Story Overview

This is the story of how a young high school student, through a quirk of fate, begins walking down a path that leads him to become a rural family doctor in Montana.

Career Highlights

Having served a close-knit community for fifty years, Dr. Robert Whiting recounts a story of a diphtheria outbreak, some interesting cancer outcomes, and several cases requiring difficult decision making.

What You'll Learn

In this personal account, you'll learn what the medical textbooks can't teach you: How changes in medicine have directly affected practitioners, the bond a small-town doctor forges with his community, creative ways to deal with ailments, the effects of malpractice charges on the profession, and much more!

About Dr. Whiting

You'll also follow Dr. Whiting—a sportsman, musician, and a husband outside the profession. Somehow, he manages all those roles as he successfully carries out his practice.

Book Title

Take a closer look into just how he did it, and learn how changes in medicine have affected practitioners in From the Bedside to the HMO: A Doctor's Journey.