Intern Blues

<p>While supervising a small group of interns at a major New York medical center Dr. Robert Marion asked three of them to keep a careful diary over the course of a year. Andy Mark and Amy vividly describe their real-life lessons in treating very sick children; confronting child abuse and the awful human impact of the AIDS epidemic; skirting the indifference of the hospital bureaucracy; and overcoming their own fears insecurities and constant fatigue. Their stories are harrowing and often funny; their personal triumph is unforgettable.</p><p>This updated edition of <em>The Intern Blues</em> includes a new preface from the author discussing the status of medical training in America today and a new afterword updating the reader on the lives of the three young interns who first shared their stories with readers more than a decade ago.</p>