A Surgeon's Lessons, Learned and Lost

by John Raffensperger

John Raffensperger, MD, describes how doctors in the mid-20th century learned medicine in the autopsy room, the laboratory, and at bedside, training to become well-rounded general physicians.

Since then, many doctors have specialized during medical school, depending on X-rays and blood tests, rather than listening and "laying on of hands." Medicine became a de-personalized business, subject to greedy insurance executives and hospital administrators.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949483800
• ISBN13: 9781949483802
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"