House Officer

• 1. Introduction.- I. The “Medical” Specialties.- 2. Internal Medicine.- 3. Pediatrics.- 4. Psychiatry.- 5. Neurology.- 6. Dermatology.- II. The “Surgical” Specialties.- 7. General Surgery.- 8. Obstetrics and Gynecology.- 9. Neurosurgery.- 10. Otolaryngology.- 11. Ophthalmology.- 12. Orthopedic Surgery.- III. The “Hospital-Based” Specialties.- 13. Anesthesiology.- 14. Radiology.- 15. Clinical Pathology.- IV. The “General” Specialties.- 16. Emergency Medicine.- 17. Family Practice.- V. Generic Issues.- 18. Interpersonal and Developmental Issues.- 19. Environmental Stresses.- 20. Background and Literature Review.- VI. Conclusions and Recommendations.- 21. Summing Up.- 22. Some Words of Advice.- Afterword.

'I found these interviews fascinating. Something like a combination of M*A*S*H and St. Elsewhere...This book also has much to say to the patients who are cared for within a teaching hospital system.' Maggie McDonald, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA