The country doctor revisited : a twenty-first-century reader / edited by Therese Zink.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zink, Therese, 1955-

Series:

Literature and medicine ; v. 18.

Literature and Medicine ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Rural--United States.

Medicine, Rural.

Rural health services--United States.

Rural health services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An anthology that addresses the changing nature of rural medicine in the United States "These authors courageously document the emotional and literally physical vulnerabilities they experience while delivering care in rural communities. ... This book exquisitely illustrates the complexity of 'dual relationships' and boundary issues in rural practice."--Family Medicine Over the past thirty years, rural health care in the United States has changed dramatically. The stereotypical white-haired doctor with his black bag of instruments and his predominantly white, small-town clientele has imploded: the global age has reached rural America. Independently owned clinics have given way to a massive system of hospitals; new technology now brings specialists right to the patient's bedside; and an increasingly diverse clientele has sparked the need for doctors and nurses with an equally diverse assortment of skills. The Country Doctor Revisited is a fascinating collection of essays, poems, and short stories written by rural health care professionals on the experiences of doctors and nurses practicing medicine in rural environments, such as farms, reservations, and migrant camps. The pieces explore the benefits and burdens of new technology, the dilemmas in making ethically sound decisions, and the trials of caring for patients in a broken system. Alternately compelling, thought provoking, and moving, they speak of the diversity of rural health care providers, the range of patients served in rural communities, the variety of settings that comprise the rural United States, and the resources and challenges health care providers and patients face today.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Who We Are""; ""Who We Are�Synopsis""; ""LIFEprayerDEATH""; ""Boundaries""; ""Mississippi Mayhem""; ""If You Don�t Have What You Want""; ""Mom and Pop Doc Shop""; ""Stopping by Malnati�s Meadow""; ""When Hostility Melted for the “Funny Accent�""; ""Mashkikiwinini: Thanking Sylvester for His Unconditional Smile""; ""A Psychiatrist Waits for His Ten o�clock Patient and Imagines He Is Han Shan""; ""Three Days Changed My Grandfather�s Life""; ""Early Marriage: West Virginia""; ""Teen Pregnancy: “We Were Hoping�""

""Indian Dinner in Johnson City""""White Coat at Midnight""; ""Where We Are""; ""Where We Are�Synopsis""; ""Spring Planting""; ""Welcome to Elma""; ""DINE: Navajo, People""; ""Learning from an Amish Birth""; ""Lost On Call""; ""Spring and All, Revisited�after William Carlos Williams""; ""Robotic Docs: Excerpts from Dick Gordon�s The Story, National Public Radio""; ""A Vow of Connectedness: Views from the Road to Beaver�s Farm""; ""Whom We Serve""; ""Whom We Serve�Synopsis""; ""Pursuing the American Dream: The Human Face of Immigration""; ""Cord""; ""Good Will""

""Hanging On for Your Life""""The Brothers""; ""The Sisters�Written in Love""; ""I Am the Handmaiden of the Lord""; ""Cattleman""; ""Call""; ""Learning to Walk the Healer�s Path""; ""Asking the Right Questions""; ""Our Resources and Challenges""; ""Our Resources and Challenges�Synopsis""; ""Everyone Did Their Part, But""; ""Inside the Mind of a Modern Country Doc""; ""Practice-Based Research�“Blue Highways� on the NIH Roadmap""; ""Local Medical Doctors: State-of-the-Art Healers""

""A Night in the Life of a Rural Emergency Care Team: The Value of the Comprehensive Advanced Life Support Program""""Blog: Rural Mississippi�Aftermath of Hurrican Katrina""; ""The Dressing Change""; ""Thank God for My Ass""; ""Contributors""; ""Permissions & Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Literature and Medicine Series""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63101-085-9

OCLC:

868264223