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It is essential to read this book for any future physician or physician resident. He is an actor and writer, known for stat 1991, the house of god 1984 and hit the ice 20. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the house of god. The reason for this was that hes a psychiatrist and he was afraid to lose his patients when they would find out about the house of god, but of course every patient found out and they really liked it. Its a sequel to the house of god, a modern classic especially among healthcare professionals. Pdf the house of god book by samuel shem free download. Mans 4th best hospital is no house of god in his first novel, samuel shem made a surprising argument about what plagues the medical world. A story of a medical intern, learning to cope in the. The house of god follows medical intern roy basch and his fellow interns as they enter their medical career. Samuel shem aka stephen bergman is the author of several books of fiction including the bestseller the house of god. The house of god by samuel shem student doctor network. With more than two million copies sold worldwide, it has been hailed as one of the most important medical novels ever written.
Stephen bergman, better known by his legendary pen name samuel shem, joins me to discuss his upcoming book, mans 4th best hospital. The book is called the house of god by samuel shem. Samuel shem is a novelist, playwright, and, for three decades, a member of the harvard medical school faculty. The house of god, a book as sexist as it was influential, gets a. Bob project in the division on addictions at harvard medical school. Just wanted to start a thread about the book the house of god by samuel shem.