Job Communication Analysis - the Neurologist

My third writing assignment in rhetoric160 is a job communication analysis. I will take a look into the daily problem for a neurologist and what he must do in order to solve these problems effectively.

Being a doctor means much more than just making a lot of money and seeing a few patients a day. If you choose a specialty in medicine, and decide to start your own private practice Ð'- you must make many decisions on a daily basis. The patients that are scheduled for you to see come in with a multitude of problems, the people that work behind the desk for you, the office manager with questions on how to run your office efficiently, the other doctors in your office, and many much more. One who takes on this role must process special attributes that not everybody has; kindness and caring for strangers, patience, listening skills, ability to diagnose problems on a whim, and also a certain business sense. The doctor is often the one who saves your life or makes it easier to live.

Dr. Conrad Finkelman, a senior neurology specialist at the Neurological Help Center of Michigan is a very popular and well-respected man in the field. Dr. Finkelman on a daily basis will see 30 return patients, 10 new patients, and a multitude of other doctors in passing. His job demands on a constant basis he uses all the special attributes, as well as his own sense of being.

Information Problem

Today in the office Dr. Finkelman has agreed to take on a young medical student, also known as a resident. Dr. Abdul Heinz has come to do a two-week rotation in the neurology field with Dr. Finkelman. Dr. Heinz also is new to this country. He came from Iraq where he got his medical degree and came to the United States to do his residency. The few patients of the day go well for the doctors and everything goes well. However the 11:45am patient Ms. Hanshi Moto presents a problem. Dr. Heinz has never treated a female patient; in Iraq the men only treat other men. After walking into the patients' room, Dr. Heinz storms out of the room and Dr. Finkelman quickly excuses himself and runs after him, and finally catches up with him.

Dr. Finkelman: Dr. Heinz? What just happened in there? We haven't even begun treating that lady and you ran out. Is everything all right?

Dr. Heinz: Sorry Doctor, I have never treated a woman beforeÐ'... they always went to other female doctors. Is this how things are done in America? Do you think it would be all right for me to not help this lady and send her to another physician?

Dr. Finkelman: Absolutely not. In America, we don't discriminate based on sex (or anything else for that matter). If you are going to practice here, I feel that you will encounter many situations like this everyday, especially if you are interested in practicing neurology. This woman is ailing and has come to you for help, if you turn her away based on her sex, you will have violated the oath you took when you completed medical school.

Dr. Heinz: Yes sir. I see your right. We are no longer in Iraq, I can talk to my family about this, I'm sure they will not have a problem, after all, she is a sick woman and I can help her get better. I'm sorry for storming off, can we please go back in there.

Persuasion Problem

Its Friday morning in the office and like every Friday, the senior partners sit down and go over the office's