A truly inspirational collection of physician profiles. I would highly recommend this book to anyone contemplating a career in medicine, to those just starting in practice, and to any physician in need of refreshing his spirit and sense of meaning and purpose in life.

Joan Waldron Huppi, MD
Medical Drector
United Healthcare, Vienna, VA

This book is a careful blending of stories, theories, systematic analysis, and interpretation to yield insight derived from physicians, but pertinent to all who aspire to live meaningful lives and be good persons. It reveals the power of the differences between jobs and work, choice and commitment in how we live our lives.... This book belongs on the reading lists of medical schools for sure.

Larry A. Green, MD
Epperson-Zorn Chair for Innovation in Family Medicine
University of Colorado Denver, CO

As informative and fascinating as the individual profiles that appear in this book are, Helen Meldrum paints a larger portrait of what medicine can be as practiced by its most noble practitioners. Young would-be physicians should read this book with the goal of learning what it means to be a healer; and medical school admissions committees ought to put aside science grades and use this book instead as a metaphorical stethoscope to listen to the hearts of their hopeful applicants.

Edward Krupat, PhD
Director, Center for Evaluation
Harvard Medical School Boston, MA

To be in the "presence" of a group of healthcare professionals of this caliber is both an honor and privilege. To have them react to the unimaginable in the world as sort of a "homage" to the positive influences in their lives is represented in the fulfillment of their roles as caregivers, nurturers, and service leaders. In an era where media not only defines a professional role but also the character of the player, it is a luxury to hear from the players themselves. Having the ability to travel the life path of expectation, commitment, reward, and reality is a rare and precious voyage: whether as a voyeur or participant. This book provides a rare glimpse of the passion behind the discipline. To bear witness to this life choice, beyond the sciences, is a gift. 

Julie Kozlowski, RN, BA
Corporate Program Coordinator
Medical Services – Case and Disease Management
HealthNow New York Inc., BlueCross of WNY & BlueShield of NENY