Abraham Verghese is a physician and a best-selling author — in that order, he says. He explains the difference between curing and healing, and tells Steve why doctors should spend more time with patients and less with electronic health records. SOURCES: Abraham Verghese , professor of medicine at Stanford University and best-selling novelist. RESOURCES: The Covenant of Water , by Abraham Verghese (2023). “ Abraham Verghese’s Sweeping New Fable of Family and Medicine ,” by Andrew Solomon ( The New York Times, 2023). “ Watch Oprah’s Emotional Conversation with Abraham Verghese, Author of the 101st Oprah’s Book Club Pick ” ( Oprah Daily, 2023). “ How Indian Teachers Have Shaped Ethiopia’s Education System ,” by Mariam Jafri ( The Quint, 2023). “ How Tech Can Turn Doctors Into Clerical Workers ,” by Abraham Verghese ( The New York Times Magazine, 2018). Cutting for Stone , by Abraham Verghese (2009). “ Culture Shock — Patient as Icon, Icon as Patient ,” by Abraham Verghese ( The New England Journal of Medicine, 2008). “ The Cowpath to America ,” by Abraham Verghese ( The New Yorker, 1997). My Own Country: A Doctor’s Story , by Abraham Verghese (1994). “ Urbs in Rure : Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Rural Tennessee ,” by Abraham Verghese, Steven L. Berk, and Felix Sarubbi ( The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1989). EXTRAS: “ Are You Suffering From Burnout? ” by No Stupid Questions (2023). “ Would You Rather See a Computer or a Doctor? ” by Freakonomics, M.D. (2022). “ How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? ” by Freakonomics Radio (2020). The Citadel , by A. J. Cronin (1937). Uncle Tom’s Cabin , by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1852). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
