A piece of my mind

the long version

Everywhere I go, people say that the first things they look at in JAMA are The Cover and A Piece of My Mind. These are the soul of JAMA. --Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH Editor, JAMA. The JAMA column you ve read and loved for years has now been collected into a hardcover edition. Rpxanne Young offers a refreshing and provocative glimpse into the world of the medical professional. This new collection reflects the joys and sorrows of practicing medicine through an inspired selection of the wonderful and sometimes poignant stories that countless clinicians have shared. Surveys of JAMA readers overwhelmingly show that this section is a much-anticipated, much-loved feature of every weekly issue. This collection of 100 essays represents the best of A Piece of My Mind over the past 12 years and is the perfect gift for physicians, nurses, other health care professionals, patients, and their families.