Judson's review
How Doctors Think
by Jerome Groopman
Judson's review
How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman
Judson's review
rating:
recommended for: people seeking to be frightened about their healthcare delivery.
The book itself is somewhat haphazardly structured and the author is not great at weaving his series of anecdotes into a concise thesis. That said, I felt the book was interesting at least from my medical student viewpoint on the missteps of and problems with medical care. He also does a good job at avoiding cynicism while discussing a topic that really just asks for it.
I think the major weakness of this book is that it is written from the perspective of either the author's experiences or those of his close friends, all of whom reside in the ivory towers of medicine. Not so useful for the medical common man. If you want to skip reading the book I felt the last chapter with questions for doctors (from a patient's perspective) was most pertinent and helpful for both providers and patients.
I think the major weakness of this book is that it is written from the perspective of either the author's experiences or those of his close friends, all of whom reside in the ivory towers of medicine. Not so useful for the medical common man. If you want to skip reading the book I felt the last chapter with questions for doctors (from a patient's perspective) was most pertinent and helpful for both providers and patients.
