This compelling book, Becoming a Better Physician, offers invaluable insights from seasoned doctors and aspiring medical professionals about their successes and the obstacles they’ve encountered in both their personal and professional lives. The collection of essays is designed to encourage readers to reflect on their own stories, embrace vulnerabilities, forgive shortcomings, and celebrate resilience, ultimately leading to their growth as compassionate physicians.
The essays are thoughtfully organized into six enlightening chapters:
- Learning and Training
- Career
- Caregiving
- Physician as Patient
- Personal Growth
- Love and Loss
Each chapter features a diverse range of experiences, including:
- Balancing marriage and residency
- Navigating issues of racism in medicine
- Honing effective communication skills
- Building strong relationships with patients and colleagues
- Battling addiction and mental health challenges
- Facing the harsh realities of getting fired
- Confronting death and loss
Becoming a Better Physician is not just a collection of essays; it is a beautifully written volume that enlightens physicians, future physicians, and anyone interested in understanding how medical professionals evolve both in their careers and as human beings.
Authors:
Mark Allan Goldstein (Editor)
Edition:
2024th
Publication Date:
November 29, 2024
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