Acknowledgments Foreword 1.The Medical Elite A Framework for the Study 2.Problems and Proof of Observations 3.The Harvard Unit at Boston City Hospital 4.Candidates for the Medical Elite 5.The Work of an Internship 6.Learning the Work of an Internship 7.Social Exchange and Dynamics of Work 8.Perspectives on Work 9.Is an Elite Internship Different? 10.Conclusion Appendix: The Performance of Harvard Interns on Part III of the National Boards Index