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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Konner say he tried to hide from the woman on whom he had to perform a neurological exam?

2. When was 'Becoming a Doctor' published?

3. What is 'dura mater'?

4. What kind of treatment was Katherine Ballard most interested in administering?

5. What kinds of experiences prevent medical students from looking forward to initial encounters with patients?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Konner's experience working with Dr. Haley in pediatric outpatient services?

2. What was the controversy around the patient Ruskin operated on?

3. What was Konner's experience with shock therapy?

4. What crude resident behavior was Konner appalled by?

5. What are Konner's feelings about surgery?

6. What is borderline syndrome?

7. What does Konner say he finds unrealistic in TV doctor dramas?

8. How does Konner say med school affected him personally?

9. What lesson does Konner say he learned from John Williams?

10. How does Konner characterize the split between theories of psychiatric medicine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Konner gain or lose authority by not practicing medicine, and by returning instead to anthropology? What specifically does he gain, as he criticizes and portrays the medical system? What specifically does he lose by not practicing?

Essay Topic 2

What are the different narrative threads Konner weaves throughout 'Becoming a Doctor'? One is the simple chronological experience of med school. What developments take place, and how does Konner's personality, or how do his attitudes about medicine or illness or his own identity change throughout the course of the book? Where do these themes intersect? How are they developed?

Essay Topic 3

What would a medical school, or medical industry run along Konner's ideas look like? Would it be profitable? Would it be better or worse than the industry he was indoctrinated into? Does Konner offer his critiques for the purpose of designing a better system?

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