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By Ellen Lerner Rothman. 335 pp. New York, William Morrow, 1999. $25. ISBN 0-688-15313-5.

This book is the story of a student at Harvard Medical School, from the time of her acceptance to the school to the time of graduation. It is set in the present, probably from 1994 to 1998. The white coat is the symbol of "physicianship" that is given to each student on his or her first day of medical school. It signifies a physician's authority over and responsibility for his or her patients, a relationship that has been progressively challenged and that made the author uncomfortable. Despite its appearance in the title, the white coat plays a relatively minor role.

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