This Is Going to Hurt
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Welcome to 97-hour weeks. Welcome to life and death decisions. Welcome to a constant tsunami of bodily fluids. Welcome to earning less than the hospital parking meter. This Is Going to Hurt, a non-fiction book first published in 2019, chronicles the realities of being a first-year doctor scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights, and missed weekends. It offers a no-holds-barred account of time spent on the front lines of medicine, detailing experiences that are hilarious, horrifying, and heartbreaking by turns.
This 288-page book explores everything you wanted to know about the life of a junior doctor—and more than a few things you really didn't. It follows the arc of experiences, from the initial shock of stepping onto a hospital ward to the profound personal toll, revealing a world of constant challenges and the lasting impact these years can have.
Publication date
December 3, 2019
Amazon rating
4.5/5
Print length
288
Language
English
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
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