What I Learned in Medical School Personal Stories of Young Doctors 1st Edition by Kevin Takakuwa, Nick Rubashkin, Karen Herzig 9781417510849 1417510846

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ISBN 10: 1417510846

ISBN 13: 9781417510849

Author: Kevin Takakuwa, Nick Rubashkin, Karen E. Herzig

Like 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.

Table of contents:

PART ONE: LIFE AND FAMILY HISTORIES

Becoming an American

Melanie’s Story

Pavement

Whispers from the Third Generation

Borderlands

Poison in My Coffee

PART TWO: SHIFTING IDENTITIES

Necessary Accessories

Medical School Metamorphosis

Why Am I in Medical School?

My Secret Life

Five Points Off for Going to Medical School

Parasympathizing

Sometimes, All You Can Do Is Laugh

A Prayer from a Closeted Christian

Seeing with New Eyes

PART THREE: CONFRONTED

Hoka Hey

My Names

A Case Presentation

Urology Blues

Like Everyone Else

Daring to Be a Doctor

A Graduation Speech

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