116. Abraham Verghese Thinks Medicine Can Do Better
Abraham Verghese is a physician and a best-selling author — in that order, he says. He explains the difference between curing and healing, and tells Steve why doctors should spend more time with patients and less with electronic health records.
RESOURCES:
- The Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verghese .
- "Abraham Verghese’s Sweeping New Fable of Family and Medicine,” by Andrew Solomon .
- “Watch Oprah’s Emotional Conversation with Abraham Verghese, Author of the 101st Oprah’s Book Club Pick” .
- "How Indian Teachers Have Shaped Ethiopia's Education System," by Mariam Jafri .
- “How Tech Can Turn Doctors Into Clerical Workers,” by Abraham Verghese .
- Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese .
- "Culture Shock — Patient as Icon, Icon as Patient," by Abraham Verghese .
- “The Cowpath to America,” by Abraham Verghese .
- My Own Country: A Doctor's Story, by Abraham Verghese .
- "Urbs in Rure: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Rural Tennessee," by Abraham Verghese, Steven L. Berk, and Felix Sarubbi .
EXTRAS:
- "Are You Suffering From Burnout?" by No Stupid Questions .
- "Would You Rather See a Computer or a Doctor?" by Freakonomics, M.D. .
- “How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis?” by Freakonomics Radio .
- (novel)" rel="nofollow">The Citadel, by A. J. Cronin .
- Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe .
SOURCES:
- Abraham Verghese, professor of medicine at Stanford University and best-selling novelist.
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