Becoming A Physician (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781480068841)

"Becoming A Physician" is a collection of poems that follows a young doctor's journey through medical school classes and the wards, abroad to Tanzania in research on HIV, and through internship and early residency. It includes poems about the doctor-patient relationship, different diagnoses, and snapshot poems that capture a moment in time. The young physician describes experiences such as anatomy dissection, losing his first patient to a terminal illness, caring for patients in resource limited setting, death and faith, personal growth, love, anticipated fatherhood, and maintaining work-life balance in a difficult profession. The poetry collection as a whole weaves a narrative thread maintained by the growth of the author during medical training, and alternates between being humorous and serious.

Author: Cosby A. Jr. Stone
ISBN-10: 1480068845
ISBN-13: 9781480068841
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/20/2012
Pages: 76
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.18d