Canada has a universal system of public healthcare.  Most doctors in Canada seek to be very professional in the delivery of healthcare services.  But, there's one particular doctor who appears to have little if any respect for basic respect for facilitating the active treatment of patients toward their recovery.  It is apparent that doctor in Dr. Jerry Tenenbaum who has been based in Toronto's Mount Sinai, but has established a practice out in Victoria, is not one of these doctors -- prospective future patients beware.

"Rude, arrogant, over-books his patients to the point that his office should have a revolving door because you're in one minute and out the next. Will give you only a minute for your appointment but book you in to see him at least 3 X a week so he gets the visit billing but does nothing for your illness. After seeing him a half dozen times, and his misdiagnosis from the beginning, he tells me, as he is escorting me to the front reception, that I now have full-blown RA and will just have to "live with it". I asked him how long 'till I am unable to walk at all and he announces in a loud voice, in front of everyone in the waiting area, that if I was going to have that kind of negative attitude, I would have to get another doctor. So, I said, "You got it buddy, YOU'RE FIRED!", and I got referred to Dr. de Champlain, who is ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL and the RA is now under control and I am dancing, running, and generally doing everything that I could do before the onset of this disease." This is an excerpt of some of the reviews that were posted on RateMDS.com by patients of Dr. Jerry Tenenbaum.

The medical profession is such that a patient is always expected and required to trust a doctor and the doctor on the other hand is bound by law to keep all interactions with his patients private. However, from the review posted by this disgruntled patient with RA, Dr. Jerry Tenenbaum simply made their private conversation public by letting his ego get the better of him right at the reception where others were also waiting to have a day to forget with him. Secrecy and privacy within the medical profession with regards to a patient’s medical condition is a must which is enshrined rules and regulations governing the work of all medical practitioners. However, this is a rule that Dr. Jerry Tenenbaum flouts with impunity time after time.

Rudeness is personality trait that doctors and for that matter all medical professionals are required to do away with the moment they decide to enter into noble field of medical profession. It is therefore quite unfortunate that Dr. Jerry Tenenbaum was unable to shed his rudeness during his training which has seen him carry out his medical duties with a level of rudeness that is never part of the medical profession. It can also be seen that it all stems from the fact that Dr. Jerry Tenenbaum has very little time for his patients even though he is the same person who sees to it that they are over-booked in order to get his visit billing. Providing a patient with ample time within which to help him or her come to terms with whatever ailment he or she is suffering from has always been the bane of the medical profession but sadly enough Dr. Tenenbaum does not have such time at his disposal as he is always seen to be in a rush to get patients into his consulting room. 

How can a professional doctor help a patient to understand his or her medical condition in less than two minutes? This is a question that only Dr. Jerry Tenenbaum can answer. Rudeness and arrogance are two behavioural practices that never bring about anything good and so for a doctor to be able to combine them in dealing with a patient’s medical condition in less than two minutes is something very commendable. This goes on to show that Dr. Jerry Tenenbaum really does not have any value for the lives of those who find space within their heavy schedules to visit his consulting room.

The least said about Dr. Jerry Tenenbaum the better it would be for the image of the medical profession as his behaviour is constantly in contrasting that expected of a medical practitioner. When a doctor decides to put the lives of his patients in jeopardy as a result of his personal behavioural traits then all well-meaning individuals need to be really concerned. It is about time that Dr. Jerry Tenenbaum is made well aware of the fact that human lives are of utmost importance than whatever salary he takes home even if he decides to work for a century. Human life is just priceless and as such shouldn’t be joked with at all regardless of whom you are.