Very true and when you manage to get both in an individual you've hit the jackpot! Physicians as a whole have had a bad rep over the years as a group with bad bedside manners and is a fact in a number of cases. However having worked with many physicians closely throughout my career, it is also true thatthere are a great many outstanding physicians who are also very openminded and have great bedside manners. Unfortunately we tend to hear less about this group as thet are overshadowed by the closed minded minority of physicians who see themselves above all others, in my experience.