Stories from the Shadows: Reflections of a Street Doctor

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BHCHP Press, 2015 - Biography & Autobiography - 186 pages
Dr. O'Connell's collection of stories and essays, written during thirty years of caring for homeless persons in Boston, gently illuminates the humanity and raw courage of those who struggle to survive and find meaning and hope while living on the streets.

About the author (2015)

A native of Newport, Rhode Island, Jim O'Connell graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1970 and received a master's degree in theology from Cambridge University in 1972. After earning an M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1982, he completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. O'Connell began full-time clinical work with homeless individuals as a founding physician of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program in 1985.

Bibliographic information

TitleStories from the Shadows: Reflections of a Street Doctor
AuthorJames Joseph O'Connell
Edition4, illustrated
PublisherBHCHP Press, 2015
ISBN0692412344, 9780692412343
Length186 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / General
Medical / General
  
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