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Upholding the physician's oath and patient-centered care amid political changes
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Dr. Green emphasizes the importance of the physician's oath and maintaining patient-centered care regardless of political changes. She stresses the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship and the commitment to providing the best quality care to all patients.
- Dr. Green highlights the sacred nature of the doctor-patient relationship and the importance of embracing patients as they are
- She emphasizes that the physician's oath transcends political appointments or changes in office
- The discussion touches on the need to preserve the patient-physician bond, which should be unbreakable regardless of who is in office
Carmen Renée Green
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We take an oath.
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We take an oath.
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And I think of all the places, one of the most sacred spaces is that little floor where a patient comes into a room and they talk to their doctors.
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They tell the doctor things that they've never told anybody else.
1:34:15
And we need to embrace the patient where they are.
1:34:18
To help them to be the most healthy, to live the most healthy life.
1:34:24
Clearly there is a lot of good discussion as it relates to, some of the issues you're talking about.
1:34:30
But it's our job to take care of the patient.
1:34:36
And, you know, an example that immediately comes to my head is, you know, my brother's a cop.
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And I've taken care of people who've murdered police officers.
1:34:48
Right?
1:34:49
Didn't like it very much.
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But that's okay, because I acknowledged it.
1:34:55
Right?
1:34:58
And I actually think I took better care of them some.
1:35:02
It is my job, it's my calling, I take an oath to give people the best quality care that we can't, regardless of who, you know, it's about the person being able to determine their identity, right?
1:35:17
So in this case, the murderer, you know, that person will be judged by a jury or their peers.
1:35:23
It's my job to take care of them.
1:35:24
And that's different from just about anything else, that particular oath.
1:35:28
So we get to determine as physicians, some of these questions.
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And, you know, there are people who are appointed who are not physicians.
1:35:42
Or will I'm not certain if they will or not.
1:35:45
But the physician, I guess, to make some of these types of decisions.
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And, what we need to do is preserve the patient physician relationship.
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That bond should be unbreakable, regardless of who's in office.