Ep 14: Samuel Shem |Failure, creativity and life as a clinician

Have you read the novel "The House of God" by psychiatrist Samuel Shem? I read it when I was in medical school and it deeply influenced me.   The book tells a captivating story of what it's like to be a Harvard resident with lots of humor, drama and wisdom.   I've had the great pleasure to interview Samuel Shem for you. In this conversation we cover lots of ground like: The best advice he ever got What his creative process looks like How he came up with the idea for The House of God How failure has set him up for success The quote he lives by And much, much more