Healing through Compassion
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In this constantly developing world where technology intertwines with medicine, new options in medical treatments expands along side with the advancements made in technology. However, as technology quickly continues to reach new heights, medical care seems to improve only at a snail's pace. The efficiency of new options made available through technological advancements are dwindled by many sociological factors. Factors such as race, class, gender, and sexuality play important roles in inhibiting patients' access to care. In the etic system of health, where doctors frequently understand and communicate only through the language of biology and technology, the needs of many patients are not met due to diverse and dueling beliefs held between care givers and receivers. The value of care doctors are able to give to their patients maximizes when both patients and their physicians are able to look beyond their differences and arrive at a joint worldview.
Education and class can greatly influence the quality of care a patient receives. The options in medical care are limited by the consumers' knowledge and accessibility. The best health care and options are usually made available only to the privileged few. If Bill Gates was diagnose with an illness, it would be within his power to fly doctors from around the world to his home to cater to his needs...