Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life

by Koven, Suzanne
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ISBN: 9781324007142
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Overview

In 2017, Dr. Suzanne Koven published an essay describing the challenges faced by women doctors, including her own personal struggle with "imposter syndrome"--a long-held, secret belief that she was not smart enough or good enough to be a "real" doctor. Accessed nearly 300,000 times by readers around the world, Koven's "Letter to a Young Female Physician" has evolved into a work that reflects on her career in medicine, in which women still encounter sexism, pay inequity, and harassment.

Koven tells engaging stories about her pregnancy during a grueling residency in the AIDS era; the illnesses of her son and parents during which her roles as a doctor, mother, and daughter converged; and the twilight of her career during the COVID-19 pandemic. Letter to a Young Female Physician offers an indelible eyewitness account from a doctor, mother, wife, daughter, teacher, and writer that will encourage readers to embrace their own imperfect selves.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Koven, Suzanne
  • ISBN: 9781324007142
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.30 x 1.30
  • Number Of Pages: 320
  • Publication Year: 2021

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