What I Learned in Medical School : Personal Stories of Young Doctors.

By: Takakuwa, K. MContributor(s): Herzig, Karen E | Rubashkin, Nick | Elders, JoycelynMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Berkerley : University of California Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2004Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (235 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780520939387Subject(s): Medical education -- Anecdotes | Medicine -- Anecdotes | Physician and patient -- Anecdotes | Physicians -- AnecdotesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: What I Learned in Medical School : Personal Stories of Young DoctorsDDC classification: 610.711 LOC classification: 2003006769Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART ONE: LIFE AND FAMILY HISTORIES -- Becoming an American -- Melanie's Story -- Pavement -- Whispers from the Third Generation -- Borderlands -- Poison in My Coffee -- PART TWO: SHIFTING IDENTITIES -- Necessary Accessories -- Medical School Metamorphosis -- Why Am I in Medical School? -- My Secret Life -- Five Points Off for Going to Medical School -- Parasympathizing -- Sometimes, All You Can Do Is Laugh -- A Prayer from a Closeted Christian -- Seeing with New Eyes -- PART THREE: CONFRONTED -- Hoka Hey -- My Names -- A Case Presentation -- Urology Blues -- Like Everyone Else -- Daring to Be a Doctor -- A Graduation Speech -- Afterword -- Further Reading -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Photo Credits.
Summary: Like many an exclusive club, the medical profession subjects its prospective members to rigorous indoctrination: medical students are overloaded with work, deprived of sleep and normal human contact, drilled and tested and scheduled down to the last minute. Difficult as the regimen may be, for those who don't fit the traditional mold--white, male, middle-to-upper class, and heterosexual--medical school can be that much more harrowing. This riveting book tells the tales of a new generation of medical students--students whose varied backgrounds are far from traditional. Their stories will forever alter the way we see tomorrow's doctors. In these pages, a black teenage mother overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds, an observant Muslim dons the hijab during training, an alcoholic hides her addiction. We hear the stories of an Asian refugee, a Mexican immigrant, a closeted Christian, an oversized woman--these once unlikely students are among those who describe their medical school experiences with uncommon candor, giving a close-up look at the inflexible curriculum, the pervasive competitive culture, and the daunting obstacles that come with being "different" in medical school. Their tales of courage are by turns poignant, amusing, eye-opening--and altogether unforgettable.
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Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART ONE: LIFE AND FAMILY HISTORIES -- Becoming an American -- Melanie's Story -- Pavement -- Whispers from the Third Generation -- Borderlands -- Poison in My Coffee -- PART TWO: SHIFTING IDENTITIES -- Necessary Accessories -- Medical School Metamorphosis -- Why Am I in Medical School? -- My Secret Life -- Five Points Off for Going to Medical School -- Parasympathizing -- Sometimes, All You Can Do Is Laugh -- A Prayer from a Closeted Christian -- Seeing with New Eyes -- PART THREE: CONFRONTED -- Hoka Hey -- My Names -- A Case Presentation -- Urology Blues -- Like Everyone Else -- Daring to Be a Doctor -- A Graduation Speech -- Afterword -- Further Reading -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Photo Credits.

Like many an exclusive club, the medical profession subjects its prospective members to rigorous indoctrination: medical students are overloaded with work, deprived of sleep and normal human contact, drilled and tested and scheduled down to the last minute. Difficult as the regimen may be, for those who don't fit the traditional mold--white, male, middle-to-upper class, and heterosexual--medical school can be that much more harrowing. This riveting book tells the tales of a new generation of medical students--students whose varied backgrounds are far from traditional. Their stories will forever alter the way we see tomorrow's doctors. In these pages, a black teenage mother overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds, an observant Muslim dons the hijab during training, an alcoholic hides her addiction. We hear the stories of an Asian refugee, a Mexican immigrant, a closeted Christian, an oversized woman--these once unlikely students are among those who describe their medical school experiences with uncommon candor, giving a close-up look at the inflexible curriculum, the pervasive competitive culture, and the daunting obstacles that come with being "different" in medical school. Their tales of courage are by turns poignant, amusing, eye-opening--and altogether unforgettable.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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