The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year

A scorchingly frank look at how doctors are made, bringing readers into the critical care unit to see one burgeoning physician's journey from ineptitude to competence.

In medical school, Matt McCarthy dreamed of being a different kind of doctor-the sort of mythical, unflappable physician who could reach unreachable patients. But when*a new admission*to the critical care unit almost died his first night on call, he found himself scrambling. Visions of mastery quickly gave way to hopes of simp...