One by one by one : making a small difference amid a billion problems
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-340).

"In the tradition of Tracy Kidder's portrait of Paul Farmer's work in MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS, the story of a young neurologist's struggles over who and how to help patients in Haiti"--,Provided by publisher.

Berkowitz had just finished his neurology training when he was sent to Haiti on his first assignment with Partners In Health. He met Janel, a 23-year-old man with the largest brain tumor any of the neurosurgeons had ever seen. Berkowitz tries to save Janel's life by bringing him back to Boston for a 12-hour surgery. Here he traces what he learned and grappled with as a young doctor trying to bridge the gap between one of the world's richest countries and one of the world's poorest to make the first big save of his medical career. When cultures and belief systems clash, it's not always clear what the right thing to do is, let alone the right way to do it. -- adapted from jacket