I would defer to a competent physician, who, gathering all empirical evidence, makes a scientific evaluation.
But he was a competent physician, if a little unimaginative in his diagnostic skills.
Dr. Jones is generally regarded as a competent physician and administrator.
You get that girl of yours to Charleston where there are competent physicians.
"And an extremely competent physician, as well as being a specialist in your type of case-which I'm not."
The founders of Jane initially focused their attention on providing women access to competent physicians willing to provide abortion services.
Marr's death had been classed as heart failure by competent physicians.
Apparently, my previous belief that any competent physician would have devised the same clinical solution was in error.
After the conflict, he came back to Belgrade where he made a name for himself as a competent physician.
What a brilliant way to attract competent and honest physicians!