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Book Review of Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories

Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories
reviewed Winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize in Canada on + 3 more book reviews


An interesting fictional account of medical school experience thru residency of Canadian physicians. Written by an ER physician, many of the stories seem to reflect a personal experience. Struggles choosing studies vs personal relations, what happens during dissecting labs, dealing with SARS among health care providers, what happens to a women in advanced labor while her husband is stuck out of town, managing a paranoid patient - all scenarios have ring of truth. If you are interested in medical education and practice, you will enjoy.