Physicians category: 57 books
by Paula S. Bauer, MD; Mark C. Horattas, MD; George L. Litman
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Masterful medicine is the pursuit of perfection. Perfection may be unattainable, but the relentless pursuit of perfection is available to all who have courage, determination and perseverance. Masters of any endeavor learn with practice to be the very best. They learn with equal measure from their successes,...
It's a Great Time to Be a Physician:
Building a Healthcare System That Works
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
It’s a Great Time to Be a Physician: Building a Healthcare System that Works is a call to action for physicians. It is a first-hand account of the changes being demanded of the US healthcare system and their implications for physicians. Eight trends are described that will create a better, more...
Sympathy and Science
Women Physicians in American Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2005
When first published in 1985, Sympathy and Science was hailed as a groundbreaking study of women in medicine. It remains the most comprehensive history of American women physicians available. Tracing the participation of women in the medical profession from the colonial period to the present, Regina...
On the Take
How Medicine's Complicity with Big Business Can Endanger Your Health
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2004
We all know that doctors accept gifts from drug companies, ranging from pens and coffee mugs to free vacations at luxurious resorts. But as the former Editor-in-Chief of The New England Journal of Medicine reveals in this shocking expose, these innocuous-seeming gifts are just the tip of an iceberg...
by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors® for Cancer represents the much-needed and long-overdue answer for consumers – and physicians - seeking the top cancer specialists. Castle Connolly’s physician-led Research Team has tackled some of the tough issues and developed criteria for selection....
Beyond Residency
The New Physician’s Guide to the Practice of Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Beyond Residency offers practical, no-nonsense advice about the business and economics of being a medical doctor. Used as a textbook in the Business of Medicine Course at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine, this edition is designed to work more broadly for other institutions teaching...
by Jonathan Sherbino, Jason R. Frank
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Educational Design: A CanMEDS Guide for the Health Professions provides the basic theory and essential concepts for medical educators to create and redesign curricula. Developed as a how-to guide for creating education programs, the book provides a narrative overview of the core topics involved in designing medical education curricula.
by Dr. Jim Halla
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Being a doctor and going to the doctor are theological issues. A major thesis of the book is that a de-medicalization of physicians is necessary and should be replaced by a Scripto-centric approach to life in the practice of medicine. This call is radical, humanly speaking, but we have a God Who has...
Blind Eye
The Terrifying Story Of A Doctor Who Got Away With
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
A medical thriller from Pulitzer Prize–winning author James B. Stewart about serial killer doctor Michael Swango and the medical community that chose to turn a blind eye on his criminal activities.
No one could believe that the handsome young doctor might be a serial killer. Wherever he was...
Also Human
The Inner Lives of Doctors
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
A psychologist's stories of doctors who seek to help others but struggle to help themselves
From ER and M*A*S*H to Grey's Anatomy and House, the medical drama endures for good reason: we're fascinated by the people we must trust when we are most vulnerable. In Also Human, vocational psychologist...
Staying Human During Residency Training
How to Survive and Thrive after Medical School, Fifth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2012
The ultimate survival guide for medical students, interns, residents and fellows, Staying Human during Residency Training provides time-tested advice and the latest information on every aspect of a resident's life – from choosing a residency program, to coping with stress, enhancing self-care,...
Real World Medicine
What Your Attending Didn't Tell You and Your Professor Didn't Know
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
You have chosen an honorable profession, one in which you constantly make critical, life-and-death decisions. After enduring undergraduate school, medical school, internships, and residencies, you have worked tirelessly for almost a decade to get where you are now—a practicing physician. But even...
Concepts in Medical Fitness for Healthcare Providers
Merging Exercise Science, Medicine, and Sports Medicine Concepts, Guidelines, and Principles -- A Guide for Healthcare Providers
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2017
What physicians and other healthcare providers need to know before referring patients to fitness professionals
by Marc D Succi, Leah H Carr, Andrew Cheung
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2015
Over the past 30 years, the transition from print to digital media has contributed to an exponential increase in medical literature. In response, 2 Minute Medicine™ presents 160+ authoritative, curated, and physician-written summaries of the key landmark trials in medicine: 2 Minute Medicine’s...