Description
Also available in hardback, 9781859739501 GBP55.00 (November, 1997)
About the Author
Simon Sinclair University of Durham
Reviews
'Read this book. [...] It is in turn fascinating, nostalgic, and, ultimately, depressing. Simon Sinclair has produced a masterful account of rites of passage, a study of initiation in which the raw recruits enter medical school and progress through its various nooks and crannies to exit as members of the tribe some five years later.'BMJ'This is an excellent book, well argued and thought out. [...] The subject is covered very thoroughly, and effortlessly put into historical perspective. The quotes at the start of each chapter are apt. It is essential reading for anyone interested in medical education.'The Lancet'Making Doctors is a remarkable and very readable book. [...] Do read the book.'Pulse magazine'a valuable, well written and accessible account of what it takes to become a member of that esteemed profession, medicine.'Medical Sociology News'Simon Sinclair ... is able to provide a unique perspective on medical training that should be mandatory reading for t
Book Information
ISBN 9781859739556
Author Simon Sinclair
Format Paperback
Page Count 358
Imprint Berg Publishers
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 400g