LEADER 04996nam 2200997Ia 450 001 9910822266803321 005 20240410065254.0 010 $a1-282-35830-8 010 $a9786612358302 010 $a0-520-93938-7 010 $a1-59734-995-X 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520939387 035 $a(CKB)111090529079616 035 $a(EBL)224569 035 $a(OCoLC)55538803 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000270625 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11231352 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270625 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10262160 035 $a(PQKB)10389877 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC224569 035 $a(DE-B1597)519069 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520939387 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL224569 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10057131 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235830 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111090529079616 100 $a20030320d2004 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWhat I learned in medical school $epersonal stories of young doctors /$fedited by Kevin M. Takakuwa, Nick Rubashkin, Karen E. Herzig ; with a foreword by Joycelyn Elders 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (235 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-24681-0 311 0 $a0-520-23936-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tFOREWORD --$tINTRODUCTION --$tINTRODUCTION --$tBECOMING AN AMERICAN --$tMELANIE'S STORY --$tPAVEMENT --$tWHISPERS FROM THE THIRD GENERATION --$tBORDERLANDS --$tPOISON IN MY COFFEE --$tINTRODUCTION --$tNECESSARY ACCESSORIES --$tMEDICAL SCHOOL METAMORPHOSIS --$tWHY AM I IN MEDICAL SCHOOL? --$tMY SECRET LIFE --$tFIVE POINTS OFF FOR GOING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL --$tPARASYMPATHIZING --$tSOMETIMES, ALL YOU CAN DO IS LAUGH --$tA PRAYER FROM A CLOSETED CHRISTIAN --$tSEEING WITH NEW EYES --$tINTRODUCTION --$tHOKA HEY --$tMY NAMES --$tA CASE PRESENTATION --$tUROLOGY BLUES --$tLIKE EVERYONE ELSE --$tDARING TO BE A DOCTOR --$tA GRADUATION SPEECH --$tAFTERWORD --$tFURTHER READING --$tCONTRIBUTORS --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS --$tPHOTO CREDITS 330 $aLike many an exclusive club, the medical profession subjects its prospective members to rigorous indoctrination: medical students are overloaded with work, deprived of sleep and normal human contact, drilled and tested and scheduled down to the last minute. Difficult as the regimen may be, for those who don't fit the traditional mold-white, male, middle-to-upper class, and heterosexual-medical school can be that much more harrowing. This riveting book tells the tales of a new generation of medical students-students whose varied backgrounds are far from traditional. Their stories will forever alter the way we see tomorrow's doctors. In these pages, a black teenage mother overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds, an observant Muslim dons the hijab during training, an alcoholic hides her addiction. We hear the stories of an Asian refugee, a Mexican immigrant, a closeted Christian, an oversized woman-these once unlikely students are among those who describe their medical school experiences with uncommon candor, giving a close-up look at the inflexible curriculum, the pervasive competitive culture, and the daunting obstacles that come with being "different" in medical school. Their tales of courage are by turns poignant, amusing, eye-opening-and altogether unforgettable. 606 $aPhysicians$vAnecdotes 606 $aPhysician and patient$vAnecdotes 606 $aMedical education$vAnecdotes 606 $aMedicine$vAnecdotes 610 $aamerican muslims. 610 $aanthropology. 610 $aasian refugee. 610 $ablack americans. 610 $acareer. 610 $achallenging professions. 610 $acompetitive professions. 610 $acultural anthropologists. 610 $ademographic studies. 610 $adifficult jobs. 610 $adiscussion books. 610 $amed school culture. 610 $amed school curriculum. 610 $amed students. 610 $amedical professionals. 610 $amedical school experiences. 610 $amedical school. 610 $amedicine. 610 $amexican immigrant. 610 $anonfiction. 610 $anontraditional students. 610 $apersonal stories. 610 $astudents and teachers. 610 $ayoung doctors. 615 0$aPhysicians 615 0$aPhysician and patient 615 0$aMedical education 615 0$aMedicine 676 $a610/.71/1 701 $aTakakuwa$b Kevin M$01611567 701 $aRubashkin$b Nick$01611568 701 $aHerzig$b Karen E$01611569 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822266803321 996 $aWhat I learned in medical school$93939895 997 $aUNINA