A Not Entirely Benign Procedure: Four Years As a Medical Student - Brossura

Klass, Perri

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ISBN 10: 1607144506 ISBN 13: 9781607144502

Casa editrice: Kaplan, 2010

Riassunto

Acclaimed pediatrician, journalist, and novelist Perri Klass offers a provocative look at the ups and downs of medical school – from those first exams to the day she became a doctor. In a direct, candid style, Klass shares what it is like to be a first-time mother while attending med school; the unique lingo of the med student; how to deal with every bodily fluid imaginable; and the humor and heartbreak of working with patients.

With this collection of essays, Klass established herself as a go-to voice for a generation of med students and doctors, with her frank and witty perspective. Klass also brings a proven ability to make the medical world accessible to the lay reader, through her extensive literary and journalistic experience.

This edition is updated for a new generation of doctors and readers, with a brand-new foreword and annotated content by Klass.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Perri Klass, MD, is Professor of Journalism and Pediatrics at New York University. She attended Harvard Medical School and completed her residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital, Boston, and her fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Boston City Hospital.

Perri has written extensively about medicine, children, literacy, and knitting. Her nonfiction includes Every Mother is a Daughter, which she coauthored with her mother, and Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn't Fit In, which she coauthored with Eileen Costello. She is also the author of two collections and other works of fiction, including the novels The Mystery of Breathing and Other Women's Children. Her most recent books are Treatment Kind and Fair: Letters to a Young Doctor and The Mercy Rule, which was released in July 2008.

Her short stories have won five O. Henry Awards, and in 2006, she was the recipient of the Women's National Book Association Award. She is a longtime member of the executive board of PEN New England, which she chaired from 2004 to 2006.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Kaplan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1607144506
• ISBN 13: 9781607144502
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 270
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile