Letter to a young female physician : notes from a medical life
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 300 pages ; 22 cm
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Atascadero Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography
610.92 KOVEN
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610.92 KOVEN
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
2105
Language
English
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"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 theirown imperfect selves"--,Provided by publisher.
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