In this artful, unfailingly human, and understandable (Boston Globe) account inspired by his own experiences becoming a doctor, Terrence Holt puts readers on the front lines of the harrowing crucible of a medical residency. A medical classic in the making, hailed by critics as capturing the feelings of a young doctor s three-year hospital residency . . . better than anything else I have ever read (Susan Okie, Washington Post), Holt brings a writer s touch and a doctor s eye to nine unforgettable stories where the intricacies of modern medicine confront the mysteries of the human spirit....