Empathy to understand the patients perspective and at the same time communicate it firmly and effectively to them.
Empathy is a quality that every medical professional should possess. Most patients and their bystanders are often anxious or distressed, and it becomes the healthcare professionalâs responsibility to support them mentally. Even a few soothing and kind words can work wonders in providing comfort and reassurance.
Communication in a local dialect is very important.
If I had to choose one non-medical skill every doctor should have, it would be strong communication skills. Medical knowledge can treat a disease, but communication heals the person. From breaking bad news to explaining treatment plans, a doctorâs ability to listen, simplify complex information, and show empathy directly affects patient satisfaction, compliance, and overall care quality.
Patients donât only remember the diagnosis; they remember how the doctor made them feel safe, understood, and supported. A kind conversation can be as therapeutic as medicine.
This is so true. Medicine is not just about diagnoses and procedures. It is also about how we show up for people in their most difficult moments.
Well put! 
The goal of medicine is to heal people, not just cure illnesses. *Empathy in communication* is one non-medical skill that I believe every doctor should possess. More potent than any medication is the capacity to genuinely listen, to make someone feel seen and understood. It reassures patients that there is a caring human heart behind every diagnosis, fosters trust, and reduces anxiety. 
If I had to choose one non-medical skill every doctor should have, it would be the ability to hold space for someoneâs fear without trying to rush it away.
The real challenge is after the news is broken. In real practice, itâs those moments where a patient is breaking down, or a family is terrified, and you simply sit with them, listen without interrupting, and let them feel safe. I think thatâs where medicine becomes more than a profession.
Itâs not something we learn from textbooks, but itâs something our patients remember forever.
The presence of mind in any situation is important. When you have all the knowledge in the world but no practical experience it all becomes useless. Making correct decisions at right moments is essential for the medical community as a whole
Empathy.!
Every doctor should have empathy for patients and should not treat them like any other case in your OPD, but should understand their suffering.
I think an important non medical skill to have is communication skill- to effectively express that they do consider the feelings of the opposite person. and another one virtue would be to function in stressful condition.
Empathy, compassion and clear communication are the skills that every medicos should have.
While it is important to identify, diagnose, and treat the disease, it is as well important to guide into deeper levels through much more leadership.
I think Doctors should have a very good handwriting. Often bad handwriting cause dispensing error or giving the wrong dose.. There are high chances of confusion and misunderstanding specially in âLook-Alike â, Sound-Alike drugs.
It plays a vry important role in patient safety.
According to me it is empathy and patience. They say sometimes just talking to a doctor cures half of your illness. And there is science behind this. Other than that presence of mind to handle unexpected conditions.