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I learned a lot of things in medical school, but mortality wasnt one of them. Medicine and what matters in the end, by atul gawande, published on tuesday by macmillan i learned about a lot of things in medical school, but mortality wasnt. The main characters of this non fiction, health story are. Downloadpdf being mortal illness medicine and what matters. Frontline follows renowned new yorker writer and boston surgeon atul gawande as he explores the relationships doctors have with patients who are. The author points out that a medical students education has not traditionally included training on helping a patient cope with grief. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.

The book addresses endoflife care, and how we are getting it wrong, both within the medical establishment and in our families. Considering the cost, in money, time and resources, and the ever expanding field of research, should medical schools expand the curriculum to include endoflife issues. Medicine and what matters in the end pdf epub book. In being mortal, bestselling author atul gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession. Description of being mortal by atul gawande pdf being mortal. In conjunction with gawandes new book, being mortal, the film investigates the practice of caring for the dying, and shows how doctors himself included are often remarkably untrained. Book discussion questions being mortal by atul gawande introduction.

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