"Grey's Anatomy meets One L in this psychiatrist's funny and moving memoir about his residency at Harvard Medical School"-- Stern was a student at a state medical school before being selected to train as a psychiatry resident at one of the most prestigious programs in the country. His new classmates were high achievers from the Ivy League and other elite universities around the nation. Here he pulls back the curtain on the intense and emotionally challenging lessons he and his fellow doctors learned while studying the human condition, and ultimately, the value of connection. He also shares stories of life on the psychiatric wards, as well as the group's experiences as they grapple with impostor syndrome and learn about love and loss. As they study how to help distressed patients in search of a better life, they discover the meaning of failure and the preciousness of success. -- adapted from jacket Provided by publisher.

Welcome to Longwood -- The golden class -- It will pass, and you will be fine -- First paycheck party -- The mythical day team -- Mania -- The lightbulb has to want to be changed -- These are bad, but I think you can do worse -- Night float -- Controlled chaos -- Insomnia and electric shocks -- Bread-and-butter medicine -- Stern and sons -- A face worth licking -- Tongue-tied cherry stems south of the border -- Like the first year, but more -- Unwelcome departures -- Snoozers lose -- Tell me what brings you in to the office -- The irresistible lure of delivering Chinese food -- Just needing some air -- Some kind of chicken sociopath -- Like free therapy -- The joy and sorrow of musical staircases -- EXP -- An office with a window -- Friends don't have sleepovers -- Don't just do something, sit there -- Being present -- California nightmares -- Not my choice -- The match redux -- I've got muscles -- An impostor once more -- This is where change happens.