Black Man in a White Coat : A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine (Hardcover)

from Castlelass

“By sharing my story, as well as the stories of some of the patients I've met over the past fifteen years, I hope to humanize the dire statistics and bitter racial debates and paint a fuller picture of the experiences of black patients, as well as that of the black doctors who navigate between th...

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The book was an easy read with a lot of documented information woven into the narrative. It is an account of the struggles of a black doctor dealing with both black and white patients. Well worth reading.

from LaPhenix

Enlightening and informative. Dr. Tweet sheds light on a tricky subject which isn't cut and dry.

from mldavis2

The book was an easy read with a lot of documented information woven into the narrative. It is an account of the struggles of a black doctor dealing with both black and white patients. Well worth reading.

from rivkat

Memoir of Tweedy's education as a doctor, grappling with microaggressions from teachers and patients and learning what his race could and couldn't do in enabling him to connect with his mostly poor, black patients. A good read, albeit saddening.