from Dr. Atul Gawande’s medical residency. In this book‚ he tells some of his most traumatic and intense stories from a surgeon’s point of view. He explains the need for good decision making skills‚ judgment‚ and the importance of education in an important career. His stories are very inspiring and fascinating. Complications lays bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is uncertain‚ perplexing‚ and profoundly human. In the first section of the book‚ “Fallibility‚” Gawande provides
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English) or from this class‚ they’ve greatly increased in usage and my writings have become increasingly smooth. In English I‚ the fall semester of Freshman year‚ I wrote a paper on the book Better by Atul Gawande‚ titled Three Ways to Succeed in Medicine. Even the starting paragraph lacks transitions: Atul Gawande’s novel‚ Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance‚ shows ways to succeed in the medical profession. Three requirements add up to create the most efficient way to function as a health care
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Dr. Atul Gawande’s extensive surgical experience‚ and research for his books makes him an incredibly qualified individual to discuss the issues within the healthcare industry. He addresses many of the questions that doctors‚ patients‚ and insurance companies are asking as the world of medicine continues to advance rapidly‚ for better or for worse. Many of the things Dr. Gawande addresses align well with my preconceived notions of the healthcare field. In both the TED Talk and Dr. Gawande’s book
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The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande speaks to the bare essentials‚ the simple nature of applying what is operations management. He writes about how a checklist‚ a simple checklist‚ can be used to effectively reduce mistakes especially pertaining to experts if well designed and properly implemented. He particularly stresses the successful applications of checklists in medicine‚ aviation‚ construction and finance‚ but makes clear that it is not just in these fields‚ but in any and every component
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combine quality control‚ cost control‚ and innovation. Can health care? Article Summary In his August 2013 article‚ Dr. Atul Gawande discusses how large conglomerates in health care could increase quality‚ control cost‚ and maximize innovation if they would only consider methods employed by a prominent and successful restaurant chain – The Cheesecake Factory. Gawande argues The Cheesecake Factory is able to consistently provide high-quality food and service at reasonable prices because they
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Atul Gawande’s book Being Mortal and the corresponding Frontline Program described many examples of individuals being diagnosed with terminal illnesses and how they and the medical professionals responded to their diagnoses (2014). I was surprised to learn that Gawande‚ who is an oncologist‚ and many of his colleagues did not want to tell their terminally ill patients that they are dying. Informing someone that they are dying would not be a pleasant task to undertake‚ however I thought that doctors
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In Being Mortal‚ Dr. Atul Gawande explains in the book’s opening chapter how our modern age’s demographic shifts have inspired a phenomenon he calls the “veneration of the independent self.” Dr. Gawande discusses how in the past surviving to old age was uncommon where in the late 18th-century‚ for example‚ those 65 and older made up less than two percent of the U.S. population compared to now comprising approximately 14 percent. Furthermore‚ he describes that parents living longer has led their children
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conditions‚ approaches to challenging task and communication style when collaboration with colleagues are obligatory‚ thus are similar key components in the medical and teaching profession. However‚ according to the article‚ “The Bell Curve” by Atul Gawande‚ accountability for the results‚ which considered “average work”‚ does not hold prominence as do in the teaching profession. Like the attributes of Dr. Warren Warwick‚ director of Fairview University Children’s Hospital‚ an exemplary teacher has
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A Good Life/A Good Death Atul Gawande’s book Being Mortal and the corresponding Frontline Program described many examples of individuals being diagnosed with terminal illnesses and how they and the medical professionals responded to their diagnoses. I was surprised to learn that Gawande‚ who is an oncologist‚ and many of his colleagues did not want to tell their terminally ill patients that they are dieing. I understand that informing someone that they are dying would not be a pleasant task to undertake
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Evaluating aspects from a scientific perspective is not limited to only people who are pursuing science as a career or major. Atul Gawande‚ respected surgeon and author‚ understands this concept well and works to encourage the public to trust in testing a hypothesis no matter how profound. Through utilizing the strategies of incorporating personal experience‚ rhetorical questions‚ and a motivational tone‚ Gawande’s article‚ The Mistrust of Science‚ pushes readers to face challenges without a doubt
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