They're putting it as him not giving a damn about the patient, but purely the medicine. That said, there have been a few patients who get past that - the pilot, the woman trying to max out her insurance before she gets fired who says "I don't like being told what to do", and the musician. He's very careful *not* to let them get past - there's an amazing scene with the babies, where you realise he's never gone near them if possible, until he has to, and he's incredibly tender.
All of the doctors - they're assholes to some degree, and they're all broken. None of them are particularly good people. The only one who comes close is Chase and he's an ex-priest-in-training and has Issues. The really nice ones - Wilson and Cameron - fuck up in other ways.
He doesn't want to do the clinic work, and it's partly revenge that he gets ont he administrator making him do it, but yes. He doesn't really care about the patient's feelings, past what he needs for his work. But they're making it that most of the doctors don't give a damn about the patients, unless they have an actual relationship. They just fake it better.
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Date: 2005-02-17 12:51 am (UTC)All of the doctors - they're assholes to some degree, and they're all broken. None of them are particularly good people. The only one who comes close is Chase and he's an ex-priest-in-training and has Issues. The really nice ones - Wilson and Cameron - fuck up in other ways.
He doesn't want to do the clinic work, and it's partly revenge that he gets ont he administrator making him do it, but yes. He doesn't really care about the patient's feelings, past what he needs for his work. But they're making it that most of the doctors don't give a damn about the patients, unless they have an actual relationship. They just fake it better.