Afflicted: How Vulnerability Can Heal Medical Education and Practice

(Part of the Basic Bioethics Series)

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How medical education and practice can move beyond a narrow focus on biological intervention to recognize the lived experiences of illness, suffering, and death.

In Afflicted, Nicole Piemonte examines the preoccupation in medicine with cure over care, arguing that the traditional focus on biological intervention keeps medicine from addressing the complex realities of patient suffering. Although many have pointed to the lack...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262037394

ISBN13:9780262037396

Release Date:January 2018

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.27 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Education Education & Reference Medical Medical Books Philosophy

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Afflicted: How Vulnerability Can Heal Medical Education and Practice

(Part of the Basic Bioethics Series)

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