Treatment Kind and Fair: Letters to a Young Doctor

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If youve ever sat on an examination table and wondered what is really going on in your doctors head, then this book is for you. New York Times contributor and beloved author Perri Klass addresses the primary issues in the life of any doctor and, by extension, the lives of those for whom they care. She explores the moral judgments of doctors, questions of death and physician-assisted suicide, the daily life of a doctor, doctors as patients, and more. Klass offers a fascinating glimpse inside the doctors office for aspiring physicians and medical buffs. Treatment Kind and Fair is also a must-read for anyone whos ever been a patient.

Perri Klass, M.D., is a practicing pediatrician, an acclaimed author, and a Prize-winning journalist. Her recent books include Every Mother Is a Daughter with Sheila Solomon Klass, and Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who doesn't Fit In with Eileen Costello, M.D. She is the Medical Director of the national literacy program Reach Out and Read, dedicated to promoting literacy as part of pediatric primary care. She is Professor of Journalism and Pediatrics at New York University, and lives in New York City.

"Perri Klass is honest about her own neuroses, thoughtful about conflict and harmony in her own profession, furious at the arrogant frauds she has been made to work with, and not afraid to tell us everything she has seen." "Unflinching honesty.... Perri Klass invites us to experience medicine's initiation rites, laws, and inner workings from the border of first-year medical school to the weary heart of the realm." "Library Journal" "Pediatrician and journalist Klass delivers a vivid account of her experiences and lessons learned during medical school, residency, and as an attending physician... Her enthusiasm for the profession and ability to share her years of practice make this an excellent read for future medical students, medical professionals, and anyone interested in medicine." "New England Journal of Medicine" "The literary treatment that Klass chose as the vehicle for her thoughts carries with it the kindness and fairness of centuries of wisdom seasoned with doubt and of age yearning to be of use to youth. Her book animates the doctor's plight and gift: no answers, but always questions." "Washington Post" "Klass tackles some of the most timely and controversial dilemmas that will confront newly minted physicians"