Routine Miracles
eBook - ePub

Routine Miracles

Personal Journeys of Patients and Doctors Discovering the Powers of Modern Medicine

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Routine Miracles

Personal Journeys of Patients and Doctors Discovering the Powers of Modern Medicine

About this book

"This book covers medical advances that would once have been called miracles but have now become routine. The patients' stories within this book yield hope, optimism, and triumph. This is the best time ever to come out of medical school and training. This fact will inspire and uplift everyone in the medical profession as well as all of us who must, at some point, rely on the art of medicine to see us through." —Conrad Fischer, MD What has ruined today's medical students' interest in devoting their lives to finding cures for the most rampant diseases riddling our population? How can young doctors not be energized and excited by modern breakthroughs? Why are they not inspired by the ability of current AIDS drugs to increase life expectancy by twenty-five years?In Routine Miracles, award-winning internist and medical educator Conrad Fischer investigates the disconnect between medical advances and the rise of physician dissatisfaction. Fischer surveyed more than 3, 000 physicians and interviewed hundreds of patients to uncover the seeds of doctors' discontent. Based upon his findings, he offers a deeply personal and compelling call to action for all of us, doctor and patient alike, to celebrate the present and the future of medicine.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Part 1 - Practicing Alchemy on the Streets of New York
  7. Part 2 - An Open Mind Saves Lives
  8. Part 3 - Giving and Receiving “Thanks!”
  9. Part 4 - No Hope Is False
  10. Part 5 - Think “Quality of Life” Instead of “No Cure”
  11. Part 6 - Patient Empowerment Empowers Us All
  12. Part 7 - Heroic Doctors
  13. Epilogue
  14. Note About the Interviews
  15. Copyright