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**Avash K** · 10-27-2009, 08:15 PM

Recap of Episode 212: Revisiting the House of God

This past Sunday, while the Radio Rounds crew was in Chicago, we concluded our three-week Experience of Residency series, and the free podcast is now available on our iTunes page here!

Our special guest was Samuel Shem -- which is the pen-name for Harvard psychiatrist and former Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Stephen Bergman. Shem is the author of the famous novel The House of God, which was published over 30 years ago but remains one of the greatest works ever written about the medical profession. As we mentioned last week, The House of God was in fact named by the British medical journal The Lancet as one of the two most important American medical novels of the 20th century, alongside Sinclair Lewis' Arrowsmith.

In the episode, we talked with Shem about why he thinks The House of God is so well-received, even today -- and how the perception of the novel has changed since its time of publication. We also talked about Shem's latest book, The Spirit of the Place, and about "how to stay human in medicine." We encourage you to listen to the podcast of this episode, and of each episode in our Experience of Residency series! To recap, our special guests for the series were:

Part I (Episode 210): Dr. Sandeep Jauhar, Author of Intern: A Doctor's Initiation
Part II (Episode 211): Dr. Michael Collins, Author of Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs and Hot Lights, Cold Steel
Part III (Episode 212): Samuel Shem (Dr. Stephen Bergman), Author of The House of God and The Spirit of the Place

Want to hear more from Samuel Shem? Visit his website to listen to his 2009 Harvard Medical School commencement speech.

UP NEXT: Join us next Sunday (November 1) for Radio Rounds, as we will be joined live in the studio by Dr. Daniel Miller, a practicing urologist in Dayton, Ohio. The show will air at 12 p.m. ET with live streaming audio on our blog: http://radiorounds.blogspot.com

anneturner64 · 11-16-2009, 09:48 AM

that's an amusing pen-name, since "shem" is the Hebrew word for "name"

It would be like using the alias "Sam Name" in English.

**Laksh** · 11-16-2009, 09:58 AM

Ha! Fitting and clever, I love it. Thanks for the info!

10-27-2009, 08:15 PM	#1
Avash K Associate Organization Status: Medical Student Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 27	Recap of Episode 212: Revisiting The House of God SDN Members don't see this ad. Recap of Episode 212: Revisiting the House of God This past Sunday, while the Radio Rounds crew was in Chicago, we concluded our three-week Experience of Residency series, and the free podcast is now available on our iTunes page here! Our special guest was Samuel Shem -- which is the pen-name for Harvard psychiatrist and former Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Stephen Bergman. Shem is the author of the famous novel The House of God, which was published over 30 years ago but remains one of the greatest works ever written about the medical profession. As we mentioned last week, The House of God was in fact named by the British medical journal The Lancet as one of the two most important American medical novels of the 20th century, alongside Sinclair Lewis' Arrowsmith. In the episode, we talked with Shem about why he thinks The House of God is so well-received, even today -- and how the perception of the novel has changed since its time of publication. We also talked about Shem's latest book, The Spirit of the Place, and about "how to stay human in medicine." We encourage you to listen to the podcast of this episode, and of each episode in our Experience of Residency series! To recap, our special guests for the series were: Part I (Episode 210): Dr. Sandeep Jauhar, Author of Intern: A Doctor's Initiation Part II (Episode 211): Dr. Michael Collins, Author of Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs and Hot Lights, Cold Steel Part III (Episode 212): Samuel Shem (Dr. Stephen Bergman), Author of The House of God and The Spirit of the Place Want to hear more from Samuel Shem? Visit his website to listen to his 2009 Harvard Medical School commencement speech. UP NEXT: Join us next Sunday (November 1) for Radio Rounds, as we will be joined live in the studio by Dr. Daniel Miller, a practicing urologist in Dayton, Ohio. The show will air at 12 p.m. ET with live streaming audio on our blog: http://radiorounds.blogspot.com

11-16-2009, 09:48 AM	#2
anneturner64 New Member Status: Pre-Health Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	shem that's an amusing pen-name, since "shem" is the Hebrew word for "name" It would be like using the alias "Sam Name" in English.

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11-16-2009, 09:58 AM	#3
Laksh Associate Organization Status: Medical Student Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4	Ha! Fitting and clever, I love it. Thanks for the info!