The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year

by Matt McCarthy

Book Overview

A scorchingly frank look at how doctors are made, bringing readers into the critical care unit to see one burgeoning physician's journey from ineptitude to competence. In medical school, Matt McCarthy dreamed of being a different kind of doctor--the sort of mythical, unflappable physician who could reach unreachable patients. But when a new admission to the critical care unit almost died his first night on call, he found himself scrambling. Visions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804138672
• ISBN13: 9780804138673
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Wonderfully interesting.

Just when you think you know what’s going to happen comes a twist. Real life feels like fantasy.

eye-opening

very eye-opening to what life is like as a first-year resident, and the steep learning curve that first-years experience as they face the reality of treating actual patients, many of whom are in need of critical care