Description
Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Stone Mother: Final Installment Of The Medical Trilogy ISBN13: 9781681813615 ISBN10: 1681813610 Author: Greene, Henry Rex (Author) Description: The Final Installment Of A Medical Trilogy, Stone Mother Refers To The Old Los Angeles County Hospital On Entering Residency Training, A Married Couple Carry Their 1960S Activism Into The '70S They Struggle To Balance Overwhelming Responsibilities With Their Ideals, Attempting To Reform The System, But Ultimately It Is Their Personal Lives That Suffer Max King Is Driven To Make A Better World As A Medical Resident At L A County Hospital, He Has Daunting Responsibilities Jan King, His Wife, Is A Resident In Pediatrics She's A Reluctant Reformer On New Year's Eve 1976, Max Visits His Best Friend, Abe Grant, And Pours Out His Soul About The Last Five Years In 1970, Max And Jan King Finished A Difficult Year Of Internship At The Hospital Max Has Transformed From An Indifferent Medical Student Into A Leader Of Young Activists, While Jan Struggles With An Abusive Academic Culture The Hospital Is Short Of Funds And Key Staff The Activists Hold A Press Conference To Claim That Twenty-Five Patients Have Died From Inadequate Care Afterward, They're Subjected To A Witch Hunt To Quash Their Complaints Meanwhile Jan Is Pregnant And Delivers A Baby With A Medical Complication That Suggests Paternity Other Than Max Henry Rex Greene Is A Hematologist And Oncologist Who Lives In Florida He Has Practiced In California, Ohio, Michigan, And New Hampshire Active In Medical Politics, He Served On The California Medical Association's Ethics Council His Wife Mary Jo Is A Hospicepalliative Care Nurse His Other Books In The Series Are The Class Of 1969, About Medical Student Activism At The End Of The '60S, And Thirteen Months A Year, A Transformational Year Of Internship At County Hospital Publisher's Website: : Sbprabookshenryrexgreene Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: STRATEGIC BOOK PUB Publication Date: 2016-03-08 Weight: 1.01 lbs Dimensions: 0.7'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' W Number of Pages: 310 Language: English