The House of God

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The House of God

First edition
Author	Samuel Shem
Language	English
Genre	Satirical novel
Publisher	Richard Marek Publishers
Publication date	August 1978
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	429
ISBN	0-440-13368-8
OCLC	7423035
Preceded by	None
Followed by	Mount Misery

The House of God is a 1978 satirical novel by Samuel Shem (a pseudonym used by psychiatrist Stephen Bergman). The novel follows a group of medical interns at a fictionalized version of Beth Israel Hospital over the course of a year in the early 1970s, focusing on the psychological harm and dehumanization caused by their residency training. The book, described by the New York Times as "raunchy, troubling and hilarious", was viewed as scandalous at the time of its publication, but has since acquired a cult following and is frequently included in the discussion of humanism, ethics, and training in medicine.^[1]