are Residency Program Director, as well as every resident in training, would consider this analysis of things past as required reading to guide necessary changes in the future.

Jay H. Sanders, M.D., FACP, FACAAI, FATA

"Back in my day" is intimately described in a memoir of a first-year house officer in 1973. Fournier relives the profound challenges, the unforgettable moments and the enduring lessons of the start of his journey as a physician. Reading this book will show you the trials at the bedside and the heartwarming camaraderie that will be recognized in a very different world of medicine today.

Robert R. Walther, MD, FACP, FAAD

Professor of Dermatology at CUIMC

Intern Jackson Memorial Hospital 1973-4