Ever wondered if that young doctor in casualty knows what she’s doing?
Probably not, is the conclusion of Residents, (Charles Scribner, $23,
ISBN 0 684 19709 X), David Ewing Duncan’s crusade against the “boot camp” that
trains America’s medics. The macho culture dictates that grossly overworked
novices “plunge in”, seldom calling for advice, even when a patient’s life is at
stake. For anyone missing their midweek fix of ER.
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