Becoming a doctor : from student to specialist : doctor-writers share their experiences

Becoming a Doctor" portrays the arc of a doctor's life, from a medical student's first encounter with a cadaver to an intern's reliance on dance during a gruelling year in an inner-city hospital and an experienced doctor's ruminations on what it means to really listen to a patient's story;Intern / Sayantani DasGupta -- Pas de deux / Danielle Ofri -- First in my class / Chris Stookey -- The patient narrative / Perri Klass -- The family room / Teri Reynolds -- On not becoming a doctor / Kay Redfield Jamison -- Magic hands / Thomas C. Gibbs -- On working with cadavers / Marion Bishop -- Going to Abilene / Elissa Ely -- Sine qua non / Peter D. Kramer -- The doctor in middle age / Charles Bardes -- A doctor of none / Zaldy S. Tan -- Good intentions / Sandeep Jauhar -- En route / Abigail Zuger -- A fire, deliberately set / Peggy Sarjeant -- Thirty minutes closer / Leah E. Mintz -- The cleverest doctor / Clint Morehead -- A manner of being / Robert Coles -- Knock knock / Lauren Slater. Physicians recount true, personal stories from their professional lives in this inspired anthology by new and known writers. In this poignant collection, doctors who are writers (and vice versa) relate their real-life journeys from intern to specialist, student to teacher, reflecting on the rewards, disillusionments, and triumphs encountered along the way. Featuring a wide array of distinguished voices, including Peter Kramer, Kay Redfield Jamison, Robert Coles, Lauren Slater, Sandeep Jauhar, and Perri Klass, these original stories create a vivid mural of the medical world and provide invaluable insight for both doctors in training and longtime physicians. Becoming a Doctor portrays the broad arc of a doctors life, from a medical students uneasy first encounter with a cadaver and her realization that the experiences redemption will lie ahead in the lives saved, to a residents reliance on dance during her grueling year in an inner-city hospital, and a veteran doctors profound ruminations on what it means to really listen to a patients story. "As wise as it is well written. . . . A sustaining work of art." —Linda Elisabeth Beattie, Courier-Journal In this inspired anthology, doctors relate true stories from their professional lives, capturing disillusionments and triumphs encountered along the way. Essays by such distinguished writers as Peter D. Kramer, Kay Redfield Jamison, Danielle Ofri, Robert Coles, Lauren Slater, Sandeep Jauhar, and Perri Klass create a vivid mural of the medical world, from a student's uneasy first encounter with a cadaver to a veteran doctor's memories of the emotionally charged days and nights of residency.