A Taste of My Own Medicine

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A Taste of My Own Medicine is a 1988 autobiographical book by Dr. Edward E. Rosenbaum that chronicles his experiences and insights after becoming a patient himself, later adapted into the film "The Doctor."

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instanceOf autobiographical book
book
adaptationReleaseTitle The Doctor
adaptationType film adaptation
adaptedAs The Doctor
author Edward E. Rosenbaum
authorName Dr. Edward E. Rosenbaum
authorOccupation physician
countryOfOrigin United States
describes Rosenbaum's experience as a cancer patient
hospital culture
patient–physician relationship
focusesOn Edward E. Rosenbaum
genre autobiography
medical memoir
hasPerspective first-person narrative
hasTitle A Taste of My Own Medicine
language English
literaryForm non-fiction
mainSubject doctor as patient
illness experience
medical profession
notableFor insider view of medical system from a patient-physician
inspiring the film The Doctor
publicationYear 1988
setting modern American hospital
targetAudience general readers
medical professionals
theme empathy in medicine
humanization of patients
vulnerability of physicians
timePeriodDescribed late 20th century

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The Doctor basedOn A Taste of My Own Medicine
A Taste of My Own Medicine hasTitle A Taste of My Own Medicine
Dr. Jack MacKee basedOnWork A Taste of My Own Medicine