In Singular Intimacies, which the New England Journal of Medicine said captured the "essence of becoming and being a doctor, " Danielle Ofri led us into the hectic, constantly challenging world of big-city medicine. In Incidental Findings, she's finished her training and is learning through practice to become a more rounded healer.
"Ofri's thoughtful and honest second book—the title is inspired by her realization, during her own amniocentesis, that conditions that seem minor to doctors are monumental when they happen to...
In Singular Intimacies, which the New England Journal of Medicine said captured the "essence of becoming and being a doctor, " Danielle Ofri...
Singular Intimacies is the story of becoming a doctor by immersion at New York's Bellevue Hospital, the oldest public hospital in the country. When Danielle Ofri first enters the doors as a medical student, she is immediately plunged into the teeming world of urban medicine. It is here that Dr. Ofri develops a profound instinct for healing and, above all, learns to navigate the tangled vulnerabilities of doctor and patient.
Singular Intimacies is the story of becoming a doctor by immersion at New York's Bellevue Hospital, the oldest public hospital in the country. ...
A look at the emotional side of medicine--the shame, fear, anger, anxiety, empathy, and even love that affect patient care Physicians are assumed to be objective, rational beings, easily able to detach as they guide patients and families through some of life's most challenging moments. But doctors' emotional responses to the life-and-death dramas of everyday practice have a profound impact on medical care. And while much has been written about the minds and methods of the medical professionals who save our lives, precious little has been said about their emotions. In...
A look at the emotional side of medicine--the shame, fear, anger, anxiety, empathy, and even love that affect patient care Ph...
