The Medical Triangle

In the medical world your basic work is service to humanity. This primary assignment makes the job more difficult and rigorous because one of the most difficult thing to do is to satisfy humans. It is so difficult that even the economists sees this as a problem because human wants are unlimited.

Expectations from medical Practioners have increased so drastically over the years, patients don't just want to see their doctors because they are seek but they want more "not really necessary services" such as Breast Implants, Buttocks Implants Face lifts and so on! This makes medical service providers faced with many challenges! Now its not right for big incisions to be made during surgeries! Humans Just want it right! They want everything to be perfect but the question is what motivates the doctors?, what makes them want to develop?

Asides Incentives which are not even enough, I think medical Practioners should be inspired by a desire to change things and be motivated by seeing this work out! As  a dentist for example the fact that the you can successfully reconstruct the cleft lip of your patient should motivate you, It should "Ginger you", As a Pediatric surgeon for example, the fact that a baby born with a heart condition you successfully took care of should spur you to do more! As a nurse the fact that you gave great assistance in the delivery of a baby should encourage you! You just helped a woman in pain! You just helped in making someone a father!, As a physiotherapist the fact that you assisted in helping someone get his balance back should Inspire you to do more! This is the First Part of the triangle--- Your Patients , The reason why you are practicing, In fact the basis of your Practice. I have seen how harshly patients are treated in hospitals, particularly public hospitals! Some Nurses have been so bad to the extent that they have made people think all nurses are wicked, Some doctors just have an attitude of "I don't care" They want to attend to you just quickly and run away.

This should change, Our Patients are fundamental to our practice and they constitute an important part in this triangle.

The second part of the triangle is made up of the health practioners themselves. Your skill, your contribution to your personal development, the desire to get better, effective collaboration! This is just going to move the medical world forward.

The third part which Is the most important is God, see yourself accountable to God and you will be spurred to make a useful Impact. You will be motivated and compelled to do jus the right thing which is beneficial to mankind.

I once heard my dad say someone died during surgery because he was supposed to be given a drug at a particular interval and the people or person  in charge forgot. Who knows how many of these cases have happened?  The truth is If the parts  of this triangle and properly joined together the world will be a better place.

Incentives are wonderful but that should not be our drive! Never Forget the Triangle!

Joshua Idowu.