The Year of the Intern (Signet) [Mass Market Paperback]

Robin Cook (Author)

Book Description

Series: Signet | Publication Date: September 1, 1973

Originally published by Signet in 1973, this startling novel reveals what happens to a young intern as he goes through the year that promises to make him into a doctor-and threatens to destroy him as a human being.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A bombshell......it could send shock waves through the medical world." -- Raleigh News & Observer

"Fascinating...compelling, intensely readable." -- Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Signet (September 1, 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451165551
• ISBN-13: 978-0451165558
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Authors, A-Z > ( C ) > Cook, Robin
  • #12 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Thrillers > Medical

More About the Author

Doctor and author Robin Cook is widely credited with introducing the word 'medical' to the thriller genre, and over twenty years after the publication of his breakthrough novel, Coma, he continues to dominate the category he created. Cook has successfully combined medical fact with fantasy to produce a over twenty-seven international bestsellers, including Outbreak (1987), Terminal (1993), Contagion (1996), Chromosome 6 (1997) and Foreign Body (2008).

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thinking of a Medical Career?, March 21, 2002

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"mstngjason" (Fort Stewart, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Year of the Intern (Signet) (Mass Market Paperback)

This novel is certainly not the standard thriller type that readers have seen from Cook before. That being said, I literally did not put this book down until it was finished. Cook makes the reader feel like you are going through the that year personally. The vivid details and strong main character development really draw you in. This book certainly will give a great deal of food for thought for the med school hopeful. For anyone who is or will be a hospital paitent it is very disturbing to read how lost a new intern is. For the reader looking for information or thought read this. For the reader looking for pure entertainment...try a different Cook novel.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Attention Pre-Med Students: How Life as an MD Really is, September 25, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Year of the Intern (Signet) (Mass Market Paperback)

Dr. Cook once again has written a masterpiece. This book differs from his medical thrillers, however, provides insight to the lay man about the perils new MD's must go through. If you really want to know what your doctor is thinking read this!

MD in training

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing and disturbing. . ., February 20, 2007

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Lynn S - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Year of the Intern (Signet) (Mass Market Paperback)

The Year Of The Intern chronicles the year a young doctor spends as an intern. Along with lots of fascinating medical detail, the book takes a searingly honest look at the physical and psychological cost to the intern. These include: the near-indescribable exhaustion, the expectation of carrying out complicated and risky procedures the intern does not have the experience for, the life-or-death decisions to be made daily, dealing with anxious, angry and distraught relatives and, worst of all, the gradual ebbing of empathy eg Dr Peters starts thinking of each patient by their disease rather than their name.

What really disturbed me was the fact that this was written in 1972 and so little has really changed. This should be compulsory reading for anyone thinking of entering the medical or nursing professions. If it doesn't put you off, you've found your calling!