great book suggestion

[Mansoor]

Hey for anyone who wants to read a medical-related book, i strongly suggest Complications: A Surgeon's Note on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande. It is really a wonderful book. The author is a harvard med graduate in his last year of surgical residency. He explains the fallibility of doctors, how they are human, and tells a few great stories.

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[Doctora Foxy]

While we're having a book club meeting... :wink:

I'd like to suggest The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman. I'm reading it now and it's really interesting...it's about the clash of cultures and western/eastern medicine when an epileptic Hmong child seeks medical care in CA.

 

[Mansoor]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by Doctora Foxy:
•While we're having a book club meeting... :wink:

I'd like to suggest The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman. I'm reading it now and it's really interesting...it's about the clash of cultures and western/eastern medicine when an epileptic Hmong child seeks medical care in CA.•••••Yeah i read that too. Great book, i agree. However, i am not a fan of history at all, and the latter half of the book pretty much intertwines a chapter of Hmong history with a chapter of the story at hand. I skimmed through the history, but the rest of the book is wonderfully insightful.

 

[zephyr_97]

Funny that you mentioned Complications. I was at Border reading it tonight. The Spirit Catches you is also a great read. Now I am churning through Betrayal of Trust by Laurie Garrett. Aside from her book, are there good books on healthcare reform, specifically in regards to Healthcare access for the disadvantaged? Thanks!

Z.

 

[Bikini Princess]

"Becoming a Doctor" by Melvin Konner. No doubt one of the best, I think most SDNers will agree.

 

[sunflower79]

For a unique view of health care reform, read Gesundheit! by Patch Adams.