Readers Digest Malaysia Sampler 2022

103 100% voted by consumers. View all results at www.trustedbrands.asia Every intake of fresh-faced trainee doctors recite the Physician’s Pledge as a group, side-by- side with their peers. It is often accompanied by the presentation of their stethoscope, or a white coat. An essential ‘doctoring’ tool, the stethoscope is described in the Declaration of Geneva as: “one of the symbols of being a doctor … claimed to have the highest positive impact on … perceived trustworthiness.” The Pledge is as old as the profession itself. It identifies the profession’s ethical parameters such as the doctor-patient relationship, medical confidentiality, and respect for teachers and The stethoscope is a symbol of trustworthiness. It reveals to a patient that help is here. It even has its own emoji colleagues alike. Drawn from religions, philosophies and cultures, it highlights that a doctor’s daily work not only requires the highest skill, but also the highest moral conduct and accountability. The pledge also outlines the profession’s professional obligations, such as promoting the wellbeing of patients to the best of their ability with respect and compassion, acting