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根据以下材料,回答题Text 2
Thetwobooks,FinalExam:ASurgeon'sReflectionsonMortalitybyPaulineChen,andBet-ter:ASurgeon'sNotesonPerformancebyAtulGawande,areremarkablyhonestandhumanac-counts,
bothdescribingprofessionalmomentsoffear,guilt,embarrassmentandhumor.Thetwoauthors,bothHarvard-educatedsurgeons,admittocasesofpersonalfailureandcallontheirfellowmedicstoreflectcontinuouslyonhowtheycanimprovethewaytheirprofessionispracticed.
PaulineChen'sprojectisadiscussionofappropriateend-of-lifecare.Sheprobesintotheques-tionofwhysurgeonscanseemunfeelingandslowlyteasesaparttheanswerthatitisbroughtaboutbyadoctor'straining.Inherview,medicalstudentsshould
learntotrivializedeathenoughtocopebuthumanizeitenoughtohelp,andtheirformaleducationcatersdisproportionatelytotheformer.AtulGawandeismoreinterestedinbehavioraltendencies
thanemotionalones.Hisiswiderinscopeandricherinfascinatingdetail.AstaffwriterfortheNewYorkeraswellasa2006MacArthur"genius"grantrecipientforhisresearch,Dr.Gawande
reportsontheexperienceofotherdoctorsaswellasrecountinghisown.Hehastalkedtomedicalmenwhohaveparticipatedinexecutionsandtootherswhohavebecomeprosecuting
lawyersinmalpracticesuits.
Dr.Gawandeencourageshiscolleaguestoobservetheirperformanceinaquantitativeway.Asimpleexampleofthisisthatmedics;includinghimself,washtheirhandsaboutathirdasoftenasthey
should.Bycontrast,doctorsattheWorldHealthOrganizationmonitorpoliowithsuchdili-gencethatasinglecaseinsouthernIndialeadstotherapidmobilizationofamassivevaccination
program.ArmysurgeonsinAfghanistanandIraqare,hebelieves,mastersatworkingoutwaystoim-provetheirperformance.Forexample,theirexhaustivespreadsheetsrevealthatwhen
surgeonsarefacedwithwoundedmenoffthebattlefield,thedeathcountisreducedif,insteadofcontinuingthenecessaryemergencytreatment,theyshiptheanaesthetizedsoldiersoffto
other,perhapsbetter-equippedfacilities,theirwoundsoftenstillopenandpackedwithgauze.
Bo~authorsrecallprofessionalstheyrespecttellingthemthatthebestdoctorsarethosewhocanputthemselvesintheirpatients'shoes.Thisallowsthemtoapproachopenlythequestionofwhen
togiveuponaggressivetreatmentandletthepatient'sfailinghealthprogresspeacefully.Deathscanoftenbemadeeasierthantheywouldhavebeeniftoomuchmedicalambitionhad
beeninvolved.
Wherethesebooksdisappoint,ifonlyslightly,isintheveryoccasionaluseofaspecializedtermwhenaneverydayphrasewouldhavedone.Apity,butasmallone.Ingeneral,bothbookssucceed
inbeingasengagingtothelaymanastothepracticingorstudyingdoctor.Theyshouldberequiredreadingforthelatter.
AccordingtoDr.Chen,medicalstudentsaretrainedto A.treatdeathassomethingunimportant.
B.treatdeathinaninhumaneway.
C.showsympathytowardspatients'sufferings.
D.showcivilitytowardsdyingpatients.
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