In A Not Entirely Benign Procedure, award-winning journalist and pediatrician Perri Klass revisits her days as a medical student. From understanding her own pregnancy to learning a whole new medical lexicon, Klass brings a cheerful candor to her classic collection of stories about life as a medical student at Harvard. Reconsidered from the perspective of a practicing physician, this updated edition brings a fresh outlook to the universal truths of medical school. Book jacket.