| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 300 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-300). |
| Contents |
Introduction: Letter to a young female physician -- Risk factors -- Prerequisites -- Admissions -- Clinical skills -- Mnemonics -- We have a body -- Things shameful to be spoken of -- Lineage -- The last three pounds -- Mom at bedside, appears calm -- Curbsiding -- An inherited condition -- The disease of the little paper -- The noncompliant patient, reconsidered -- The hateful patient -- The doctor's new dilemma -- Off the charts -- Head and shoulder -- Sequelae -- Science and kindness -- Bury me in something warm -- Extension -- Mixed emotions -- They call us and we go -- Epilogue: Women in STEM. |
| Summary |
"A poignant, funny, personal exploration of authenticity in work and life by a woman doctor. In 2017, Dr. Suzanne Koven published an essay describing the challenges faced by women doctors, including her own personal struggle with "imposter syndrome"-a long-held, secret belief that she was not smart enough or good enough to be a "real" doctor. Accessed nearly 300,000 times by readers around the world, Koven's "Letter to a Young Female Physician" has evolved into a work that reflects on her career in medicine, in which women still encounter sexism, pay inequity, and harassment. Koven tells engaging stories about her pregnancy during a grueling residency in the AIDS era; the illnesses of her son and parents during which her roles as a doctor, mother, and daughter converged; and the twilight of her career during the COVID-19 pandemic. Letter to a Young Female Physician offers an indelible eyewitness account from a doctor, mother, wife, daughter, teacher, and writer that will encourage readers to embrace their own imperfect selves"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Koven, Suzanne.
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Women physicians -- United States -- Biography.
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Physicians -- United States -- Attitudes.
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Medicine -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
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Physician and patient -- United States.
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Sexism in medicine -- United States.
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Sex discrimination in medicine -- United States.
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Physicians, Women. (DNLM)D010822
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Physicians. (DNLM)D010820
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Medicine. (DNLM)D008511
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Vocational Guidance. (DNLM)D014830
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Physician-Patient Relations. (DNLM)D010817
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Sexism. (DNLM)D063507
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MEDICAL / General.
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Medicine -- Vocational guidance. (OCoLC)fst01015150
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Physician and patient. (OCoLC)fst01062819
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Physicians -- Attitudes.
(OCoLC)fst01062843
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Sex discrimination in medicine. (OCoLC)fst01114434
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Sexism in medicine. (OCoLC)fst01114722
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Women physicians. (OCoLC)fst01178296
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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United States. (DNLM)D014481
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biography. (DNLM)D019215
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Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9781324007142 (hardcover) |
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1324007141 (hardcover) |
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9781324007159 (electronic publication) |
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