The Book I Chose

The House of God is the book I'm going to be basing this blog off of mostly from now on. This book follows a handful of medical student interns during their journey through the self proclaimed "Best Medical School" abbreviated BMS throughout the rest of the book. This book takes place in the 1970s, so at times it might seem a little dated.

A lot of times this book strays quite far away from the main plot and follows the main character's life outside of the med school. In these scenes, it is not uncommon to find yourself reading detailed descriptions of his adulterous relationships with fellow interns, or his experimentation with various substances. I don't know if this is trying to say that this is really what med school does to you, or what exactly... I'm not far enough into the book to figure out exactly how all of this ties in together.

UPDATE: As of sometime over Spring Break, I am no longer reading The House of God for this assignment, I have switched to a different title altogether. The appropriately titled new book, Better, seems like it will in fact be better. In almost every way. This book is nonfiction as opposed to the former's lack thereof. This book was designed with the new medical student as the primary audience... the surgeon general who wrote this book is trying to give inside information on the workings of a hospital and how exactly being a doctor will affect your life. Discussing these two titles with someone who had read them both, I was strongly urged to run away from The House of God before it was too late and being reading Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance.