What makes a good gp

A good gp is one who makes you feel so at ease with him and have such confidence in him that you just find yourself telling him about everything including your deepest, darkest secrets.

After just 3 days of 4 hour sessions each, he already found out about both of our entire past medical histories, wk’s current medical history, wk’s mother’s past medical history, my horrible medicine test experience, the faults of my ex-gp, our thoughts abt our dean and yll and the fact that I’m attached (this is entirely wk’s fault).

A good gp is also one who feels the compulsion to constantly give out good advice, be it medical or non-medical.

To date, he has given both of us medical advice on current and past illnesses, wk’s mother advice, told me to get rid of my dog, advised wk on ways to enhance her beauty (snigger), expressed concern abt a non-medical significant other not understanding the commitments of a medical personnel and invited both of us to lunch with his wife so that we can fully understand the implications of a working mother and doctor.

I am definitely going to miss him when the two weeks are up. He is like this super-concerned fatherly type who gives the impression that he can really help you. Albeit a fatherly type who grills you constantly.

I love it that he knows all his patients so well, that he can pick up the conversation from exactly where they left it at the last consult, that his patients really value his advice and that all his patients left the room feeling better about themselves, comforted and listened to.

Maybe, just MAYBE, family medicine may be one of my options next time. Maybe.