Intern: A Doctor's Initiation
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| Author | Sandeep Jauhar |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Published | December 26, 2007 |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| ISBN | 978-0-374-53159-1 |
Intern: A Doctor's Initiation is a 2007 nonfiction autobiographical account of Sandeep Jauhar's first year as a medical intern, immediately following medical school. At New York Hospital, he kept journals about his daily activities regarding patients and interaction with other doctors.
Sandeep Jauhar grew up in Riverside, California.[1] Jauhar studied experimental physics at the University of California, Berkeley, but was also interested in journalism.[1] After graduating with his Ph.D. in experimental physics, he was accepted into the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship, a scientific journalism fellowship.[1] He moved to Washington D.C. to write for TIME Magazine for a summer.[1] The following fall semester, he started medical school at Washington University in St. Louis, where he received his medical doctorate.[2]
Upon completing medical school, he began his medical internship at New York Hospital (now New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center).[1] During his internship, Jauhar kept a daily journal where he documented his experiences and feelings. He used these journals to write his memoir, which focuses on his introduction to practicing medicine, his disillusionment as a medical student, and his imposter syndrome.[3] A few years later, an editor from Farrar, Straus and Giroux offered him a contract to write a bildungsroman about his medical education. Jauhar agreed, leading to the publication of Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation.[1]