The Poetry of Healing: A Doctor's Education in Empathy, Identity, and Desire
A Memoir, Medical, Poetry book. Very emotional, very powerful for those who are interested in medicine and...
The healing powers of speech, of touch, of empathy and the erotic, of love itself - these are some of the themes of Rafael Campo's deeply humanistic work, as he writes not just of his attempts to heal, but of how his patients have healed him. Throughout, he uncovers the truths of his own passions and fears, of the tragic flaws in health care, and of his education and life as primary-care doctor, poet, Latino, and gay man within the medical establishment.
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 270 pages
- ISBN: 9780393040098 / 393040097
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I would definitely recommend it to all physicians who are trying to change the world, one patient at a time. :) any pre-med college student Very emotional, very powerful for those who are interested in medicine and healing, but language sometimes over the top. Intriguing goal, to blend poetry with a book about doctoring, to describe doctor-patient relationships poetically. Kudos for trying something new! Too many doctors' memoirs are all about ego, and written by people...
