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MacLeod's Introduction to Medicine

A Doctor’s Memoir

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  • The author is both an expert in oncology and a gifted storyteller

  • Written in an informal, enjoyable style

  • A collection of vignettes from the author's decades of clinical experience ?

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. The Grandest Surgeon

    • Jonathan Waxman
    Pages 1-11
  3. An Introduction to Medicine

    • Jonathan Waxman
    Pages 13-26
  4. The Pleasures of Undergraduate Research

    • Jonathan Waxman
    Pages 27-42
  5. In Foreign Parts

    • Jonathan Waxman
    Pages 43-56
  6. Life Classes

    • Jonathan Waxman
    Pages 57-75
  7. The Bed Jape

    • Jonathan Waxman
    Pages 77-94
  8. The Driving Offence

    • Jonathan Waxman
    Pages 95-111
  9. The Joys of Postgraduate Research

    • Jonathan Waxman
    Pages 113-134
  10. The Way Home

    • Jonathan Waxman
    Pages 135-153
  11. Christmas Day in the Workhouse

    • Jonathan Waxman
    Pages 155-164
  12. Chutney Wars

    • Jonathan Waxman
    Pages 165-182
  13. In More Foreign Parts

    • Jonathan Waxman
    Pages 183-198
  14. The Final Examinations

    • Jonathan Waxman
    Pages 199-213

About this book

‘MacLeod's Introduction to Medicine:  A Doctor’s Memoir’ is a collection of stories that gives the reader an insight into the humorous side of a doctor's life. There is a rich source of humor in medicine, and this book aims to share some of this.​

Authors and Affiliations

  • Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, London, United Kingdom

    Jonathan Waxman

About the author

Jonathan Waxman is a Professor of Oncology at Imperial College London.  He is a clinician who has helped develop new treatments for cancer, which are now part of standard practice. He is the founder and life president of Prostate Cancer UK, the first UK national organisation promoting research and patient support for this condition.  He helped establish an All Party Parliamentary Group to improve cancer treatment and rationalise cancer research throughout the UK, and has developed and led several media campaigns to rationalise cancer treatments and change government health policy. ‘MacLeod’s Introduction to Medicine’, is his third fiction book and follows ‘The Elephant in the Room’, and ‘The Fifth Gospel’.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: MacLeod's Introduction to Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: A Doctor’s Memoir

  • Authors: Jonathan Waxman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4522-6

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-4521-9Published: 22 August 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-4522-6Published: 16 August 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 213

  • Topics: Popular Science in Medicine and Health

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eBook USD 24.99
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 32.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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