Would you rather have a young doctor or a doctor that's been around a while?

I would prefare an doctor who is experienced. I believe experience is an asset for any job expecially in medicine where you deal with people's lives. No matter how old you are in any job, it is necessarry that you update your knowledge from time to time. So if I can get a doctor who is experienced and up to date, I am satisfied.

Dear friend, I would like to have good doctor an efficient doctor. It do not matter whether young or how long that doctor has worked. I would prefer a doctor who could rectify my health and mental problems soon.

I have been to many different doctors and have found that each one I've liked or disliked individually and nothing to do with age, although most that I have gone to have been older. I will say that one older one who I go to I really do NOT like and I know that he is one of the best in town at what he does. I see him as quite stuck on himself and his own importance and I have felt that at times he has talked down to me. He also, recently, would NOT renew a prescription for me, not knowing WHEN I needed it, but did it through my pharmicist and did not call ME at all to inform me of this. My pharmicist knows me quite well, and called my family doctor to get the refill for me at a less expensive cost, but waited for me to pick the prescription up before refilling it!! I am not sure I am even returning to him and I still have NOT made the appointment. He is a neurologist and when I was in a year ago I was told that I would be informed when I needed to make my next appointment, which I have not heard about.

I wouldn't mind having a younger doctor. I think that it is easy enough to check on creditials and such but you just have to go with your gut on the rest. I have had older doctors that have retired and I have sorely missed them. I have also had young ones, like right now, the one I have is moving and I am going to miss her very much. Experience? I think that depends. A specialitst should have some experience where I think a family doctor may not need it so much. A specialist needs to be very experienced and up to the minute in his knowledge. A surgeon? Ya. I better not be his first patient. There are so many of them now days too that if you don't feel comfortable you can move on. Just depends.

Good question, I guess either is fine but it depends on their knowledge. Older doctors have been around a while and will generally have more information than a younger doctor, but they may be out of date with their information. At least with a new doctor, he/she would have up to date information.

Personally I'd like to have an experienced doctor just as mentioned abve.Since it is our purpose to get rid of desease when we need a doctor,thus an experienced doctor is relatively more attractive for his knowledge of different types of things,namely,he can better diagnose the illness,which meets our original aim. Thank you!!

i had both when i lost a kidney to cancer 5 years ago, the way it seemed to me was if the older doctor didn't go to updated seminars regularly as he's supposed to, the younger doctors have a leg up on knowledge and newer procedures . i had a very good friend my best friend get diabetes and the older doctor kept him on a certain insulin for 6 months knowing it wasnt really helping, i kept asking him to change the insulin and he said just wait a few more months , well screw him ,i went to a different younger doctor who changed the insulin and within 1 day the sugar levels were fine. i felt like going back and yanking him over the counter and sticking the old insulin in the needle when the sun dont shine. ill stick with the younger doc;s thank you

Hi Jen. It doesn't matter to me if they are young or old so long as they are capable of doing the job right. Because to me that is the most important thing. Happy mylotting!

Honestly, I do not care much if the doctor is old or young. What matters is he is experienced. Some young doctors have pretty good experiences in the cases they handled as compared to some older doctors. What matters most is the doctor is able to identify the problem, find the medication to fix the problem.

I prefer my own personal doctor because he has my records and everything and knows which medicine ticks me and not and all that, but I am like you too; don't mind the 2nd opinion of other doctors; especially a young and fresh one. Sometimes when new doctors are in the field, they would tend to be eager and all (this, my opinion), and their views might be fresher and more enthusiastic in a way. So, sometimes just to see what it's all about, I go to a new doctor just to find out about things. And I know I'm bad like that, but I tend to compare. And my family doctor is still the best, but I'll still go visit a new doctor once in awhile just to humor myself.

Hi, Jen, it really does not matter to me just as long as this doctor knows how to treat me and if he is smart in being my doctor. Just as long as he knows what he is doing, it does not matter if he/she is young or old. I go to my back doctor and he is a very young man. He probably is in his late 30s. He is very nice and he loves to conversate with his patients. Some older doctors are like that too. If a doctor knows his job well it is good enough for me. Age does not really matter. Just as long as he is knowlegeable and mature in his field of expertise.

I was always told to find a doctor your age so you could grow old with them. I guess sometimes you don't have a choice in doctors, male or female, but you should find one that you like and one that listens to you. There are plenty of doctors out there and referrals are a great way to find one, I'd rather have one my age that I can learn from and they can learn from me.

i SORT OF LIKE THE IDEA OF A younger dr. I think when they are first trying to build up their practice they are more interested in you & your problems.I don't think any of them pay as close attention to u as they should.Seems like the money is more important than anything to all of them.. Have a good one, Jen.

hi for me the word itself sounds the same,irrespective of their age.well, you can add the advantage to the old ones because of the experience that they carry.but,you can give some weightage to the young ones too for being upto date with the new discoveries and findings with the ever changing technology... i would prefer a doctor who is a good one,doesn't matter young or old...

I would rather have a doctor maybe middle aged between the young and the old doctor. I say this because I don't want a young doctor that is just out of school and hasn't really had much experience on his own patients yet. But I don't want an old doctor that is kinda out of date on the new things going on. I'd like to have a doctor in the middle so that they have had experience with their own patients and they also still are in the know of all the new things going on.

Theres a lot to say for experience and alot to say for new ways of doing things.As long as they make me better I don't really mind.We have had the same doctors at our surgery for years they know us really well,family doctors,so none of them are exactly young anymore.I suppose if I had to choose I would go for experience.

Hi, JenInTN, it is hard to say. Age does not exactly mean qualification, but normally you need experience to be a good doctor. Good background and continuous education are equally important. Personally, except for special cases, I will give young doctors a chance to demonstrate their performance.

I don't think I'm that choosy though but most probably prefer those with the right remedy to cure my sickness. See ya!

Hello JenInTN, to me it really doesn't matter the age it really depends on more of their experience and attitude. I have a doctor now that is maybe in his mid to late 30's and drives me nuts at times. I always say outside of the office we could probably be friends but as my doctor I would sometimes like to kick him in his "low hangs". I just feel like he doesn't spend enough time with me and although he sometimes seems to listen and is very straight forward with me he also seems to always be in such a rush. I am a severe diabetic and am suppose to go for an A1C test every three months and he tells me every time I am there he will get me one at my next visit because we just switched medicines or some other reason and then next visit comes and he says next visit. I know this may sound weird but I actually asked my OBGYN for the papers to be sent to the hospital for the A1C test and have gotten it from him a few times. I know it is part my fault because i should look for a different doctor but I am one who likes to stick with what gets me there plus there are only two other doctors that take my medical and the one works in the same office as my present doctor and the other is a complete jerk a*# that I have heard but bad things about and I wouldn't trust with my worst enemies life...and for as often as I am at the doctors I can not afford nor do I want to travel a long distance to see another doctor(the closest one would be about 48 miles away). So to me young or old, it doesn't really matter as long as they are experienced and treat me decently like a person and not a number.

I would prefer a experienced doc not very old and clumsy but yes a doc around 30s or 40s would be my pick ,, ,coz he will be exp as well as dynamic in his knowledge