A Country Doctor's Notebook
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Medicine in the Arts, Science in Literature, History of Medicine, General Practice, Ethics, Physician-Patient RelationsAbstract
Despite being written nearly a hundred years ago, A Country Doctor’s Notebook, by Mikhail Bulgakov, remains an exceptionally well-crafted reflection on medical practice in narrative form. By blending Bulgakov’s own experience as the only doctor in a rural area and his literary mastery, he is able to bring out the universal experience of being an inexperienced doctor. For practitioners in developing countries or remote areas, such as the author, even more parallels can be drawn. Themes such as impostor syndrome, bias, failures, personal responsibility, and others are addressed.
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