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The making of a doctor : the hidden realities of medicine / Michelle Izmaylov, MD.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Izmaylov, Michelle, 1991- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physicians--Psychology.
- Physicians.
- Physicians--Job satisfaction.
- Physicians--Attitudes.
- Physicians--Anecdotes.
- Medical economics.
- Medical education.
- Economics, Medical.
- Education, Medical.
- Medical Subjects:
- Economics, Medical.
- Education, Medical.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto ; Buffalo : Aevo UTP, an imprint of University of Toronto Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- "The business of medicine is a complex mix of thorns and roses - where the reality of profit-driven priorities from corporations and insurance companies clashes with the compassion of clinicians providing care at great personal cost. Through the perspectives of patients, physicians, clinicians, medical students, and nurses, The Making of a Doctor highlights the challenges faced by both patients and healthcare providers. This collection of essays uncovers pivotal moments- from the denial of essential medical care by insurance companies to the emotional toll that this work has had on clinicians, some of whom have considered leaving medicine due to the pressures they face - to demonstrate the dire state of our medical systems. The Making of a Doctor sheds light on the harmful impact of a system that prioritizes profits over people, exposing the widespread issues of patient neglect and clinician burnout seen in healthcare systems around the world. Despite these challenges, the collection also points to a path forward - offering solutions for reform and a sustainable approach to providing medical care that places humanity at the centre of the practice."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Personal statement
- This is what is ahead
- Learning curve
- What is considered most significant
- Ballet lessons
- How easy girls have it
- Prescriptions per an insurance company
- Lessons learned in intern year
- Another wellness lecture
- The worth of a life
- Specialty selection
- The notes in the margins
- Emergencies according to hospital policies
- Looking for shoulders
- Floriography
- More than a little sound
- The cat admitted to medicine
- More than medications and procedures
- The social skills of a socially awkward physician
- Bedside manner
- This is why
- Patients and clinicians in battle
- Societal expectations
- Look closely
- What it really feels like
- The constant threat
- Attitude adjustment
- On communication
- The last minute before suicide
- Lifting the illusion
- Preventive medicine
- Masking battles
- The cracks in the system
- Girl turned contaminant
- The pain scale
- When social media turns viral
- In response to clinicians threatened for offering vaccines
- State of the union address
- What my patients taught me
- Planning for the next pandemic
- To those who consider medicine a profitable business
- Fight and flight
- Much stronger than they realize
- Modern art
- For profit in residency education
- Suicide match
- Reminders for days of fire
- On the labels we carry
- Words of advice
- Enough.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed on May 22, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Izmaylov, Michelle, 1991- Making of a doctor.
- ISBN:
- 9781487563899
- 1487563892
- 9781487563882
- 1487563884
- OCLC:
- 1524314527
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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