Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs, Michael J. Collins, MD
Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs, Michael J. Collins, MD
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Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs
The Making of a Surgeon

Author: Michael J. Collins, MD

Narrator: John Pruden

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/28/2018


Synopsis

It looked for a while like Michael Collins would spend his life breaking concrete and throwing rocks for the Vittorio Scalese Construction Company. He liked the work and he liked the pay. But a chance remark by one of his coworkers made him realize that he wanted to involve himself in something bigger, something more meaningful than crushing rocks and drinking beer.

In his acclaimed first memoir, Hot Lights, Cold Steel, Collins wrote passionately about his four-year surgical residency at the prestigious Mayo Clinic. Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs turns back the clock, taking listeners from his days as a construction worker to his entry into medical school, expertly infusing his journey to become a doctor with humanity, compassion and humor. From the first time he delivers a baby to being surrounded by death and pain on a daily basis, Collins compellingly writes about how medicine makes him confront, in a very deep and personal way, the nature of God and suffering—and how delicate life can be.

About Michael J. Collins, MD

Michael J. Collins, MD, served as the chief resident in orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic and is now a successful orthopedic surgeon. He is the author of Hot Lights, Cold Steel and Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs. He lives in Hinsdale, Illinois.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tommy on August 04, 2009

Inspiring is just one of the many words I would use to describe such a detailed and powerful memoir of a simple yet hardworking man on the road to becoming a doctor. For those of us that are even remotely interested in medicine, this is a MUST read. I was truly intrigued by the comedic and brash dia......more

Goodreads review by Mazola1 on August 25, 2009

In his first book, Dr. Michael Collins wrote about his training as an orthopedic surgeon at the Mayo Clinic. That book was gritty, real and human. When I picked up his second book, I thought it would be about his experiences in private practice. Surprisingly, it is not. It is about his life as a blu......more

Goodreads review by Conor on January 23, 2024

Loved this book. Great mixture of funny and serious. Related big time to the author. Solid read......more

Goodreads review by Ann on May 03, 2010

With much self-deprecating humor, Michael Collins, recounts the events that led him down the highly unlikely path to becoming a top-notch orthopedic surgeon. Without preaching, without self-aggrandizement, he shares the secrets of becoming a doctor--drive, unbelievable hard work, and sacrifice. He d......more

Goodreads review by Katie on September 14, 2011

This book is the "prequel" to Collins' previous book about his years as a resident at the Mayo Clinic. This book starts off when he's still a construction worker and spends some time with him during that phase of his life (this was the least interesting part of the book to me--I wanted to get to the......more