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Doctored: The Disillusionment Of An American Physician (2014)

by Sandeep Jauhar(Favorite Author)

3.58 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0374141398 (ISBN13: 9780374141394)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

review 1: This was a decidedly underwhelming book, and though it purports to be both about the crisis in American medicine and a crisis in one doctor's life, it is much more about the latter than the former. Jauhar has a handful of interesting observations about the evolving fortunes of doctors over time, but primarily repeats points that have been widely cited in policy debates about the subject. Much of the book is devoted to his dispiriting experiences "moonlighting" to earn extra income. While he argues this is because the salaries of academic physicians are not high enough, the average reader probably will not sympathize with the fact that a physician living in Manhattan, seeking to own two cars and send his children to private school, doesn't earn enough to meet these objec... moretives. Given that the problem does not seem very serious, it's hard to take his unhappiness at moonlighting very seriously either. Ultimately, it's not clear Jauhar has much to share that is of more general interest.
review 2: Interesting read. Unfortunately, every physician I know agrees with the author's assessment. They want out, as it is too dangerous to practice today. Most people do not understand how the medical field works today, but having worked on the medical side and the legal side, I can attest to the accuracy of lower reimbursements, scrounging for referrals, the overwhelming paperwork, and the disillusionment of doctors. It's a sad but true commentary on American medicine. less

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