Episode #5: Establishing a Patient-Doctor Connection | Dr. Danielle Ofri

Key Points

• Dr. Danielle Ofri, Physician and Author, in conversation with Naren Arulrajah
• Knew nothing about medicine before college
• Fell in love with basic science and planned to be a Scientist
• Started internship, loved it and went into the medical
• The crunch of the administrative burden
• The patient- doctor connection
• Reassure patients that you understand their needs and concerns
• Allow patients to speak about everything, it makes them feel better
• Helping patients shift their thinking to improve their health
• Interactions with colleagues and giving them a sense of belonging
• I write and share to help others
• Everyone has their own strengths and should do what is meaningful to them