About the Book: Being Mortal: Medicine And What Matters In The End
Is it time the medical profession rethought its approach to the old and
terminally ill? In what way? Should doctors be trained to prepare people to die
rather than simply be kept alive as long as possible? In Being Mortal, Atul
Gawande addresses these questions and argues that an acceptance of mortality
must lie at the heart of the way we treat the dying. Questioning, profound and
deeply moving, Being Mortal is a must-read.
About the Author: Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, is a surgeon, writer, and public health researcher. He
has written four