Using her insider's perspective, author Linda Thompson, MD chronicles how our medical system evolved to its current state of crisis, and offers solid common sense advice on how to improve delivery and patient outcomes more humanely and far more cost effectively. Old School Medicine uses examples from her own experience and training that trace where our healthcare system veered off course. Through her own case studies and learning, she explains complex issues whose solutions may seem counterintuitive, and shows us that as the most advanced nation in the world, we can do better.