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riskyduck's review
5.0
Great ideas well presented. Will come back to these thoughts when looking to innovate in the healthcare system. Most interesting is how we can measure ourselves and hold ourselves to constantly improve, rather than being afraid of this evaluation being used against us.
jjoy07's review against another edition
4.0
Another interesting and insightful read by Dr. Gawande. This one wasn’t as moving for me as was his previous book, Complications, but still an engaging read.
aliireads's review
4.0
Good book. I like his other ones better. Lots of interesting stories and good advice at the end on how to improve performance
jessicarrrabbit's review
4.0
Not quite as gripping as “Being Mortal,” but still very interesting and well written.
mattneely's review
4.0
Very nice overview of medicine. I thought there would be more on improvement that would transfer to education.
hollyejacobs's review
4.0
One of my favorite medical writer. This gives terrific insight into the health care industry!
michellel123's review
4.0
I can't believe this guy is a doctor - he is an amazing writer! in this book he looks at different medical dilemmas faced by doctors around the world, and suggests ways that we can study ourselves and learn from mistakes to make our work more efficient and productive.
abbyilynch's review
4.0
read most of this for class, and it was super fascinating and interesting!!! it was written in a nice easy-to-read style that was a big contrast to mountains beyond mountains that we had to read before. i really liked how it didn’t just focus on surgery but focused on multiple different fields including obstetrics/gynecology!!! definitely both made me scared to be a doctor with all the crazy tales of medical malpractice lawsuits and insurance problems and also excited to help people as a doctor
mpasch's review
2.0
2.50, a decent book about interesting topics that I unfortunately am not that intrigued by.
akessle2's review
4.0
Wonderful book...in the vein of Malcolm Gladwell, just not centered on social science. Gawande is an incredible writer and observer of himself, his profession, and the world. This should be at the top of the reading list for medical and MBA students.