From the Bedside to the Hmo: A Doctor's Journey

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iUniverse, Mar 13, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 248 pages
This is the story of how a young high school student, through a quirk of fate, begins walking down a path that leads him to become a rural family doctor in Montana.

Having served a close-knit community for fifty years Dr. Robert Whiting recounts a story of a diphtheria outbreak, some interesting cancer outcomes, and several cases requiring difficult decision making.

In this personal account, youll learn what the medical textbooks cant teach you: How changes in medicine have directly affected practitioners The bond a small-town doctor forges with his community Creative ways to dealing with ailments The effects of malpractice charges on the profession And much more! Youll also follow Dr. Whitinga sportsman, musician, and a husbandoutside the profession. Somehow, he manages all those roles as he successfully carries out his practice. Take a closer look into just how he did it, and learn how changes in medicine have affected practitioners in From the Bedside to the HMO: A Doctors Journey.

 

Contents

CHAPTER 1
1
CHAPTER 2
5
CHAPTER 3
9
CHAPTER 4
15
CHAPTER 5
25
CHAPTER 6
29
CHAPTER 7
33
CHAPTER 8
37
CHAPTER 20
113
CHAPTER 21
119
CHAPTER 22
125
CHAPTER 23
129
CHAPTER 24
135
CHAPTER 25
139
CHAPTER 26
143
CHAPTER 27
149

CHAPTER 9
45
CHAPTER 10
55
CHAPTER 11
61
CHAPTER 12
71
CHAPTER 13
77
CHAPTER 14
81
CHAPTER 15
87
CHAPTER 16
91
CHAPTER 17
95
CHAPTER 18
101
CHAPTER 19
107
CHAPTER 28
153
CHAPTER 29
165
CHAPTER 30
173
CHAPTER 31
179
CHAPTER 32
187
CHAPTER 33
191
CHAPTER 34
205
CHAPTER 35
217
EPILOGUE
229
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About the author (2009)

Dr. Robert Whiting observed the changes and advances in medicine during his fifty years of service as a family practitioner in a small Montana town. He has three grown children and lives in rural Montana with his wife of fifty-two years.

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