Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs: The Making of a Surgeon

Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs is a memoir that takes readers on a journey from the author's days as a construction worker to his entry into medical school.

With a poet's soul, Collins writes about how medicine makes him confront the nature of God and suffering in a very deep and personal way.

The book is filled with easy, unforced dialogue and authentic characters from all walks of life.

This fast-paced memoir is a perceptive and no-frills account of an orthopedic surgeon who succeeded through hard work and brains.