Medical Thriller
Date Published: January 10, 2022
Publisher:
MindStir Media
“Every Third Night” is an eye-opening yet poignant story that is
set in a busy, dehumanizing and unyielding New York City residency program
in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1984. It brings the reader into the real
world of medicine at a time of limited supervision and brutal duty hours
through the vantage points of young physicians enduring stressful conflicts
and volatile relationships.
Protagonist and chief resident Jimmy Zito seemingly has it all- brilliant
clinical skills, handsome, a talented teacher, and a gorgeous girlfriend to
boot- but a troubled past and a rash of new conflicts leave him struggling
to survive in this, his last month of training. He desperately tries to
guide his fellow residents through their own personal traumas, but is not
nearly as well equipped to handle the pressure as others might think,
especially considering the toxic and exhaustive work schedule, unchecked
aberrant behavior of attending physicians, and the highly competitive and
emotional demands of Ob-Gyn.
Intern Henry Deluca grapples with the consequences of a horrific surgical
complication that he feels responsible for. Co-chief resident Greta
Greenberg struggles with her personal dilemma in a busy abortion clinic.
Best friend Mike O’Rourke is driven to madness by an unreasonable superior’s
callousness concerning a dying patient with ovarian cancer. And Kim Clark,
Jimmy’s occult but obvious love interest, is at wits end after constantly
being tortured by her sadistic Chairman. Jimmy’s ultra-needy girlfriend and
stubborn father do not make things any easier. The intertwined subplots all
mesh together and come crashing down when an unexpected, dramatic and
haunting mishap leaves the program reeling and Jimmy’s life forever
transformed.
About the Author
Dr. Mitchell Maiman became a physician at age twenty-four and is now
retired. As a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology and sub-specialist in
Gynecologic Oncology, he has had a distinguished academic, clinical and
research career in medicine and served as both a Director of Gynecologic
Oncology and Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology at major New York City
based university hospitals. He has been recognized for his numerous
educational contributions in the field and his devotion and commitment to
the teaching of residents and fellows.
Mitch lives with his wife, Dr. Judy Levy, in Long Island, New York and is
an avid tennis player and practitioner of yoga. They first met during their
residency training. This is his first novel.
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