Book Club 10: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Apr 16, 202617m
Time for book club! We took a break during residency match but we are BACK with the popular and highly requested Cutting for Stone by Dr. Abraham Verghese
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Hosted by Ellie, Ariyani, and Bekah · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 15 episodes
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Welcome to book club! On the “This Book is Sick!” podcast, we connect medicine and the humanities by exploring memoirs, novels, and nonfiction related to healthcare, illness, and the human experience.
Ellie, Ariyani, and Bekah hosts This Book is Sick!, a health show with 15 episodes published.
Time for book club! We took a break during residency match but we are BACK with the popular and highly requested Cutting for Stone by Dr. Abraham Verghese
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