Informed Consent

by Lawrence Segel

Terry Fine seems to have it made. He's an up-and-coming resident at University Hospital, surrounded by beautiful nurses and the promise of a bright future. It is a time when medicine was embraced as a noble profession and doctors were considered above reproach.But when a routine procedure leads to a patient's death, and Terry is wrongly implicated as a key player, his world starts to turn upside down. Threats of legal action and pressure from hospital administrators to deny any wrongdoing leave Terry racing to save his career, and possibly his life.

188 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2013

Reviews

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a medical librarian working in the health care system I haven't read as good a portrayal of hospital life since "House of God." This fiction novel realistically portrays medical training through the eyes of a hospital's staff doctors, residents, interns, and nurses. The hospital is run by a tyrannical administration protected by snake-like lawyers, and the house staff are treated like its pawns. Self-sacrifice is expected of its young doctors; not for patient care, but how best to cover the hospital's reputation. There is plenty of dark humour, but always an underlying realism that patient's lives hang in the balance. The ending has an interesting twist and cries out for a sequel. This book will be enjoyed by anyone involved or interested in the lives of doctors-in-training and the hospitals they work in.