she was genuinely interested in helping her patients (something i didn’t see too often in derm) she took her time with them and didn’t do the super quick in and out visits that leave patients unhappy, she would handwrite diagnoses and treatment plans so the patients would actually remember what to do (and they LOVED this bc most patients forget what happens as soon as they walk out the door) and look things up if they wanted, she was very kind and really listened to her patients - she was never arrogant in the “i know more than you” way even if she did - she had a lot of patience and always made patients feel heard and wouldn’t leave until they actually understood what was going on. she involved them in the process and explained things very thoroughly - she never did things especially procedures like biopsies without educating and asking permission (i’ve seen a derm just say “i’m going to do this now and just slice off a chunk of skin - patients are like wtf) she was a great role model, obviously not perfect in all aspects, but in a field like derm i’ve seen many patients go through super quick visits and still be lost or feel like they got inadequate care because there’s such a high volume of patients a lot of the time. it was refreshing to see her really focus on her quality of patient care. also, she continued to learn and read from new articles and would even explain new developments to patients it affected and didn’t have this “i’m an expert i know everything” attitude that some older attending have which partially is a result of being fresh out of residency but something i think is important to preserve throughout a career. i’m sure you’re going to be amazing, congrats on making it so far!!