Becoming and Being a Physician

“Don’t read this book unless you are poised for transformation. While providing a comprehensive review of decades of academic research and scholarship on adult learning, Becoming and Being a Physician gifts its reader with moments of instantaneous clarity.” - Rita Charon MD PhD

”This book is an important step in providing a philosophical and moral framework for developing those to whom all of us will entrust our lives.” - Ron Epstein MD

"Years ago, the book, Changing and Learning in the Lives of Physicians (Fox, Mazmanian & Putnam; Prager Press, 1989) offered a career path, and opened the door to profound reflection and redirection. It literally changed my life. Nearly four decades later, Becoming and Being a Physician offers the same gift - a masterful, inspiring and richly-referenced book, crafted from the personal journeys of three physician educators. Both emotionally moving and scientifically-based, this is a must-read for anyone interested in lifelong learning and professional development. It might change their lives, too." - Dave Davis MD

"I have been reading [the book] with great pleasure and respect! [The] developmental autobiography [of Shmuel Reis] was very moving and brought home the message of the book in a wonderfully personal way [while the] view and thoughts about a development through the lifecycle, including the senior professor role, is very important in understanding the continuity of the calling and the mission that doctoring at its best evokes and is very helpful to me, now. [This] chapter, and the whole book, emphasizes the importance of this emotional development." - Eric R. Marcus MD

"‘[This book] is absolutely wonderful ... The narratives are beautiful, powerful, and grounding of all that [the authors] teach us in the book. The way that the authors cover such scoping amounts of content, connect and integrate it, and make it digestible (as well as thought provoking), is truly impressive." - Miriam Hoffman MD