Table 3.

Distribution of Views on Key Traits of a “Good Doctor”.

List of Triats	Trait Categorization as Humanness (H) or Professional (P)	Trait Noted as First Most Important (%)		Trait Noted as Second Most Important (%)
		Physicians (n = 1000)	Public (n = 500)	Physicians (n = 1000)	Public (n = 500)
Humaneness/humane approach	H	20	16	9	16
Empathy	H	17	5	11	7
Caring and devotion	H	8	5	6	4
Patience	H	4	7	3	4
Attentiveness	H	4	8	3	7
Love of humanity	H	3	-	2	-
Communicativeness	H	2	2	2	5
Humility	H	2	-	2	-
Courtesy	H	-	2	1	3
Professionally knowledgeable	P	15	33	36	32
Credibility and honesty	P	14	17	9	10
Diligence and perseverance	P	3	-	4	-
Curiosity	P	2	-	4	-
Responsibility	P	1	-	1	1
Love of the profession	P	1	-	-	-
Accuracy in diagnosis	P	1	3	2	6
No answer	-	3	2	5	5