18/09/2025
Badmouthing Fellow Doctors Online
Something has been on my mind.
I see more and more doctors using social media to get popular by criticizing other doctors. On the surface, it might look like awareness. But what it really does is make patients more anxious, more confused, and less trusting of doctors as a whole.
Medicine is not a competition. We’re not here to “win” against one another — we’re here to heal. And when we lose sight of that, everyone suffers.
I believe there’s a better way.
We owe our patients honest explanations, clear comparisons, and the reassurance that medicine is not about rivalry, but about care. Respecting one another while educating patients is what raises the standard of healthcare.
What do you think — does this trend help patients, or harm them more than we realize?