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Island Practice: Cobblestone Rash, Underground Tom, And Other Adventures Of A Nantucket Doctor (2012)

by Pam Belluck(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1586487515 (ISBN13: 9781586487515)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

PublicAffairs

review 1: This book chronicles the journey of a New England doctor who becomes unsatisfied with the industrial revolution ideals of mass production applied to one of the few noble endeavors of mankind - the caring and treating of humans. Boxed in by the profit-focused and quick-lube approach to medical brought on by the introduction of HMO between care-giver and care-needer an opportunity opens up for Tim Lepore on the island of Nantucket. There, medical facilities and staff are minimal allowing him to practice across all medical disciplines and peculiar needs of the island's residents and the visiting vactioners and elites. What is the role of a physician? How are they best supported to provide care? How much personal interest should be invested versus a detachment to treating a na... moremeless body is the best method to provide care? These aspects are all brought to light as Dr. Tim, a self-professed (and eccentric) libertarian provides thought through actions and commentary.
review 2: Very nicely written non-fiction book about a small town doctor doing big things on the island of Nantucket. After reading this book and learning about the huge problem they have with tick-borne diseases there I will no longer be envious of Martha Stewart or John Kerry's vacations in Nantucket. Nope. You can mark that off my list of places to go. Great book with lots of human interest stories of the town doctor. Interesting read! less

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