Letter to a young female physician : notes from a medical life
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Published
New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 300 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-300).
Description
"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.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Koven, Suzanne.
Medicine -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
Physician and patient -- United States.
Physicians -- United States -- Attitudes.
Sex discrimination in medicine -- United States.
Sexism in medicine -- United States.
Women physicians -- United States -- Biography.
Biographies.
Koven, Suzanne.
Medicine -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
Physician and patient -- United States.
Physicians -- United States -- Attitudes.
Sex discrimination in medicine -- United States.
Sexism in medicine -- United States.
Women physicians -- United States -- Biography.