Black Man in a White Coat by Damon Tweedy

Black Man in a White Coat by Damon Tweedy

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In riveting, honest prose, Black Man in a White Coat examines the complex ways in which both black doctors and patients must navigate the difficult and often contradictory terrain of race and medicine. As Damon Tweedy transforms from student to practicing physician, he discovers how often race influences his encounters with patients.

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Black Man in a White Coat by Damon Tweedy

In riveting, honest prose, Black Man in a White Coat examines the complex ways in which both black doctors and patients must navigate the difficult and often contradictory terrain of race and medicine. As Damon Tweedy transforms from student to practicing physician, he discovers how often race influences his encounters with patients.
Tweedy, Damon: - Damon Tweedy is a graduate of Duke Medical School and Yale Law School. He is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center and staff physician at the Durham VA Medical Center. He has published articles about race and medicine in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the Annals of Internal Medicine. His columns and op-eds have appeared in the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Raleigh News & Observer, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He lives outside Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina.
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ISBN 13 9781250044631
ISBN 10 1250044634
Title Black Man in a White Coat
Author Damon Tweedy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Picador USA
Year published 2015-09-08
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.