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From the fictional portrayal of Dr. Gregory House to Jerome Groopman's bestseller How Doctors Think, both medical professionals and the general public recognize that there is more to the doctor's job than technical practice. Yet why do so many patients come away from their doctors' offices feeling dissatisfied with their interactions? In this welcome addition to the growing field of narrative medicine, physician Loreen Herwaldt uses the illness narratives of two dozen writer-patients to teach listening skills to medical students, residents, physicians, and other health care providers.
More Reviews and RecommendationsLoreen Herwaldt is a physician in Iowa City, where she holds appointments in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.