Woman in Residence

by Michelle Harrison and M. D. Harrison, Michelle

Book Overview

"An eye-opener...A WOMAN IN RESIDENCE is filled with integrity." PHYLLIS CHSLER This true storry--based on diaries Dr. Michelle Harrison kept throughout her months of residency in OB/GYN--draws us... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449222381
• ISBN13: 9780449222386
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Fawcett Books
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Women In Residence

I am very much interested in stories about medical people and this is a topic of interest as Dr. Michelle Harrison is an OB/GYN. I can say that I am very pleased to have this book among my many favorites in my book collection at home!

Illuminating insight into hospital life

This is the first book I read on my journey into the complex and highly specialized world of medicine. Harrison's journal style account of all the problems she encounters as a woman in residence in a large city hospital are insightful, and heartfelt. Some years later, I worked in a hospital for my research, and Harrisons' observations vividly returned to me. I would highly recommend this book to any female who is considering becoming an MD.

A Real Eye-Opener into doctor manipulation of birth process

I highly recommend this book to any woman preparing to give birth in a hospital. RUN, don't walk, to your nearest midwife and plan a home birth instead! This book, written by a female doctor, makes it clear that you will not have a very wonderful birth experience if you listen to the OB's tell you to 'trust me; everything will be fine'.