The Human Side of Medicine
Learning What It's Like to Be a Patient and What It's Like to Be a Physician
- 304 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
The Human Side of Medicine
Learning What It's Like to Be a Patient and What It's Like to Be a Physician
About this book
At a time of great change in the technology and delivery of medical care, the timelessness and permanence of the non-technical aspects of medicineāthe human sideāare of profound value to patients and physicians alike. With more than 30 years of medical practice, teaching, advising, and mentoring medical students and undergraduates, Savett champions two premises: first, that the importance of physicians mastering the human side of medicine is as critical as learning its biology and technology; and second, that this can be taught. Attending to the human side refines diagnosis and treatment by recognizing the uniqueness of each patient's experience, and it enriches the experience for all those in the caring professions. Physicians who have always put their patients' interests first and never compromised their professional values have preserved their identity, vitality, and enthusiasm as caring doctors. This is a book about what keeps the practice of medicine stimulating: not fascinating cases, but fascinating people and relationships, the best reasons to enter medicine. Learning the human side of medicine, asserts Savett, will help attract talented and compassionate people to the field. Full of stories and lessons, ^IThe Human Side of Medicine^R is important reading for those considering a career in medicine and related professions, those already practicingāand patients.
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Table of contents
- Tables
- Foreword by William H. Harvey, Ph.D.
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Defining the Human Side of Medicine and Identifying the Audience
- Part I. What Itās Like to Be a Patient
- Part II. What Itās Like to Be a Physician
- Part III. The Doctor-Patient Relationship
- Part IV. The Human Side of Medicine: Bringing It All Together
- Part V. Teaching the Human Side of Medicine
- Part VI. Summing Up
- Appendix: Outline of the āSeminar in the Human Side of Medicineā Course at Macalester College
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index