Alison's review of The House of God: The Classic Novel of Life and Death in an American Hospital

The House of God: The Classic Novel of Life and Death in an American Hospital The House of God: The Classic Novel of Life and Death in an American Hospital
by Samuel Shem
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Alison's review
rating: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
bookshelves: medical
status: Read in January, 2003

This book is a must read for any physician in training. It is not always pleasant and forces everyone (I think) to take a hard look in the mirror about the realities of who you must become to survive medical training. Things are better now I think (compared to the 70s when it was written), but there are definitely things that have not changed at all. My husband and I were both baffled though about how we did not see this much "action" ;) during our residency---that part must have changed in the past 30 years!
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