Becoming a doctor is konners account of the third year of medical school, when students first apply the results of their endless booklearning and testtaking to actual patients in lifeanddeath situations. He studied at brooklyn college, cuny 1966, where he met marjorie shostak, whom he later married and with whom he had three children. While taking the reader on his rounds, konner portrays that hectic, lifechanging year. But, if you are looking for a good book on medical school, written by an insightful doctor, with more recent medical info, read white coat.
There is no specific major that prospective doctors need to pursue before enrolling in medical school. What makes this process overwhelming for many students, however, is the added burden of meeting patients with all those diseases mentioned in lectures. Melvin konner in his text, becoming a doctor, describes his own experiences as an academic anthropologist attending medical school. Becoming a doctor is his account of the third year of medical school, when students first apply the results of their endless booklearning and testtaking to actual patients in lifeanddeath situations. He studied at brooklyn college, cuny 1966, where he met marjorie shostak, whom he later married and with. Kung san, or bushmen, has written five books about medicine, including one chronicling his own education, becoming a doctor new york. Humanism and the art of medicine university of pennsylvania. Read on becoming a doctor online, read in mobile or kindle. Why the reckless survive, and other secrets of human nature.
Melvin mel konner is the author of the tangled wing. The emphasis in all these stories is on the interiorathe psychology of the chararters. Melvin konner, md, is samuel candler dobbs professor in the department of anthropology and the program in neuroscience and behavioral biology at emory university. A journey of initiation in medical school by melvin konner 198807. It was written about an experience that takes place at the wrong time in konner s life, through the senses of a 33yearold anthropologist, learned educatorauthor, husband, and father. A journey of initiation in medical school reprint by konner, melvin isbn. A completely revised edition of the tangled wing was published by holttimes booksw. About 10 years ago, after a distinguished career as a magazine editor and leader of liberal causes, norman cousins began a new careeralso, i think, distinguished and courageous to bootas a.
His md and phd are from harvard, where he also taught. Melvin konner was in his thirties, with a wellestablished academic career, when he decided to become a doctor. A fellow of the american association for the advancement of science and a member of the board of the russell sage foundation, konner has spent time advocating singlepayer health care reform, testifying twice at u. Melvin konners becoming a doctor is not a book to be overlooked. Becoming a doctor at bellevue oz, mehmet et al, healing from the heart, the power of complementary medicine. Kon ners blunt but elegant and literate reportage from the. A journey of initiation in medical school basic clinical skills. Melvin konnerwellknown scholar, tenured professor, respected writer, husband, and fatherentered medical school at the age of thirtythree. A journey of initiation in medical school lassey, marie l. Melvin konner, author of becoming a doctor, to do the saturday evening session caroline reich. He earned his phd in biological anthropology from harvard university in 1973. Looking at the entire range of human evolutionary history, melvin konner tells the compelling and complex story of how crosscultural and universal characteristics of our growth from infancy to adolescence became rooted in genetically inherited characteristics of the human brain. He had just completed his twoyear course of study at flexner medical school affiliated with the hospital. The journeys crossroad book 1 historical christian suspense historical christian suspense revenge romance.
Biological constraints on the human spirit holt, rinehart, winston, 1982, american book award nominee. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The colloquial vocabulary is further described and a comprehensive glossary of common uk terms provided in appendix. Edmund pellegrino, physician and scholar of the latter twentieth century. The promises and pitfalls of global health volunteering. He points out the problems of a system that often teaches medical students to distance. Tuberculosis and the social experience of illness in american history, 1994 sacks, oliver. By the time his training was complete, he had shifted goals again, choosing not to. A journey of initiation in medical school new york. It does have useful discription of clinical experience, if you ignore dr. Author entered medical school at 33 years of age and chronicles his account of the third year of medical school. A journey of initiation in medical school, author melvin konner uses firsthand experiences to provide insights into the system of modern medicine. A taste of my own medicine when the doctor is the patient, 1988 rosenbaum, edward.
Melvin konner, an ethnologist and former student of the. Publication date 1988 topics konner, melvin, medical students publisher. Freeman in january, 2002 his forthcoming book, believers. A journey of initiation in medical school by melvin konner 19880701 mannheim. A journey of initiation in medical school by melvin konner. He is the author of believers, women after all, becoming a doctor, and the tangled wing, among other books. Download on becoming a doctor ebook free in pdf and epub format. Biological constraints on the human spirit by melvin konner a vital updating of a seminal work of science first published to great acclaim twenty years ago, the tangled wing has become required reading for anyone interested in the biological roots of human behavior. Readers looking for actionfilled adventures should look elsewhere. He reflects on the desires of the american public in relation to their medical treatment and states that most americans approach medicine as consumers, and as consumers they place a high value. A journey of initiation in medical school by melvin konner 19880701 free download october 24, 2017 becoming a doctor. Melvin konner was in his thirties, with a wellestablished academic career, when. More specifically, his book as a whole represents an indictment of.
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Becoming a doctor at harvard medical school by ellen lerner. Konner has authored eleven books, including the tangled wing. He is a coauthor of the paleolithic prescription, the first book about the socalled paleo diet. Konner is the author of becoming a doctor and why the reckless survive, and other secrets of human nature. Konner is the author of becoming a doctor and why the reckless survive, and other secrets of human nature, a fellow of the american association for the advancement of science and a member of the board of the russell sage foundation, konner has spent time advocating singlepayer health care reform, testifying twice at u. Melvin konner s autobiographical story becoming a doctor. Contact with a patient, like marriage, writes melvin konner, md, is easier to get into when you are young and, if not foolish, at least confident, even headstrong. The usage, derivation, and psychological, ethical, and legal aspects of slang terminology in medicine are discussed. A journey of initiation in medical school by melvin konner md. Melvin konner in his text, becoming a doctor, describes his own.
A journey of initiation in medical school lapierre, dominique. It was written about an experience that takes place at the wrong time in konners life, through the senses of a 33yearold anthropologist, learned educatorauthor, husband, and father. Melvin joel konner born 1946 is the samuel candler dobbs professor of anthropology and of neuroscience and behavioral biology at emory university. More specifically, his book as a whole represents an indictment of the american medical system. Melvin konners autobiographical story becoming a doctor. A journey of initiation in medical school by melvin konner 19880701 download pdf. Creative detailing details in architecture image washington quarter folder starting 1988 becoming a doctor. Paul farmer, a man who would cure the world, by tracy kidder 33. A journey of initiation in medical school, by melvin konner, md, is, in a word, outstanding. Melvin konner teaches anthropology and behavioral biology at emory university. After establishing himself as an academic expert in comparative behavior, his curiosity about medicine returned in force, and he arranged for admission to.
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