In this era of "high tech" medicine, there is a danger of losing the "high touch" aspect of medical care. Dr Griner combines the two in an interesting telling of more than 50 brief stories that he collected over a 58 year career. These stories have provided learning experiences for the author and subsequently for his students. They range from the interesting aspects of medical practice to the poignant moments that physicians are privileged to share with their patients. Dr Griner divides his presentation into four parts: 1) Ethics and Professionalism, 2) The Importance of Good Bedside Skills; Listening, Observing and Examining, 3) Learning Moments from Other Stories and 4) Key Challenges for Today's Medical Schools. Further, the author organizes the presentations so that toward the end of the account, he phrases some questions. At the end of the book he gives his responses to the questions.
The stories are well written, appropriate in length and interesting to read. They provoked thoughtful deliberation. The follow-up questions were added opportunities to explore my own attitudes and opinions. I appreciated the thoughtful approach that Dr Griner practiced and described and his ethics in dealing with the medical issues faced over many years of practice and teaching. I found this book to be interesting and thought provoking. I identified with the circumstances of many of his patients and that if in a similar situation, I might be fortunate enough to have a physician with the care, concerns, patience and intelligence of a Paul Griner.
As a lay person, married to a physician and a member of a "medical family", I can say that this book is not just for lay people, but speaks to those in the medical field as well. My husband, now retired, read the book and found it of great interest. He reminisced over situations similar to ones he had faced and he exclaimed over how helpful the book could be in working with medical students as they begin their experiences in a patient care setting.
This book contains stories of absorbing interest and is one to be shared with others.
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