Let Me Heal

The Development of Residency Training in the United States and the Struggle to Preserve Excellence in American Medicine

Kenneth M. Ludmerer, M.D. (View Bio)
Oxford University Press, 2013

Let Me Heal describes and interprets the development and present status of residency training in the United States.  Residency education—the three to nine years medical graduates devote to formal preparation in a medical specialty before entering medical practice—is the most formative experience there is in shaping the skills, habits, attitudes, and values of physicians.  Yet, despite its profound importance—and significance to all future patients—this is the first historical and analytical account.