That's your doctor's role. And you need to know how to partner effectively with them. Building these working relationships with doctors has several elements in common with building any relationship. These include trust, mutual respect, similar philosophies on life, compatible philosophies on health care, and common ground on the way patients and health care professionals should work together. Choosing your team First and foremost, you want doctors who are very good at what they do.
Medical competence is the overriding factor to consider.
Listens, which should not be confused with good hearing. Considers your description at least as much as test results. Approaches problems based on a balance between facts, feelings and intuition. Possesses a broad and level knowledge of medicine, not just a narrow specialized focus. Most doctors are very busy.