The problem is that doctors tend to lose empathy, well not just doctors, most professionals.
Your second point is spot on though. A doctor that suffered the disease or has seen it first hand will approach it differently.
Your second point is spot on though. A doctor that suffered the disease or has seen it first hand will approach it differently.
I constantly hear non-medical people talk about how “only female doctors understand because they’re women”. What crap.
The very same people when facing cancer magically don’t require a doctor who has had cancer. Suddenly they just want the most qualified.
The problem lies much more in over-specialization, rapid patient turn-around, patient demand that treatments be easy, pills, and yes, training in how patients (fe|male) communicate and feel pain, illness, etc