In "La Frontera," Leslie goes to Mexico for a literary gathering. Leslie attends a conference for those who suffer from it and explores the questions of phantom illness and very real pain. In "Devil's Bait," she writes about Morgellon's disease, an illness that the medical community does not believe exists. She writes about a two-month period in her life in which she had two medical procedures: an abortion and heart surgery. She contrasts her experiences pretending to be a patient for medical students to practice diagnoses and bedside manner to her real-life medical experiences. The first essay in this book, also titled "The Empathy Exams," begins with Leslie's work as a medical actor. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Jamison, Leslie.
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