Cho: I’m not sure I’m cut out to be a doctor. 

Joy: I think you’ll be great. I’ve seen you with patients and you have a great bedside manner – not like Gregory. 

Cho: Why? What’s wrong with his bedside manner? 

Joy: I’ve seen him with patients and he can be really callous. For instance, I was in the room last week when he was telling one of his patients that she was taking a turn for the worse. 

Cho: What did he say? 

Joy: He just blurted it out. He told her the diagnosis, and he didn’t even try to soften the news when she asked about her prognosis. He did absolutely nothing to try [bad word] or reassure her. 

Cho: I feel sorry for the patient. 

Joy: That’s the point. Gregory didn’t, and it didn’t seem to faze him that the patient was very upset and close to hysterics. 

Cho: That’s terrible. I’ll try to remember to be [bad word] with my patients. 

Joy: Don’t worry. It’s against your nature to be anything but considerate.