Human Side Of Medicine Book

	Tables
	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction: Defining the Human Side of Medicine and Identifying the Audience
Pt. I	What It's Like to Be a Patient
1	Medical Care Starts with the Patient's Story	3
2	Learning from End-of-Life Stories	19
3	Time	27
4	Learning from Patients' Experiences	31
5	Learning from Students' Experiences	37
6	Learning about Uncertainty	43
7	Learning How Patients Handle Illness	51
Pt. II	What It's Like to Be a Physician
8	A Day in the Life of Physician	59
9	The Medical History	71
10	Diagnosis: How Physicians Reason	81
11	Treatment and Prognosis	93
12	Medicine Is a Collaborative Profession	97
13	Rituals	109
14	Language and Communication	111
15	What Can Go Wrong	121
16	The Physician as Professional	131
17	Values and Dealing with Change	143
18	Becoming a Physician: The Evolution of a Career	151
Pt. III	The Doctor-Patient Relationship
19	The Qualities of the Doctor-Patient Relationship	163
20	What Can Go Wrong with the Doctor-Patient Relationship	173
21	Addressing Some of the Myths about the Doctor-Patient Relationship	179
Pt. IV	The Human Side of Medicine: Bringing It All Together
22	Another Look at a Day in the Life of a Physician	187
Pt. V	Teaching the Human Side of Medicine
23	Teaching the Human Side of Medicine	217
Pt. VI	Summing Up
24	Fashioning the Best System of Medical Care Possible: What Would Be Ideal for the Patient; What Would Be Ideal for the Physician	229
25	Epilogue and My Personal Journey	239
App	Outline of the "Seminar in the Human Side of Medicine" Course at Macalester College	247
	Notes	253
	Selected Bibliography	259
	Index	261