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It is a cult novel, written in 1978, that is still popular with medical students today. It was said to show the emotional toll of the profession, and how it can lead to burnout and the loss of compassion.
There is a cult novel published in 1978 called The House of God, which is still popular among medical students.
— Episode: 444. How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis...
Episode: 444. How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis?
It is a cult novel, written in 1978, that is still popular with medical students today. It was said to show the emotional toll of the profession, and how it can lead to burnout and the loss of compassion.
There is a cult novel published in 1978 called The House of God, which is still popular among medical students.
Before The House of God, I loved old people. Now they were no longer old people. They were gomers.
A gomer is doctor slang for get out of my emergency room.
I did not, could not love them anymore. I struggled to rest and cannot, and I struggled to love and cannot, for I'm all leeched out like a man's shirt washed too many times.