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The House of God: The Classic Novel of Life and Death in an American Hospital

by Samuel Shem

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ISBN13: 9780385337380
ISBN10: 0385337388
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Now a classic! The hilarious  novel of the healing arts that reveals everything your  doctor never wanted you to know. Six eager interns  -- they saw themselves as modern saviors-to-be.  They came from the top of their medical school class  to the bottom of the hospital staff to serve a  year in the time-honored tradition, racing to answer  the flash of on-duty call lights and nubile  nurses. But only the Fat Man --the Clam, all-knowing  resident — could sustain them in their struggle to  survive, to stay sane, to love-and even to be  doctors when their harrowing year was done.

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"Brilliant !" — Chicago  Tribune.

"Bawdy blistering... this is  Catch-22 with stethoscopes."  --Cosmopolitan.

"Does  for the practice of medicine what  Catch-22 and M*A *S *H did  for the practice of warfare." — The  Newark Star-Ledger

"Wildly funny...  frightening... outrageous, moving... a story of  modern medicine rarely, if, ever told." --  The Houston Chronicle

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"Brilliant !" — Chicago Tribune.

Review:

"Bawdy blistering... this is Catch-22 with stethoscopes." --Cosmopolitan.

Review:

"Does for the practice of medicine what Catch-22 and M*A *S *H did for the practice of warfare." — The Newark Star-Ledger

Review:

"Wildly funny... frightening... outrageous, moving... a story of modern medicine rarely, if, ever told." — The Houston Chronicle

From the Paperback edition.

Synopsis:

Now a classic! The hilarious novel of the healing arts that reveals everything your doctor never wanted you to know. Six eager interns — they saw themselves as modern saviors-to-be. They came from the top of their medical school class to the bottom of the hospital staff to serve a year in the time-honored tradition, racing to answer the flash of on-duty call lights and nubile nurses. But only the Fat Man --the Clam, all-knowing resident — could sustain them in their struggle to survive, to stay sane, to love-and even to be doctors when their harrowing year was done.
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Matt, July 20, 2007 (view all comments by Matt)
Brilliant. This book exposes glaring problems in modern medicine. A comical satire it is a must read for anyone whether they be considering a career in medicine or are already in the game. Samuel Shem (Pen name) is a very well respected doctor in the health care community. This book chronicles the first year of an Intern and shares with the reader the successes and failures that they endure.
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ISBN:
9780385337380
Subtitle:
The Classic Novel of Life and Death in an American Hospital
Introduction:
Updike, John
Introduction:
Updike, John
Author:
Samuel Shem, MD with an Introduction by John Updike
Author:
Shem, Samuel
Publisher:
Dell Publishing Company
Location:
New York
Subject:
Hospitals
Subject:
Medical
Subject:
Physicians
Subject:
Internship and Residency
Subject:
Medical education
Subject:
Medical novels
Subject:
Interns
Subject:
Teaching hospitals.
Subject:
Bildungsromans
Subject:
Humorous fiction
Series Volume:
21
Publication Date:
January 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
397
Dimensions:
8.26x5.28x.92 in. .70 lbs.
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