The Misplaced Rhetoric of Medicine

Authors

John A. Vaughn, M.D., The Ohio State University Student Health ServicesFollow

Abstract

For this doctor, practicing rhetoric is a key part of practicing medicine. The communicative bond between doctor and patient, however, is being influenced by other, powerfully persuasive forces.

About the Author(s)

John Vaughn is a physician at The Ohio State University Student Health Services and Clinical Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. His writing on the doctor-patient relationship has appeared in The Los Angeles Times and Medical Economics. He is currently developing a course in narrative and medicine with The Ohio State University Department of English.

DOI

10.15760/harlot.2010.4.4

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/39404

Creative Commons License

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Recommended Citation

Vaughn, M.D., John A. (2010) "The Misplaced Rhetoric of Medicine," Harlot: A Revealing Look at the Arts of Persuasion: No. 4, 4.
https://doi.org/10.15760/harlot.2010.4.4