So today I'm going to an orientation at a local university. Their medical school has an ongoing programme for real patients come and 'teach'/answer questions/give observations to current medical students. This was piloted with Crohn's patients, expanded to arthritis patients, and this year those of us with MS come on board.
I just wanted to give a little hope to people who have had poor experiences with medical health professionals. The ethos in their training is starting to actually involve the human element from the early stages. It will take a while to filter through, but this university is just one of many taking this approach now. The times, they are a-changin', however slowly.