| Description |
xvii, 254 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Summary |
"From Chekhov to Maugham to William Carlos Williams, doctors have long given voice to their unique perspectives through literature. Writer, M.D. celebrates this rich tradition with a collection of fiction and nonfiction by today's most beloved physician-writers, including, Abraham Verghese, on the lost art of the physical exam Pauline Chen, on the bond between a med student and her first cadaver Atul Gawande, on the ethical dilemmas of a young surgical intern Danielle Ofri, on the devastation of losing a patient Ethan Canin, on love, poetry, and growing old These essays and stories illuminate the inner lives of men and women who deal with trauma, illness, mortality, and grief on a daily basis. Read together, they provide a candid, moving, one-of-a-kind glimpse behind the doctor's mask"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Physicians -- Anecdotes.
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Medicine -- Anecdotes.
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Physician and patient -- Anecdotes.
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| Added Author |
Kaminsky, Leah, 1959-
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| ISBN |
9780307946867 : $15.00 |
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