Critical Compendium » Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation, by Sandeep Jauhar
Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation, by Sandeep Jauhar

“Autobiographical accounts of medical internships have become quite fashionable. The trajectory of these works is predictable: Idealistic and naive medical school graduates encounter inhumane conditions, leading them to become angry and resentful interns. Yet somehow, at the end of the internship, they emerge well trained and more human. The latest contributor to this genre is Sandeep Jauhar, who recounts his internship at New York Hospital. Jauhar’s year was surely eventful, full of dramatically ill patients, great saves and tragic outcomes.” Read the review at the Washington Post.

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