A Surgeon's Lessons, Learned and Lost

by John Raffensperger

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John Raffensperger, MD, describes how doctors in the mid-20th century learned medicine in the autopsy room, the laboratory, and at bedside, training to become well-rounded general physicians.

Since then, many doctors have specialized during medical school, depending on X-rays and blood tests, rather than listening and "laying on of hands." Medicine became a de-personalized business, subject to greedy insurance executives and hospital administrators.

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1949483800

ISBN13:9781949483802

Release Date:April 2019

Publisher:Strategic Book Publishing

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.99 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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