Abstract

Hamish Wilson, Wayne Cunningham Otago University Press, 2013 PB, 276pp, £12.50, 978-1877578366 In Being a Doctor Hamish Wilson and Wayne Cunningham explore what doctoring is, bringing in elements often misunderstood or undervalued in medical practice, even though they are of vital importance. They start by discussing the concepts of wellness, illness, and disease; suffering, healing, and curing; and how the doctor’s role, where cure is often not possible, is one of healing through facilitating ‘the patient’s movement towards wholeness and personal …

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