White Coat: Becoming a Doctor at Harvard Medical School - Softcover

Rothman, Ellen L; Rothman, Ellen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688175899 ISBN 13: 9780688175894

Publisher: William Morrow & Company, 2000

Synopsis

White Coat White Coat is Dr. Ellen Lerner Rothman's vivid account of her four years at Harvard Medical School. Describing the grueling hours and emotional hurdles she underwent to earn the degree of M.D., Dr. Rothman tells the story of one woman's transformation from a terrified first-year medical studen into a confident, competent doctor.Touching on the most relevant issues in medicine today--such as HMOs, ... Full description

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Review:

"A medical student's thoughtful and revealing chronicle of growing into the white coat of a doctor . . . told with clarity, candor, and grace."--"Kirkus Reviews"

"Rothman, whose interest in medical ethics led her to medical school, possesses a journalist's eye for detail and makes engrossing reading of even the most mundane tasks associated with medical training. She also lets us follow her romance with a fellow student, adding another dimension to this unflinching look at the healing profession."--"Chicago Tribune"

About the Author:

Ellen Lerner Rothman, M.D., lives with her husband, Carlos Lerner, in Brookline, Massachusetts. She is currently doing her residency in the Boston Combined Pediatrics Program at Boston Children's Hospital and Boston City Hospital. This is her first book.

Ellen Lerner Rothman, M.D., lives with her husband, Carlos Lerner, in Brookline, Massachusetts. She is currently doing her residency in the Boston Combined Pediatrics Program at Boston Children's Hospital and Boston City Hospital. This is her first book.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0688175899
• ISBN 13: 9780688175894
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352