How Doctors Think

Title: How Doctors Think

Author: Jerome Groopman, M.D.

Pages: 6 discs?

Genre: Non-Fiction

Grade: B

Synopsis: Dr. Groopman describes the training that doctors receive that helps them diagnose a problem and prescribe treatment. The key is for the patient (and doctor) to keep in mind that the doctor is not infallible and that the patient sometimes needs to ensure that the doctor is considering all symptoms when making decisions.  The book also explores errors that doctors had made and the decisions that led to them.

My Review: This was a pretty interesting book.  I'm glad that it didn't come across with the feeling that doctors rarely make mistakes and that we (the patients) just need to sit back and let the doctor perform their work. On the contrary, the book stressed the importance of the patient staying involved in the treatment and decisions that are made as they may spot a mistake or be able to help head off a mis-diagnosis.