Bibliograph

One by one by one, making a small difference amid a billion problems, Aaron Berkowitz

Type

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One by one by one, making a small difference amid a billion problems, Aaron Berkowitz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-340)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

One by one by one

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1117555836

Responsibility statement

Aaron Berkowitz

Sub title

making a small difference amid a billion problems

Summary

Berkowitz had just finished his neurology training when he was sent to Haiti on his first assignment with Partners In Health. He met Janel, a 23-year-old man with the largest brain tumor any of the neurosurgeons had ever seen. Berkowitz tries to save Janel's life by bringing him back to Boston for a 12-hour surgery. Here he traces what he learned and grappled with as a young doctor trying to bridge the gap between one of the world's richest countries and one of the world's poorest to make the first big save of his medical career. When cultures and belief systems clash, it's not always clear what the right thing to do is, let alone the right way to do it. -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adult

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