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The Soul of Medicine: Tales from the Bedside, by Sherwin B. Nuland Find this book in our catalog

Sherwin Nuland, a clinical professor of surgery, has years of experience as a physician and as a professor. Over that time, he has collected stories from other physicians about their experiences in and insights into the profession of medicine and the treatment of patients. He gathers here a selection of stories in which colleagues relate their more memorable experiences, as he puts it, in a kind of Canterbury Tales of medicine. Each story reveals some poignancy and great insight. Not all the tales reveal physician heroism; in fact, some show the reader uncomfortable revelations about the not so impressive character of some physicians. Most, however, are tales of thoughtful, careful, caring physicians, who interact with their patients in the best, most noble of ways of doing all they can to serve their patients, heal them, and even save their lives.

Submitted by D. L. S.

Labels: medicine, physicians - personal narratives, Sherwin B. Nuland, Soul of Medicine