Today, Ben chats with professor of sociology Dr. Jonathan Imber about his book "Trusting Doctors, the Decline of Moral Authority in American Medicine" which examines how American physicians in the early 20th century acquired an unprecedented level of trust that was subsequently lost.  They touch on some of the themes from the book, the importance of reflection and character for medical trainees, and Ben asks Dr. Imber if the medical profession can regain some of the trust it previously held.  Listen to find out where some of that trust remains!

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Show Notes:
18:44 - "The Finest Traditions of My Calling: One Physician's Search for the Renewal of Medicine" by Abraham Nussbaum
18:53 - "What Matters in Medicine: lessons from a life in primary care" And, "A Measure of My Days: the Journal of a Country Doctor," by David Loxterkamp
19:57 - "Treatment Kind and Fair: Letters to a Young Doctor" by Perri Klass

20:40 - "Taking Care of the Hateful Patient" NEJM article by James Groves

33:10 - "Forgive and Remember: Managing Medical Failure" Charles Bosk