for the first time?
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As a nurse I’ve literally never worked with an MD who took issue with this term? Or maybe I’ve just been fortunate enough to work with docs who spend more time thinking of the patient than whatever power struggle they’ve created in their minds over a word.
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