Writer, M.D. : the best contemporary fiction and nonfiction by doctors /

Writer MD

the best contemporary fiction and nonfiction by doctors
edited by Leah Kaminsky
Book - 2012

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kaminsky, Leah, 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage, 2012.
Series:Vintage original
Subjects:
Physicians > Anecdotes.
Medicine > Anecdotes.
Physician and patient > Anecdotes.

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505 8 |a Bedside Manners by Abraham Verghese -- Index Case by Perri Klass -- Resurrectionist by Pauline W. Chen -- Intensive Care by Danielle Ofri -- Falling Down by Sandeep Jauhar -- Beauty by Gabriel Weston -- Do Not Go Gentle by Irvin Yalom -- The Lost Mariner by Oliver Sacks -- The Learning Curve by Atul Gawande -- The Infernal Chorus by Robert Jay Lifton -- We Are Nighttime Travelers by Ethan Canin -- Dog 1, Dog 2 by Nick Earls -- The Duty to Die Cheaply by Peter Goldsworthy -- Finding Joshua by Jacinta Halloran -- Tahirih by Leah Kaminsky -- Communion by John Murray. 
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