April 3, 2023Monday The DO book club Beyond the diagnosis The DO Book Club, April 2023: “On Becoming a Healer: The Journey from Patient Care to Caring about Your Patients” In this book, Weiner makes an eloquent effort to identify the challenges of practicing 21st century medicine and to suggest ways to engage with patients despite many inherent obstacles. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Feb. 1, 2023Wednesday Mental health The DO Book Club: ‘Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses’ In her memoir, Sarah Fay questions the validity of the DSM and addresses several problems with how mental illness is commonly addressed in the U.S. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Dec. 1, 2022Thursday The DO book club Romance on the wards The DO Book Club, Dec. 2022: ‘On Rotation’ and ‘The White Coat Diaries’ In these books, we learn about the pressures some minority women face as they navigate their professional and personal lives. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Oct. 1, 2022Saturday The DO book club Trailblazers The DO Book Club, Oct. 2022: The Doctors Blackwell This history of the famous sisters and pioneers in medicine casts a spotlight on a tumultuous time in American history. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Aug. 1, 2022Monday The DO book club ICU care The DO Book Club, Aug. 2022: Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU Wes Ely, MD, shares the steps physicians can make to help their ICU patients recover better and more quickly. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
June 1, 2022Wednesday The DO book club Doctor as patient The DO Book Club, June 2022: In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope A doctor’s harrowing experience opens her eyes to the dismissive and impersonal treatment patients sometimes receive in the ICU, OR and ER. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
April 1, 2022Friday The DO book club Race and medicine The DO Book Club, April 2022: Black Man in a White Coat Damon Tweedy, MD, examines the complexities of being a Black person training as a physician and a Black patient in a system fraught with cultural, social and economic inequities. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Feb. 1, 2022Tuesday OB-GYNpatient careThe DO book club Art of medicine The DO Book Club, Feb. 2022: It’s All in the Delivery and Motherhood, Medicine & Me One DO details his quest to improve patient communication, and another shares her experiences as a mother and OB-GYN, in this month’s featured reads. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Dec. 15, 2021Wednesday The DO book club Exploring medical mysteries The DO Book Club, Dec. 2021: Every Patient Tells a Story Lisa Sanders, MD, explores the general decline in the art and practice of the physical exam and its use in making an accurate diagnosis for the patient.
Aug. 25, 2021Wednesday The DO book club Personal account The DO Book Club, Aug. 2021: The Undying Anne Boyer’s Pulitzer Prize winning memoir of her breast cancer treatment offers a glimpse into the suffering and isolation experienced by many patients.