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By Leonard Laster. 320 pp. New York, W.W. Norton, 1996. $27.50. ISBN 0-393-71030-0.

This book is pleasant to read, upbeat in challenging times, and a very personal account. The author — successively physician, investigator, administrator, and now writer — has interviewed 32 physicians about their careers. In his preface, Laster warns medical students against setting an inflexible, predetermined path and reassures them that there is seldom a single absolutely right decision with respect to one's career.

But this anthology goes much further than a manual for career counseling. The key word in its title is "life" — the progressions, changes, influences, and insights that come with real experiences after medical school. The conversations . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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