Book Review

Natalie Robins tells the story of an 18-year-old woman who died 11 years ago while under the care of residents at New York Hospital and of her father's crusade to blame the medical-education system. Sidney Zion's efforts ultimately led to the New York State Department of Health's “405 Regulations,” which recommended limiting the working hours of house staff and increasing supervision by attending physicians. Robins paints a not altogether sympathetic picture of Sidney Zion's mission, which seems at times obsessive, vengeful, and self-serving, but she joins him in denouncing graduate medical education for giving residents too much independence. The author . . .