Empathy and the Practice of Medicine: Beyond Pills and the Scalpel

Whereas modern medicine has become so technologically oriented, here is a book which emphasizes the humanity and the need to take the whole person into account. The author is an eminent gastroenterologist who has been practicing medicine for almost 50 years, and he still enjoys his work because he he enjoys people and helping them. It is a book which every practicing physician should read, and can also be most helpful for patients. A wonderful book by a wise and compassionate human being.

I am a returning student, non-traditional. I have been in science and research for 6 years, and now I am returning to undergraduate classes in hopes of gaining admission to medical school. I found this book in a used bookstore and have not been able to stop reading it. Excellent essays and ruminations on what empathy is, how it is attained and lost and how it might be taught. Excellent reading of an academic nature directly applicable to any student planning on entering the healthcare field.

Hello, I am undergraduat student with a goal of becoming a caring physician. While I was working as a volunteer at the University Hospital, my coordinator told me about this book. I wrote to the publisher and requested a copy from them. This was by the far the best book I have read in my college career. The chapters are well written and organized. Chapter 3 in this book was the most remarkable chapter for me. It opened my eyes in many different ways. It sort of helped me become even more mature... A Must Buy for all the pre-medical student and Medical Students.