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MacLeod's Introduction to Medicine - A Doctor's Memoir

English · Paperback / Softback

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'MacLeod's Introduction to Medicine: A Doctor's Memoir' is a collection of stories that gives the reader an insight into the humorous side of a doctor's life. There is a rich source of humor in medicine, and this book aims to share some of this.

List of contents

1. The Grandest Surgeon.- 2. An Introduction to Medicine.- 3. The Pleasures of Undergraduate Research.- 4. In Foreign Parts.- 5. Life Classes.- 6. The Bed Jape.- 7. The Driving Offence.- 8. The Joys of Postgraduate Research.- 9. The Way Home.- 10. Christmas Day in the Workhouse.- 11. Chutney Wars.- 12. In More Foreign Parts.- 13. The Final Examinations.

About the author

Jonathan Waxman is a Professor of Oncology at the Hammersmith Hospital, London. He is a clinician who has helped develop new treatments for cancer, which are now part of standard practice. He is the author of around 350 research papers and chapters, eleven professional books on cancer, a book on medical negligence law, a novel, and a book of short stories which was published by Springer in 2011. He directs a laboratory research group comprising 31 scientists, and founded The Prostate Cancer Charity, the first United Kingdom national organisation promoting research and patient support for this condition. He helped establish an All Party Parliamentary Group to improve cancer treatment and rationalise cancer research throughout the UK, and has developed and led several media campaigns to rationalise cancer treatments and change government health policy.

Summary

‘MacLeod's Introduction to Medicine:  A Doctor’s Memoir’ is a collection of stories that gives the reader an insight into the humorous side of a doctor's life. There is a rich source of humor in medicine, and this book aims to share some of this.?

Product details

Authors Jonathan Waxman
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.10.2013
 
EAN 9781447145219
ISBN 978-1-4471-4521-9
No. of pages 213
Dimensions 127 mm x 13 mm x 203 mm
Weight 248 g
Illustrations XIII, 213 p.
Subjects Guides > Health > Illnesses, therapies
Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General
Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias

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