This Won't Hurt a Bit (and Other White Lies): My Education in Medicine and Motherhood

by Michelle Au and Michelle Au MD

Book Overview

If Atul Gawande were funny--or Jerome Groopman were a working mother--they might sound something like Michelle Au, M.D., author of this hilarious and poignant memoir of a medical residency.

Michelle Au started medical school armed only with a surfeit of idealism, a handful of old ER episodes for reference, and some vague notion about "helping people."

This Won't Hurt a Bit is the story of how she grew up and became a real...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446538248
• ISBN13: 9780446538244
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.3"