Dr. Duncan knows me as a person, not only as a patient

Dr. Albert Duncan has been my primary care physician since 2006, For the most part, I have typically only seen him for my annual physical and if those results required any follow-up. I can’t recall the year, maybe it was 2009 or 10, but he came into the room and the first thing he said was “OK, before we get into any medical stuff, I want to know where you went and what you did over the summer”. He had only seen me a few times over the prior years, but he had taken the time and learned enough about me to be genuinely interested in my summer travels and bicycle touring as we both have a love of traveling in Europe. Virtually every time I have seen him since, we have great conversations about our collective travels and interests, sometimes spending more time on that than the “medical stuff”. Dr. Duncan to me feels like he is my doctor, and also my friend. He has always taken the time to make me feel valued and heard, and he explains things in ways that are easy for me to understand. I have also asked him questions about himself that I’m sure some doctors might not be comfortable answering due to the boundaries of the physician/patient relationship, but he has answered them honestly. That too has helped build our relationship and understanding of each other. When I decided to sign up for MDVIP it really was for one reason only, and that was because I valued all aspects of my relationship with Dr. Duncan and didn’t want to lose that.
Thank your. Duncan for all you have done for me…and for being you!