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Beschreibung

The Long Arc of Training: Six Stories of Aspiring Doctors follows six medical trainees over twelve years, offering a view into the personal and professional transformations involved in becoming a doctor.

Through a series of interviews conducted during this time, this book captures the deeply human side of medical training. It’s not just what these aspiring doctors learn, but how they become who they are.
Unlike memoirs written in hindsight or short-term studies, this book presents longitudinal narratives that unfold gradually. Readers witness how the emotional responses, sense of self, personal well-being, and career plans of doctors-in-the making transform alongside growing medical knowledge and clinical skills.

This book is for anyone curious about the process of becoming a doctor – aspiring medical students, current trainees, practicing physicians, educators, and readers drawn to stories of growth and transformation. With a focus on authentic storytelling, The Long Arc of Training challenges common assumptions about medical education and invites reflection on how to best support those in training. It provides a fresh, human-centered perspective on a process often viewed in purely academic terms.

The Long Arc of Training: Six Stories of Aspiring Doctors follows six medical trainees over twelve years, offering a view into the personal and professional transformations involved in becoming a doctor.

Through a series of interviews conducted during this time, this book captures the deeply human side of medical training. It’s not just what these aspiring doctors learn, but how they become who they are.
Unlike memoirs written in hindsight or short-term studies, this book presents longitudinal narratives that unfold gradually. Readers witness how the emotional responses, sense of self, personal well-being, and career plans of doctors-in-the making transform alongside growing medical knowledge and clinical skills.

This book is for anyone curious about the process of becoming a doctor – aspiring medical students, current trainees, practicing physicians, educators, and readers drawn to stories of growth and transformation. With a focus on authentic storytelling, The Long Arc of Training challenges common assumptions about medical education and invites reflection on how to best support those in training. It provides a fresh, human-centered perspective on a process often viewed in purely academic terms.

Über den Autor

Dorene F. Balmer is professor of pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and co-director of research, CHOP Education Collaboratory at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: Blake’s Story about Transformation
Chapter One: Eliza’s Story about Socialization
Chapter Two: Alan’s Story about Agency
Chapter Three: Niki’s Story about Balance
Chapter Four: Krista’s Story about Emotion
Chapter Five: Tim’s Story about Comfort
Chapter Six: The End of the Arc
A Note to Aspiring Doctors
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Fachbereich: Therapie
Genre: Importe, Medizin
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781487565596
ISBN-10: 1487565593
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Balmer, Dorene
Hersteller: University of Toronto Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk
Maße: 215 x 139 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Dorene Balmer
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.01.2026
Gewicht: 0,266 kg
Artikel-ID: 134416443

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