Ebook: Becoming a doctor: from student to specialist: doctor-writers share their experiences

Becoming a Doctor" portrays the arc of a doctor's life, from a medical student's first encounter with a cadaver to an intern's reliance on dance during a gruelling year in an inner-city hospital and an experienced doctor's ruminations on what it means to really listen to a patient's story;Intern / Sayantani DasGupta -- Pas de deux / Danielle Ofri -- First in my class / Chris Stookey -- The patient narrative / Perri Klass -- The family room / Teri Reynolds -- On not becoming a doctor / Kay Redfield Jamison -- Magic hands / Thomas C. Gibbs -- On working with cadavers / Marion Bishop -- Going to Abilene / Elissa Ely -- Sine qua non / Peter D. Kramer -- The doctor in middle age / Charles Bardes -- A doctor of none / Zaldy S. Tan -- Good intentions / Sandeep Jauhar -- En route / Abigail Zuger -- A fire, deliberately set / Peggy Sarjeant -- Thirty minutes closer / Leah E. Mintz -- The cleverest doctor / Clint Morehead -- A manner of being / Robert Coles -- Knock knock / Lauren Slater.