Behind the White Coat
Lessons Beyond Medical School
Medicine trains you to care for patients. It does not train you to read a contract, run a practice, sit on a technology committee, or advocate for your profession. This book is the second education — the one that arrives after the white coat, usually without a syllabus.
Who should read this book?
Anyone whose career touches the practice of medicine — at any stage of it.
Medical Students
Start the second education early.
Residents
Decide your first contract with your eyes open.
Physicians
Rebuild a career on your own terms.
Practice Leaders
Run medicine like the business it is.
Healthcare Professionals
Understand the clinician's reality.
There is a moment, usually a few years into practice, when a physician realizes that no one prepared them for the system surrounding the work...
What early readers are saying
Real, attributed quotes from the advance reader community.
“Thorough without being over technical, yet immensely informative.”
Joi Smith
Spouse of Physician of 42 years
“This should be a must read for all medical students, residents, practicing physicians and especially their spouses.”
Joi Smith
Spouse of Physician of 42 years
“I have not read any other book that gives this kind of specific insight into what modern medicine practice actually looks like.”
Tony Alarcon, MD
Third-Year Cardiology Fellow
“It is important for medical training, whether in school or in training programs, to incorporate these teachings in the curriculum.”
Tony Alarcon, MD
Third-Year Cardiology Fellow
“It pulls back the curtain on what the medical profession is really like — a doctor can never truly clock out.”
Elizabeth McCurdy
Daughter and Spouse of physician of 32 years
“Absolutely all medical students and residents should have this book as part of their curriculum. But the public needs to read this book, too.”
Elizabeth McCurdy
Daughter and Spouse of physician of 32 years
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