From the Bedside to the Hmo (eBook)

A Doctor's Journey

Robert Whiting (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2009
248 Seiten
iUniverse (Verlag)
978-1-4401-2379-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This is the story of how a young high school student, through a quirk of fate, begins walking down a path that leads him to become a rural family doctor in Montana.

Having served a close-knit community for fifty years Dr. Robert Whiting recounts a story of a diphtheria outbreak, some interesting cancer outcomes, and several cases requiring difficult decision making.

In this personal account, youll learn what the medical textbooks cant teach you:

How changes in medicine have directly affected practitioners
The bond a small-town doctor forges with his community
Creative ways to dealing with ailments
The effects of malpractice charges on the profession
And much more!

Youll also follow Dr. Whitinga sportsman, musician, and a husbandoutside the profession. Somehow, he manages all those roles as he successfully carries out his practice. Take a closer look into just how he did it, and learn how changes in medicine have affected practitioners in From the Bedside to the HMO: A Doctors Journey.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.3.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
• ISBN-10: 1-4401-2379-9 / 1440123799
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4401-2379-5 / 9781440123795