In addition to this apocalyptic novel, our new books columnist, Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA, also reviews Physician Leadership by Karen J. Nichols, DO, and Mortal Lessons by Richard Selzer, MD.
There is something mystical about the thinking/writing nexus—the direct connection, the crackling intellectual current that flows unimpeded from brain to paper.
Call is what ultimately wears you down, inexorably carving a Grand Canyon into your everyday existence.
Due to the nature of medical practice, we physicians probably do not age at a constant 1:1 rate.