How Not to Be a Doctor and Other Essays

Author(s): John Launer

Medicine

How Not To Be a Doctor is the thought-provoking collection of Dr Launer 's most insightful anecdotes, musings and commentaries on the medical profession, which provides us with an understanding of what it takes to be a doctor in the UK. Based on his work as a doctor, as well as his own experiences as a patient, it includes accounts of his travels to far-flung places, including the moment when he was the only doctor in the house ' on a train to Cairo where a ten year-old boy needed an emergency appendectomy. He also shares lessons on the secret language of patient-doctor relations learnt through challenging consultations, concluding that of all professions, doctors are almost invariably the most proficient at not listening. ' He explores the medical taboos so rarely discussed in or outside the medical profession. Are men evolutionarily obsolete' How do doctors reconcile their sexual desires with the objectivity required to examine a patient' In this remarkable collection, Launer pulls back the curtain to uncover the day-to-day life of a doctor, and reveals the often humorous and personal aspects of the clinical environment. Combining expertise with humour, directness and a human touch, these essays are a delight to read for the general reader as much as for those working in the medical profession.

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  • : 9780715652145
  • : Duckworth Publishers
  • : Duckworth Publishers
  • : 0.346
  • : May 2018
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  • : books

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  • : John Launer
  • : Hardback
  • : Mar-18
  • : English
  • : 610.92
  • : 304