By Michael Gelder, Dennis Gath, and Richard Mayou. 467 pp. New York, Oxford University Press, 1994. $49.95. ISBN 0-19-262031-2.
The Holy Grail — or Golden Fleece, if you prefer —continually sought by clinical educators is an excellent textbookfor junior students to use during their initial clerkship ina discipline. It must be more than a cookbook but less thanan encyclopedia, a book that reflects the excitement, breadth,and depth of the field without overwhelming the novice. LikePonce de León, we seek a fountain of knowledge that willquench thirst while unleashing youthful curiosity. Such a bookcan make our role as teachers more rewarding and help us tostay eternally young as physician-teachers. This book . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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