eShop USA > Books > The Making of a Surgeon
The Making of a Surgeon
List Price: $16.00Our Price: $10.88 You Save: $5.12 (32%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780922811465
ISBN: 0922811466
Label: Mid List Press
Manufacturer: Mid List Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 269
Publication Date: May 01, 1999
Publisher: Mid List Press
Studio: Mid List Press
Related Items: Featured Listmania!
Editorial Review:
The Making of a Surgeon is the memoir of an apprentice. It is William Nolen's story of his transformation from student to practitioner, from a brash medical school graduate to a surgeon possessing skill and judgment. And, as happens in the best memoirs, with his brilliant flash of self-discovery William Nolen illuminates the world outside himself.First published in 1970, The Making of a Surgeon received critical acclaim and touched a world audience. The book's universal themes propelled it to the rarified heights of a best seller. In this reprinted edition, with a foreword by the author's daughter, his classic returns.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A Must Have in the Library
It grabbed my attention while I was looking for medical books. Being a medical student, I know the difficulty of getting personal details of the hard times an intern encounters. It's almost impossible to get an anecdote once they finish up and become a specialist (yes I know they may share one or two from time to time, but such numerous examples with details?) Dr. Nolen perfectly shares all his mistakes, his regrets, his experience and etc. A bit dated of course but you should stop to ask yourself, ... Read More
Rating:  - The Making of a Surgeon
An excellent book! My father introduced me to this work, as he knew William Nolen personally, and in fact was a character in the book, Jack Lesperance. Our real last name is Peterson, but it was a pleasure to get some insight into my father's residency at Bellevue Hospital in NYC.
Rating: - Dated - but still important and engaging
Surgical training and practice has changed a great deal since Bill Nolan wrote this book, but I find myself thinking about this book almost weekly in my job as an academic general surgeon. I think Dr. Nolan, better than any other author before or since, explained one of the essential tenets of surgical practice "when someone calls you, you need to get out of bed". Even when exhausted, and even when he was on services (including path) where he had no interest and even less aptitude, he did his job to ... Read More
Rating: - Loved it!
I was looking for something that could be in the same line of House of God, this book.. although a little outdated, presented with the whole picture of surgery, the hardships, the informed judgement, the dealings with patients as well as colleagues, the whole concept of how-to-become-a-good-intern stuff. I really like the way he cares to pinpoint every important aspect about the case, how it went, what might have been diff and off course, what he learned.. and that too in a genuinely funny way. A simply ... Read More
Rating: - A classic, pure and simple
I first read this book about 20 years ago, my knowledge of its existence made by his death announcement in either Time or Newsweek. 8(
I gave my first copy to a friend who was contemplating medical school (she and I lost touch not long afterwards; a Google search revealed that she did eventually get her M.D.). My second copy is dog-eared as well. Like the other posters said, some of the concepts are dated but a lot of things really haven't changed, either.
He eventually settled ... Read More
Related Categories:
| |
 |
