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John Lawrence was born in New York, grew up England, and attended Georgetown University where he told his career advisor that the only thing he did not want to be was a doctor. He subsequently survived medical school and residency training in Utah.

This is his first book, a candid memoir of transforming from an uncertain, head injured, liberal-arts student, into a medical doctor. The follow up books in the series cover residency training with both increasing responsibility and accompanying fear.

John was not the typical medical student, sneaking out of the hospital whilst on-call to audition for television shows in order to pay the rent; writing film scripts (one of which is available here on Amazon) and overcoming a nagging imposter syndro ...more

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	Playing Doctor Medical School: Stumbling Through with Amnesia (Playing Doctor, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 2,050 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Playing Doctor; Part Three: Chief Resident: Fumbling Towards Medical Practice by John Lawrence (Goodreads Author), Anne Cole Norman (Editor) 4.30 avg rating — 699 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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GUEST AUTHOR: 6 PAWsome Historical Fiction Re-Readables
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PAWright historical fiction fans! Grab the bacon and buckle up. Cuz we're ready to launch into that genre with 6 Pawsome titles you'll want to dig up, pronto!

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“The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” —Voltaire”
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“If you’re going through Hell… Keep going – Winston Churchill”
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“terrified? That I don’t know what I’m doing? Everyone else looks like they know what they’re doing. I feel like I’m just playing doctor. They’re going to take my license away any day”
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