Declining Trust in the Medical Profession

Guest: Dhruv Khullar, MD, MPP, Physician, New York-Presbyterian Hospital When your doctor tells you to lose 15 pounds or recommends a medication for a health condition you’re experiencing, do you obey? How much do you trust your doctor’s expertise? How much do you trust the healthcare system more broadly – the hospitals, clinics, insurance companies and pharmacies? Physician and public health researcher Dhruv Khullar is concerned about declining levels of trust between Americans and the medical community.