Making of a Physician: How the 1970s Shaped a Generation of Doctors - Couverture souple

Heffner MD, Dr. John Edward

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ISBN 13 : 9798996610907

Editeur : Magellan Workshop Press, 2026

Synopsis

In the 1970s, young physicians learned medicine in a world of autonomy, responsibility, and uncertainty. Resident-driven hospital teams often made life-and-death decisions with limited supervision and few of the technological resources available today.

In Making of a Physician, John E. Heffner, MD, recounts his journey through that formative era, when bedside observation and clinical judgment often preceded advanced imaging, electronic records, and evidence-based guidelines. Through vivid stories of patients, mentors, therapeutic successes, and occasional missteps, he explores how physicians learned not only the science of medicine but also the craftsmanship required to become thoughtful, skilled, and compassionate physicians.

Part memoir, part history of medical education, and part reflection on professional development, this book examines what it meant to become a physician in an earlier generation—and why many of those lessons remain relevant today. Drawing on more than four decades as a physician, educator, researcher, President of the American Thoracic Society, and Chair of the Pulmonary Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Heffner reflects on the enduring values of curiosity, humility, craftsmanship, and compassionate patient care.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John E. Heffner, MD, is a pulmonary and critical care physician, educator, and writer whose career has spanned more than four decades. He served as President of the American Thoracic Society, chaired the Pulmonary Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and authored more than 350 scientific publications and books. In Making of a Physician, he reflects on the mentors, patients, and experiences that shaped his generation of physicians and explores why medicine is best understood not only as a science or an art, but as a craft. Dr. Heffner and his wife divide their time between Napa and San Diego, California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Magellan Workshop Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798996610907
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 329
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