Med School: Tales from the Toughest Years of a Medical Career

by Meador, Clifton K., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9781934980101
• ISBN10: 1934980102
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-01
• Publisher: Cable Pub

Summary

Med School is the poignant, funny, authentic account of Vanderbilt University medical school on the cusp of the age of modern medicine. It is the author's personal account of personal growth and coming of age while learning the art of becoming a physician who listened to--and truly cared about--his patients.

Author Biography

Dr. Clifton K. Meador attended the Vanderbilt School of Medicine, later returning there as Professor of Medicine. He is currently the executive director of the Vanderbilt Meharry Alliance. He and his wife reside in Nashville.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Prologue	p. xi
General Plan of Instruction	p. xiii
Freshman Year
The Lost Boys	p. 1
Weights and Measures	p. 7
Quail Hunting	p. 15
Beware of Dead Dogs	p. 19
Myasthenia Gravis	p. 23
The First House Call	p. 27
Sophomore Year
Studies in Contrast and Separation	p. 35
A Surgeon in Pathologist's Clothing	p. 47
Harper's Bizarre	p. 57
Shoes, Window Screens, and Meat	p. 67
Tools of the Trade	p. 83
The Perfect Smear	p. 95
A Solo Flight into a History	p. 101
The Silver Phantom	p. 107
Junior Year
Surgeons Are Born, Not Made	p. 111
Some Lessons Do Not Need Repeating	p. 117
A Special Breed	p. 125
Bomber Pilots of Medicine	p. 131
Medicine At Last	p. 137
Story of a Blown Pupil	p. 147
Senior Year
Sounds of Night	p. 153
Just a Matter of Pride	p. 159
The Last Chapter	p. 165
Epilogue	p. 173
About the Author	p. 178
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