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A Not Entirely Benign Procedure, Revised Edition: Four Years as a Medical Student by Perri Klass
abrignac's review
2.0
Felt dated. Could not connect to it as a current student. Stories were too piecemeal to make a collective whole and I felt like her “update” only exacerbated this.
jk0323's review against another edition
3.0
Blech. Maybe it's just because most of this isn't new for me, but I found this a bit of a slog. Some good essays in the mix, particularly those dealing with ethical or cultural aspects of medicine, but overall dull.
lailalostinpages's review against another edition
4.0
Easily one of my favorite non-fiction reads this year (and of all time, really).
I don't think I'll write a full review about this one because it felt like a very personal experience to explore the journey of someone studying in my field and going through all the milestones that really do set my career out. Going through medical learning through her gave me some sort of comfort that I can do this too even if I feel like giving up some days.
I dog-eared a lot of pages to revisit when I need a reminder of why I'm doing this, and I'm very glad this was a book provided by our medical ethics professor in my university program.
I don't think I'll write a full review about this one because it felt like a very personal experience to explore the journey of someone studying in my field and going through all the milestones that really do set my career out. Going through medical learning through her gave me some sort of comfort that I can do this too even if I feel like giving up some days.
I dog-eared a lot of pages to revisit when I need a reminder of why I'm doing this, and I'm very glad this was a book provided by our medical ethics professor in my university program.
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