Internship began with great zeal for the new work.  A new responsibility was being handed to fresh intern doctors who passed the Final MBBS exam. Being in a transition period, from a student to professional health care provider, is a difficult yet interesting phase of life. Getting to interact with patient and being an important part in the disease management process is something that one can be proud of. This event took place when I was working as an intern during the first month of my internship. I was supposed to be responsible for the history taking and daily clinical progress of the patient in the beds I was assigned. I had been looking after the patient for about a week.  I took the history, clinically evaluated the case, presented the case to the Doctors during the rounds, followed the progress and explained about the disease process and treatment the patient was getting. The patient recovered well .At the time of discharge the patient literally was in tears and thanked me for my services during the stay in the hospital. That was something I hadn’t expected. It gave me a new energy and enthusiasm for the new work. I hadn’t done anything new to the patient. I was polite and just did what I supposed to do as an intern. And now whenever the patient has to come to the hospital, the patient finds me in whatsoever department I am in and takes my advice. It’s the small things that we do that matters. There are quite a few such patients that I have encountered during these six months working as an intern. It has taught me one thing that communication and politeness are also essential factors in a doctor-patient relationship.

 Doctor- patient relationship and communication is a vital thing the importance which still needs to be strengthened in the developing countries. Lack of communication has lead to many violent riots in the hospitals, blaming doctors for the medical negligence, which could have been essentially prevented had there been proper communication beforehand. Patient counseling and communication and letting patient know about the disease process, complications, and treatment options available before hand or at least during the treatment process is something that needs to be strengthened and focused on, especially in the developing nations like Nepal. And not to forget, it’s not just the drugs that cure.