{"product_id":"final-exam-a-surgeons-reflections-on-mortality-9780307275370","title":"Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant transplant surgeon brings compassion and narrative drama to the fearful reality that every doctor must face: the inevitability of mortality. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Uncommonly moving ... A revealing and heartfelt book.\" --Atul Gawande, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBeing Mortal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Pauline Chen began medical school, she dreamed of saving lives. What she could not predict was how much death would be a part of her work. Almost immediately, she found herself wrestling with medicine's most profound paradox--that a profession premised on caring for the ill also systematically depersonalizes dying. \u003ci\u003eFinal Exam\u003c\/i\u003e follows Chen over the course of her education and practice as she struggles to reconcile the lessons of her training with her innate sense of empathy and humanity. A superb addition to the best medical literature of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307275370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.24w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/06\/2008 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pauline W. Chen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44145746051253,"sku":"9780307275370","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9ee33ead-0675-4670-b3d1-26e0fc8c59d3.jpg?v=1715697348","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/final-exam-a-surgeons-reflections-on-mortality-9780307275370","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}