Learning To Play God: The Coming Of Age Of A Young DoctorDr. Robert Marion draws from his own experiences as medical student and resident to recreate the dehumanizing and often brutal process of medical training. With wit and compassion, Marion's you-are-there reports show how humanity and idealism can survive the grueling path to technical competancy. |
Contents
How I Got Here | 3 |
Do You Know What Your Doctor Is Thinking? | 18 |
Life and Death 101 | 33 |
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Learning to Play God: The Coming of Age of a Young Doctor Robert Marion, M.D. No preview available - 2000 |
Learning to Play God: The Coming of Age of a Young Doctor Robert Marion, M.D. No preview available - 2000 |
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