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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What objection does Konner make to the training of physicians?
(a) They are taught to consider human health, but the system really teaches them to make money and get out quick.
(b) They are expected to master an enormous set of shifting facts.
(c) They are taught to focus on the bureaucratic profile of a case, not the human experience.
(d) They are not generally involved in the lives of the patients they are treating.

2. What does Konner wonder at, during one of his deliveries?
(a) Women can survive the pain of labor.
(b) So many American women were routinely anaesthetized during birth.
(c) Hospitals are even required for child birth.
(d) Babies can survive compression to pass through the birth canal.

3. What sense does Konner say he had as he entered his fourth and final year of med school?
(a) Flailing.
(b) Coasting.
(c) Starting from scratch.
(d) Struggling.

4. What does Konner's friend call to discuss with him?
(a) Applying to med school.
(b) His pregnant wife.
(c) His fainting spells.
(d) His aging mother.

5. What starts the day in the gynecology rotation?
(a) Rounds.
(b) Surgery.
(c) Paperwork.
(d) Outpatients.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Konner away from the hospital for, as a result of this nomination?

2. What was Dr. Brass' reaction when Konner talked to her about her management style?

3. What was the topic of the article titled 'Med School, Heal Thyself'?

4. What does Konner say Dr. Brass criticized him for?

5. When did Konner begin his gynecology rotation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is RPTA, and how did it affect Konner?

2. What does Konner say Dr. Suskauer recommended for delivering babies?

3. Who was Konner's first patient in gynecology?

4. How did Konner and Dr. Corwin treat the patient with Pickwickian syndrome?

5. What was Charlotte's ultimate outcome?

6. What was unique about Konner's first week in obstetrics?

7. How did Konner spend non-surgical afternoons in gynecology?

8. Describe Konner's conversation with the friend who wanted to apply to med school.

9. What African ritual does Konner describe relative to birth?

10. How did Konner violate the rules of obstetrics under Chief Resident Caggiola?

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