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Savett practiced primary care internal medicine for 30 years, and now teaches about the psychological and social dimensions of medicine and the doctor-patient relationship at the U. of Minnesota Medical School, and at Macalester College and the U. of St. Thomas. The text includes extensive excerpts of articles published in various journals, most in the past decade. Savett draws on his own experiences and those of his students, patients, and medical colleagues in reflecting on the nontechnical part of medicine. For students beginning to consider a medical career, medical students and residents, medical educators, practicing and retired physicians, other medical professionals and staff working with patients, and patients.
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THE HUMAN SIDE OF MEDICINE: Learning What It’s Like to Be a Patient and What It’s Like to Be a Physician Laurence A. Savett, M.D. AUBURN HOUSE THE HUMAN SIDE OF MEDICINE THE HUMAN SIDE OF MEDICINE Learning What It’s Like to Be a Patient and What It’s Like to Be a Physician Laurence A. Savett, M.D. Foreword by William H. Harvey AUBURN HOUSE Westport, Connecticut • London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Savett, Laurence A., 1936– The human side of medicine : learning what it’s like to be a patient and what it’s like to be a physician / Laurence A. Savett. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–86569–318–8 (alk. paper)—ISBN 0–86569–319–6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Physician and patient. 2. Medicine—Miscellanea. 3. Medical care— Miscellanea. I. Title. [DNLM: 1. Physician-Patient Relations. 2. Attitude of Health Personnel. 3. Attitude to Health. 4. Nurse-Patient Relations. 5. Patients—psychology. W 62 S266h 2002] R727.3.S355 2002 610.69′6—dc21 2001053837 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2002 by Laurence A. Sav