Research Catalog

Title

What we bring to the practice of medicine : perspectives from women physicians / edited by Kimberly Greene-Liebowitz and Dana Corriel.

Publication

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2023]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Greene-Liebowitz, Kimberly
• Corriel, Dana
• Kent State University. Press, publisher.

Description

viii, 183 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

While men and women physicians face different challenges and bring different historical experiences to the examination table, the history of medicine has been primarily told by men. This collection of short essays showcases the experiences of women physicians working in diverse fields of medicine around the world, at every stage of their careers-- from the beginning of medical school to the brink of retirement. Through compassion, humor, and resiliency, their stories reveal the truth of what life is like working in medicine. The pieces in this collection highlight the many topics of concern for women physicians-- some of which may be unknown to medical field outsiders. Topics include the physician-patient relationship, mastery of clinical practice, barriers to career advancement and success, and the challenge of balancing a demanding professional life with domestic responsibilities, an issue brought to the fore by the COVID-19 pandemic. These 40 essays are an expansive, unprecedented examination of what drives clinical and personal decisions and demonstrate how a physician's character is intricately intertwined with their approach to caregiving and the practice of medicine.

Series Statement

Literature and medicine ; 30

Uniform Title

Literature and medicine (Kent, Ohio) ; 30.

Subject

• Women physicians
• Women in medicine
• Sexism in medicine

Genre/Form

Essays.

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

• Introduction / Kimberly Greene-Liebowitz. -- Overcoming the odds: Why do you want to be a doctor? / Maria Maldonado -- Leverage / Photine Liakos -- Learning to listen / Audrey Nath -- First to report / Kimberly Greene-Liebowitz. -- It's all about compassion: The every patient / Jazbeen Ahmad -- Grandma's dead / Rebecca Andrews -- Good Friday / Photine Liakos -- If you like piña coladas / Julia Michie Bruckner -- Put a bow on it / Photine Liakos. -- Finding humor in unexpected places: Halloween blood / Rachel Kowalsky -- There's no laughing in medicine / Jessi Gold -- Attempted murder / Jennifer Caputo-Seidler -- TMB disease / Jill Grimes -- Up north / Katie Wiskar. -- Bravery : facing our fears: Filing cabinet / S.P. -- Chrysalis / Rebecca Andrews -- My doctor-patient conflict / Sharon Ben-Or -- How I found my voice / Karen Yeter -- Serendipity / Torie Comeaux Plowden -- Pandemic / Katharine Miao. --
• Surprise: No small feat / Avni Desai -- A life saved / Andrea Eisenberg -- The twist of a patient apology / Dana Corriel -- The secret keeper / Dawn Harris Sherling. -- Sadness and grief: A good death / Teja Dyamenahalli -- Sometimes, I help people die / Kimberly Greene-Liebowitz -- For better / Heather Gooden -- Choosing to die / Suzy Feigofsky -- "What do you do, Mommy?" : an oncologist answers / Shikha Jain. -- Balancing act : physician parents: The transition from doctor to Mom / Sasha K. Shillcutt -- Forty is greater than twelve / Rohini Harvey -- Sometimes Doctor Mom is just Mom / Jasmine R. Marcelin -- Doctor mothers / Monica Kalra. -- Inspirational stories: Pink panties / Elisabeth Preston-Hsu -- Selfless service / Torie Comeaux Plowden -- Game on / Annette K. Ansong -- The perfect birth / KrisEmily McCrory -- Precious / Heather Hammerstedt. -- Contributors -- Index.

ISBN

• 9781606354490
• 1606354493
• 9781631014956 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781631014963 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

• 2022059263
• 99993833472

OCLC

• on1354511435
• 1354511435
• SCSB-14534223

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries