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Do you see doctors as kind-hearted heroes, with a halo and all that? Think again

The Sound of Silence tells the true story of Volcania, a gutsy junior doctor who was abducted by the shady Professor Hades to the research underworld, where he abused and assaulted her. Volcania was silenced, bullied and betrayed when she spoke up - but she wasn't having any of it and went on a passionate mission to right the wrongs. Her collegues were not too thrilled about that, leaving her life and career on the line.

This book is about:

1. How to groom another doctor into doing (almost) anything

2. How not to fall for any of that crap

3. Surgery: how to handle backstabbing and blows in the face

4. Psychiatry: how smoke psychopaths out of their hole

5. Medicine: the magic sauce that gets you back on track despite it all

6. The medical hierarchy a.k.a. the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

7. How to handle sexual harassment & bullying in the workplace

8. How to safely navigte and stay sane within the medical world

9. 260 pages long, sharp, funny and blessedly free of self-pity

The Sound of Silence allows the reader a rare peek at the soul-destroying abuse that so often goes on behind closed doors of the noble medical world. Physicians are notoriously secretive about the ailments within their own culture, but here a rumbling volcano spills all in a refreshingly honest and eye-opening account of deception, greed, cruelty and survival within one of the most respected professions of all. Along the way Volcania explains what the warning signs and lessons learned were, with a focus on what helped and did not help on her trip to hell and back.

This sincere bullet is a must-read for all medical students, doctors, researchers, academics, psychologists and anyone who has ever been sexually harassed or bullied in the workplace, as well as potential future victims. The author presents new solutions to old problems in a suspension-laden and self-ironic way, while steering clear of self-pity. Want to know how to get out of hell and get well? Volcania will tell.

This book is about doctors behaving badly - and it can probably save lives.

Volcania, MD is a female physician who was born in the second half of the 20th century. Her research is represented at more than 25 hospitals in various countries, and her scientific publications are widely read. When she is not busy treating patients or disciplining doctors who have misbehaved, she enjoys music, food, good company, fishing and playing the drums. Visit her at www.volcania.net.