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http://media.blubrry.com/theshortcoat/p/media.blubrry.com/notgodsormachines/p/podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/NGOM-04.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week’s episode focuses on discussion of two short pieces from JAMA and the Annals of Internal Medicine respectively. In “Osler in Jail” Dr. Joseph Bell explores humanism as it applies to incarcerated patients and in “The Nazi Patient” Dr. Bernard Sussman comes to terms with a new patient and their very different world views. The discussion goes deep and treads on some very tender ground. This is a good on, folks. Read “Osler in Jail” here. Read “The Nazi Patient” here. This week’s…

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http://media.blubrry.com/theshortcoat/p/media.blubrry.com/notgodsormachines/p/podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/NGOM-03-a-small-good-thing.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week, Jason sits down with John Pienta, Kaci McCleary, Dylan Todd and Marc Toral to discuss Raymond Carver’s classic short story “A Small, Good Thing.” The conversation is wide ranging and focuses as much on the medicine involved in the story as it does the story itself. If you haven’t read the story, it’s highly recommended, but it isn’t necessary to have read it to enjoy the episode. Here’s a link where you can read the story online: http://christchurchlr.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/A-Small-Good-Thing.pdf