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Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1988-06-07
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"pretty entertaining collection of essays about her experience as a medical student. Interesting to see how your view of the world changes as a med student, and how she starts to become kind of smug and superior, until her own pregnancy bumps up against the way medical school trains them to view every condition of the body as a disease. I also thought it was interesting that she ultimately comes to believe that doctors can't actually do much for their patients, that when a sick person enters a hospital the doctors are there either to help them die or give them medicine which may or may not work, and that many diseases are self-healing. She finally decides to become a pediatrian because she says its one of the few forms of medicine where you can actually cure someone. Also good insight into just how insanely demanding the whole process of medical school is. I wanted to be a doctor throughout high school but missed out when my year 12 score fell just short..can't say this book made me wish I could turn back time and get in..."
"This book was recommended to me to get a flavor for what life is like as a medical student - particularly a slightly older, female, non-traditional student.
The book is frankly scary if you're considering medicine as a career - the overwhelming stress and forced maturation she describes is daunting. On the other hand, it's probably very realistic for someone going through the process while juggling a family. Her writing is accessible and insightful, and at times I found myself identifying completely with her and her thoughts on the field (though, granted, in some ways the book is outdated). A book I will likely re-read.
I saw a review at one point on amazon which described her as run-of-the-mill; that person clearly didn't identify with Perri at all, which is not a failure of her writing so much as their imagination, especially given that they recommended Melvin Konner's "Becoming A Doctor", a far less eloquent/evocative book."
"This is a fairly intimidating book. It consists of essays written by the author as she progressed through medical school into internship, having a child and quite a lot of doubts along the way. I liked the unusually frank portrayal of med students, interns, residents and general hospital care. I would recommend this book to anyone aiming for medical school but only in conjunction with something a bit more upbeat."
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