APSA Newsletter - Phi Psi » 2009 Winter, Volume 3, No. 3 » Book Review of “How Doctors Think” by Jerome Groopman

Book Review of “How Doctors Think” by Jerome Groopman

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Dionisia Quiroga, APSA Public Relations Committee and Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

When I first glanced at the cover of this book, I was very skeptical. Based on the title and blasé picture of a stethoscope, I assumed it would be some "dumbed down" guide for patients on how to better understand their doctor's medical lingo and reasoning. After finishing the first few pages of the book, I was pleasantly surprised to be completely wrong. Instead, this book serves as a compilation of physician stories that point out the flaws in medicine, and what we should do to prevent them. For patients, it doesn't function as an excuse for how doctors act, but more of an explanation behind their reasoning, whether it be correct or not.