Doctors Afield by Edited by Mary G. McCrea Curnen, Howard Spiro, and Deborah St. James, 9780300080209
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  • ISBN: 9780300080209 | 0300080204
  • Cover: Trade Book
  • Copyright: 9/10/1999

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This book examines the lives of twenty-seven physicians -- twenty-one men and six women -- who have combined the aim to heal with other pursuits such as art, writing, music, or politics. Their fascinating testimonies illustrate the personal gratification and inspiration that can be gained from integrating medicine with another passionately engaging activity.

The book includes a wide array of individuals and interests, from the toymaker A. C. Gilbert and the writer Gertrude Stein to a wine grower, an astronaut, a coin collector, a cabaret singer, and a minister. Most of the stories are told by the principals themselves; the lives of the four deceased subjects are related by others. Although a few physicians tell of giving up medical practice for a new field of endeavor, most attest that the partnership between medicine and another interest has invigorated them and given them new energy to care for and relate to patients.

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