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Previous Volume 332:690-691 March 9, 1995 Number 10

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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 textbook for junior students to use during their initial clerkship in a discipline. It must be more than a cookbook but less than an encyclopedia, a book that reflects the excitement, breadth, and depth of the field without overwhelming the novice. Like Ponce de León, we seek a fountain of knowledge that will quench thirst while unleashing youthful curiosity. Such a book can make our role as teachers more rewarding and help us to stay eternally young as physician-teachers. This book . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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