Doctors Orders

The United States does not have enough doctors. Every year since the 1950s, internationally trained and osteopathic medical graduates have been needed to fill residency positions because there are too few American-trained MDs. However, these international and osteopathic graduates have to significantly outperform their American MD counterparts to have the same likelihood of getting a residency position. And when they do, they often end up in lower-prestige training programs, while American-trained MDs tend to occupy elite training positions. Some programs are even fully segregated, accepting exclusively U.S. medical graduates or non-U.S. medical graduates, depending on the program’s prestige. How do international and osteopathic medical graduates end up so marginalized, and what allows U.S.-trained MDs to remain elite? Doctors’ Orders offers a groundbreaking examination of the construction and consequences of status distinctions between physicians before, during, and after residency training. Tania M. Jenkins spent years observing and interviewing American, international, and osteopathic medical residents in two hospitals to reveal the unspoken mechanisms that are taken for granted and that lead to hierarchies among supposed equals. She finds that the United States does not need formal policies to prioritize American-trained MDs. By relying on a system of informal beliefs and practices that equate status with merit and eclipse structural disadvantages, the profession convinces international and osteopathic graduates to participate in a system that subordinates them to American-trained MDs. Offering a rare ethnographic look at the inner workings of an elite profession, Doctors’ Orders sheds new light on the formation of informal status hierarchies and their significance for both doctors and patients.

Dr. McCoy finds himself in over his head when put in command of the Starship Enterprise in this electrifying Star Trek adventure. When Dr. McCoy grumbles once too often about the way the Starship Enterprise ought to be run, Captain Kirk decides to leave the doctor in command while he oversees a routine diplomatic mission. But McCoy soon learns that command is a double-edged sword when Kirk disappears without a trace. Desperately trying to locate his captain, McCoy comes under pressure from Starfleet to resolve the situation immediately. Matters go from bad to worse when the Klingons arrive and stake their own claim on the planet. And when another deadly power threatens them all, McCoy and the Enterprise are pitted against an alien fleet in a battle they have no hope of winning.

There'd been a Rivers at the helm of Argyle Community Hospital for six generations, and Harper Rivers was set to take her father's place whenever he decided to hang up his shingle. Unfortunately, the board of directors had other ideas-they were about to accept a buyout offer from the regional medical center and close the hospital's doors to the community that depended on it. They've even gone and hired Presley Worth, a high-powered corporate financier, to oversee the closure. Funny thing was, no one asked Harper, and she had no intentions of following anyone's orders but her own-no matter how beautiful, smart, or commanding the new boss might be.

Doctor's Orders shows how the foundational novel of the German tradition, Johan Wolfgang von Goethe's Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, documents the rise of medicine as an institution structuring the self and society. It sheds light on the Bildungsroman that this novel established, provides a groundbreaking overview of the role of medicine in eighteenth-century Germany, and addresses larger questions concerning the relationship between medicine and literature.

A guide to optimal health reveals the treatment regimens doctors use to keep their own families healthy, providing advice for a variety of ailments and conditions including heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and sexual dysfunction.

Cocktails were first created as medicinal tonics, and today the best drinks still have the power to soothe and restore. In Doctor’s Orders, you’ll find classic cocktails and new concoctions to cure whatever ails you, whether it’s a broken heart or just a serious case of the Mondays. Chris Edwards and Dave Tregenza prescribe restorative elixirs such as the Apple a Day and delicious potions like the Jungle Fever. Make a visit to the Peach Therapist, give yourself some Thirst Aid, and remedy any hangover with Tiger's Milk, a twist on the tried and true Bloody Mary. Chapters include Remedies, packed with vitamins and antioxidants; sweet and indulgent Comforters; and Fixer Uppers to put a pep in your step. With recipes to create your own syrups, infused spirits and garnishes, as well as tips for perfect presentation, this book is just what the doctor ordered.

Discusses how to avoid harmful medical mistakes, offering advice on such topics as working with a busy doctor, communicating the full story of an illness, evaluating test risks, and obtaining a working diagnosis.

On average, a physician will interrupt a patient describing her symptoms within eighteen seconds. In that short time, many doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment. Often, decisions made this way are correct, but at crucial moments they can also be wrong—with catastrophic consequences. In this myth-shattering book, Jerome Groopman pinpoints the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. Groopman explores why doctors err and shows when and how they can—with our help—avoid snap judgments, embrace uncertainty, communicate effectively, and deploy other skills that can profoundly impact our health. This book is the first to describe in detail the warning signs of erroneous medical thinking and reveal how new technologies may actually hinder accurate diagnoses. How Doctors Think offers direct, intelligent questions patients can ask their doctors to help them get back on track. Groopman draws on a wealth of research, extensive interviews with some of the country’s best doctors, and his own experiences as a doctor and as a patient. He has learned many of the lessons in this book the hard way, from his own mistakes and from errors his doctors made in treating his own debilitating medical problems. How Doctors Think reveals a profound new view of twenty-first-century medical practice, giving doctors and patients the vital information they need to make better judgments together.

*Short & Dirty Novella.* 18+ "A pair of lips so innocent and sweet should never utter such nasty words." His tone held an edge of authority that made my body quiver. Direct and to the point, what he expected both thrilled and scared me. And yet, as he stood over me-towering over my much smaller frame, desire overrode all senses. I wanted him to take his pleasure and leave me a wanting heap at his feet. To let me make his wildest fantasies a reality. Could I be his dirty little girl and still keep that edge of purity that drove him wild?

Some people never learn...Some people are destined to make the same mistake over and over again.I was one of those people, and definitely when it came to Dr. Ryan Dawson.Dr. Ryan Dawson, the uber sexy surgeon with his panty melting smile.Dr. Gorgeous. Dr. Perfect. Dr. Everything.Call him whatever you want, he was sinful temptation any woman with eyes would be attracted to.Definitely what the doctor ordered.He was also my mentor...That meant off limits to me.My life was already complicated enough. So there was no reason on earth for me to make things worse by falling for him.I was only supposed allow him to take me through my first year of residency and help me get that much closer to my career goals.Not fall into bed with him every chance I got.It's all I can think of as things heat up between us, but I can't resist him.Even when I know being with him could land us both in trouble.A steamy medical romance that will make you melt.