Making Sense of Medicine: Bridging the Gap Between Doctor Guidelines and Patient Preferences

This book’s author works at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of General Internal Medicine. In addition to being a clinician with a focus on internal medicine, Berger has a doctorate in epidemiology, works as a bioethicist, instructs medical students and residents, and sees patients. Berger begins and ends the book by describing what he views as the major components of how medicine is practiced today. He identifies tests, genes, patient involvement, and individualized care as the common ways for treating patients. Berger’s chapters are interesting, are well written, and make sense for people with little medical knowledge or background.