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Scott A. Rivkees, MD, is a world-renowned leader in pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology. He graduated from Rutgers University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He completed his post-graduate medical training at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, and he has held faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School, Yale University, and Indiana University. He is currently professor and chairman of pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine and physician-in-chief of Shands Children's Hospital.

"Fast-paced memoir."—Wall Street Journal"Amusing medical stories as seen through the eyes of a new doctor."—Kirkus Review"Rivkees . . . documents his time at Mass General with wit, humor, and at times, sadness. Just two months out of medical school, Rivkees encountered his first meningitis case—an eight-week-old girl. It's cases like this that make the book a worthwhile read because we get to see what happens inside one of the country's top hospitals through the eyes of a green freshman."—Boston Magazine"A new humorous — and at times serious — memoir . . . highlights what residency is truly like, and what the medical school textbooks don't teach, like how to survive long weeks, sleepless nights and whirlwind days at the hospital."—University of Florida Health