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White Coat, Clenched Fist: The Political Education of an American Physician (Conversations in Medicine and Society)

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In 1967 I married my knight on a white horse, a medical student. We had not seen each other much over the previous 2 years so I did not fully understand what he had become involved in. It scared me, this new life of his, so much, that a year later I packed up our new daughter and moved back home. I was so bewildered about the changes in our lives and just did not understand until I read this book. FitzHugh was a fellow intern with my former husband, at a South Bronx, NY hospital, and he was able to give me the understanding I needed to come to terms with the end of a dream. It was a valiant cause, and I wish I had known and understood more about it ahead of time. I may not have left. FitzHugh was the only one who gave up the main cause to devote his life to his wife and child and I applaud him to this day for that choice, but also for opening my eyes as to the reasons behind the decisions that my "white knight" made and lived by. Thanks, FitzHugh. I have never forgotten you, or this book. I do need to buy it again as I loaned it so many times, it has never come back. Nancy in Maine (formerly of Milwaukee)

I am attending a course for Residents in Health Policy constructed by Fitz. He is a true altruist and personifies what it means to be a doctor. He has opened my eyes to health policy in America and the difficulties that politics creates for universal health. I highly recommend all his writings.