Baby Doctor by Perri Klass


Baby Doctor
Title : Baby Doctor
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ISBN : 0679409572
ISBN-10 : 9780679409571
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 330
Publication : First published May 12, 1992

With her acclaimed novel Other Women's Children and her New York Times columns, Perri Klass has attracted a national audience. Now, writing with her distinctive intelligence, wit, and insight, she chronicles her rite of passage from intern to doctor.rtising.

Baby Doctor Reviews

  • Hadley

    As a medical student considering a career in pediatrics, I found this book to be extremely helpful. It chronicles the life of a young doctor (who also happens to be a mom and a writer) as she makes her way through pediatric residency. Although the book is a bit dated- some of the medical descriptions are no longer accurate (especially the parts about AIDS), and of course the 80 hour work week has eliminated q3 call for residents- but despite the changes, the book is still a very relevant and realistic account of the anxiety, exhaustion, and intense learning curve that characterize a pediatric residency.

  • Beverly

    There are some uncomfortable and even hair-raising stories in here about caring for children, especially new borns and little babies. But Perri Klass is terrible at tying things together. The book is a series of blurbs from the journals she kept during her internship and junior residency as a pediatrician.

  • Cat.

    I did not finish this, but only because it was due yesterday and it came from outside our library system. The writing style is quite elegant and well-done, but to be honest reading about sick kids is probably not what I need to be doing right now, either.

    It is good to know that there are good people like Dr. Klass going into this field, however.

  • Ellie Erickson

    Truly an amazing book that has captured and explained the wide range of emotions that i have felt and am feeling in residency. I couldn't explain it better myself and want all of my friends and family to read it.

  • Tracey

    NOT AT LIB 11/07 (other books, same author) -- Recommended by Ginnie

  • Ami

    Despite the fact that the author finished her residency over two decades ago, I still found this memoir of a young pediatrician doctor to be very interesting. "Baby Doctor" is a solidly good read.

  • Sue Kozlowski

    Non-fiction. A pediatrician who writes both fiction and non-fiction. Lives in Cambridge, MA. I learned a lot about hospitals and babies!