Hot Lights, Cold Steel: Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon's First Years

Author: Collins, Dr. Michael J.Brand: St. Martin's GriffinEdition: First EditionBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 320Release Date: 24-01-2006Part Number: 9780312352691Details: When Michael Collins decides to become a surgeon, he is totally unprepared for the chaotic life of a resident at a major hospital. A natural overachiever, Collins' success, in college and medical school led to a surgical residency at one of the most respected medical centers in the world, the famed Mayo Clinic. But compared to his fellow residents Collins feels inadequate and unprepared. All too soon, the euphoria of beginning his career as an orthopedic resident gives way to the feeling he is a counterfeit, an imposter who has infiltrated a society of brilliant surgeons. This story of Collins' four-year surgical residency traces his rise from an eager but clueless first-year resident to accomplished Chief Resident in his final year. With unparalleled humor, he recounts the disparity between people's perception