41 pages • 1 hour read
Rachel PearsonNo Apparent Distress: A Doctor’s Coming of Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2017A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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In your own medical history, have you, or has anyone you know, ever experienced any bias or mistreatment, however slight, at the hands of a doctor? Relate to examples in the text.
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Do you find it reasonable that a doctor could avoid a singular focus, as Pearson recommends, without sacrificing the quality of their work? Can someone involved in a field as serious as medicine afford to pursue other interests? Why or why not?
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Does Pearson’s admission of depression and that she is a smoker affect her credibility as a medical care provider?
