Quotes by : Atul Gawande

We recruit for attitude and train for skill,

The core predicament of medicine - the thing that makes being a patient so wrenching, being a doctor....

Our reverence for independence takes no account of the reality of what happens in life: sooner or later,....

People seemed to have two different selves—an experiencing self who endures every moment equally and....

All involve risk, uncertainty, and complexity — and therefore steps that are worth committing to a....

At least two kinds of courage are required in aging and sickness. The first is the courage to confront....

Oliver Sacks remains my hero to this day. He was one of the first medical writers I read. The other was....

What is troubling is not just being average but settling for it. Everyone knows that average-ness is,....

We are besieged by simple problems.... Checklists can provide protection

The striking thing is that WHO doesn't really have the authority to do any of this. It can't tell governments....