| Contents |
Introduction : my fellow humans -- 1. It takes a village : Memphis -- 2. Scrub nurse -- 3. Becoming a doctor : Stanford -- 4. Becoming a surgeon : Yale -- 5. Combat surgeon : death and our common humanity -- 6. Getting toward equal : Sweden -- 7. A man ain't nothin' but a man -- 8. Orthopedic chief : Harvard -- 9. Diagnosis and treatment : the subconscious at work -- 10. Health-care disparities : race -- 11. Health-care disparities : women, Hispanics, elderly, gay -- 12. Culturally competent care -- Epilogue -- Some practical suggestions for patients and physicians -- National standards on culturally and linguistically appropriate services. |
| General note | "With a new preface." |
| General note | " ... Use[s] extensive research and interviews with leading physicians to show how subconscious stereotyping influences doctor-patient interactions, diagnosis, and treatment"--Publisher description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 0674241371 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780674241374 (paperback) |
