| Characteristics of Compassion: Portraits of Exemplary Physicians: Portraits of Exemplary Physicians Contributor(s): Meldrum, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763757330 ISBN-13: 9780763757335 Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Characteristics of Compassion: Portraits of Exemplary Physicians profiles recipients of the prestigious "Excellence in Medicine" award given by the American Medical Association. Todays physicians are faced with many challenges and can no longer devote the greater part of their working hours directly to patient care. They are presented with reams of insurance and legal-related paperwork, the constant threat of malpractice, and a burgeoning patient population. Despite these obstacles, some physicians enter the profession with deeply held convictions, hopes, and idealism, and go on to excel not just as medical doctors, but as human beings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Physicians - Biography & Autobiography | Medical (incl. Patients) - Medical | Chiropractic |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008054197 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 277 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The healthcare system has turned the art and science of healing into big business, and many doctors can no longer devote the greater part of their working hours directly to patient care, faced as they are with reams of insurance- and legal-related paperwork, the constant threat of malpractice, and a burgeoning patient population. Despite this, some physicians still enter the profession with deeply held convictions, hopes, and idealism, and go on to excel not just as medical doctors, but as human beings. Characteristics of Compassion: Portraits of Exemplary Physicians is book that profiles the recipients American Medical Association Foundation Pride in the Professions Award. It gives insight into what sets these outstanding doctors apart from their peers to inspire medical professionals and their patients. It provides first hand insights and identifies a rich description of traits/motivations shared by today's leading physicians. |