The Scalpel and the Silver Bear
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (633 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553100122 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 204 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ever." In the process of becoming a "white man's doctor," Alvord discovered that among the indigenous customs her medical training forced her to ignore were valuable healing practices that are sorely needed in allopathic medicine. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. In this inspiring memoir, Alvord, assisted by Van Pelt, describes her endeavors to integrate a Navaho approach to healing with high-tech medical procedures. She left the pueblo at age 16 to attend Dartmouth on scholarship, survived the numbing vicissitudes of surgical training at Stanford and returned home jubilantly to work as a general surgeon at the local medical center, only to discover that her demeanor and her state-of-the-art skills frightened her patients. While it is unlikely that many physicians will embrace the sacred bear sp
"Surgery acquires a soul" according to op2myst. The story of an indigenous woman entering a predominantly white, male profession was riveting. Her point of view informed by her Native American heritage is such a valuable contribution to the medical care of her patients.. Took me back D. E. Geake Took me back to my days on the Navajo reservation in the 1970's.Very interesting reading, paralleled many of my experiences with those wonderful people.. ":)" according to Amazon Customer. Great book! Definitely a must read for those going into healthcare. The condition of the book was as good as new.
Only after conquering the high-tech realm of the operating room would this extraordinarily talented doctor realize something was missing from contemporary medical care—an understanding of the whole person who has come seeking healing.The Scalpel and the Silver Bear tells of Dr. Then, having accomplished her dreams, the strong-willed young woman would find herself faced with a different challenge: learning another approach to medicine amid the Hataali, the medicine men of the Diné, the people we call Navajo.Here in this moving, enlightening, and provocative volume, Dr. But Lori Arviso Alvord would leave the traditional hogans of her people to attend the prestigious Stanford University Medical School and become the first Navajo woman surgeon. Alvord witnessed the power of belief to influence health, for good or for ill. She discovered that patients undergoing chemotherapy did better after having a native healer at bedside, and that the feelings of both the patient and the surgeon could affect recovery time, postsurgical complications, and even whether the patient li