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Committed: Dispatches from a Psychiatrist in Training
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Adam Stern was a student at a state medical school before being selected to train as a psychiatry resident at one of the most prestigious programs in the country. His new and initially intimidating classmates were high achievers from the Ivy League and other elite universities around the nation. Stern pulls back the curtain on the intense and emotionally challenging lessons he and his fellow doctors learned while studying the human condition, and ultimately, the value of connection. The narrative focuses on these residents, their growth as doctors, and the life choices they make as they try to survive their grueling four-year residency. Most importantly, as they study how to help distressed patients in search of a better life, they discover the meaning of failure and the preciousness of success.
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"This book is a fascinating look at the inside of a medical residency, and it offers a glimpse of many of the often-understated personal costs involved ..."
"Residents and those contemplating a career in mental health will find much to glean from this spirited memoir of dedication and dogged determination."
"Stern debuts with a mesmerizing memoir of the four years he spent in a psychiatry residency program at Harvard ..."
"Stern's humanity and his ability to write about his suffering patients saves the day and makes the memoir an intellectual page-turner ..."
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