MacLeod's Introduction to Medicine: A collection of short medical stories

A Doctor's Memoir

MacLeod's Introduction to Medicine: A Doctor's Memoir by Jonathan Waxman is a collection of short stories that gives the reader an insight into the humorous side of a doctor's life before the dawn of management. Written in an informal, enjoyable style, it contains a collection of vignettes from the author's decades of clinical experience. Chutney Wars, The Bed Jape or Christmas Day in the Workhouse are just a few of the chapters in this engagingly written book. The author is both an expert in oncology and a gifted storyteller.

Jonathan Waxman writes in the Preface, "This book is a collection of medical stories based on the epic career of MacLeod, its foolish hero. MacLeod's Introduction to Medicine is a chronicle of occasional humor, and the names of the characters have not been changed to protect the innocent. All the stories are based on reality and come from a time when the practice of medicine was not inundated with tales of bullying and scapegoating, and where the lives of doctors, nurses and patients were not buried under targets."

Source: Imperial College London