Physicians and Writing

The list of physician-writers is long and contains many familiar names: Anton Chekhov, William Carlos Williams, Arthur Conan Doyle, W. Somerset Maugham, and A.J. Cronin. What factors compel a doctor to write? For the answer, check out "Seven Reasons Why Doctors Write" in the Literature, Arts and Medicine blog

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