A collection of funny, sad and thoughtful anecdotes taken from a lengthy career as a physician assistant. The book deals with questions like why an ear surgeon might not want a deaf young man to get a cochlear implant; how a PA deals with questionable practices going on around him; and what the strangest day
A collection of funny, sad and thoughtful anecdotes taken from a lengthy career as a physician assistant. The book deals with questions like why an ear surgeon might not want a deaf young man to get a cochlear implant; how a PA deals with questionable practices going on around him; and what the strangest day ever in a psychiatry practice might be like. This book will hold much of interest for PAs past, present and future as well as for the patients who rely on them.
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Seth Wittner provides such an illustrative picture of his journey to becoming a physician assistant. But don’t let the title fool you! This book is not only about one PA’s experience in medicine with his patience. It provides an allegorical narrative of life’s challenges and surprises and how every decision and encounter leads to something that is meant to be. Appropriately, Seth provides humorous but realistic accounts of how carelessness and lack of communication steered by stereotype and…
A truly enjoyable read! True Tales provides an up-close and personal insight into the work of Physician Assistants. Informative yet far from dry, True Tales is written in a clear and compelling style, with a great deal of affection, the occasional jaundiced eye, and a pleasant low-key sense of humor. The author, himself an experienced Physician Assistant, recounts his most memorable episodes with the patients he has helped over the years and the medical doctors he has worked with. These…
As a fellow PA, I am finding this book very entertaining to say the least. I have the pleasure of knowing the author and as a fellow colleague I can relate to many of his stories. I had the chance to start reading it at the gym and found that I was able to do an hour of cardio in no time! I have also had the opportunity throughout my career to work in many areas of medicine and find this book very enjoyable and at times humorous, being able to relate to the accounts of other PA’s throughout…