Anthony Youn was a nerdy Korean-American teen with a physician father who relentlessly pushed him toward medical school. Youn describes his struggles and angst throughout the process with lighthearted self-deprecation. As a teen he had to undergo major surgery on a jaw deformity. This experience combined with that of a baby whose face was mutilated by an animal led to Youn choosing plastic surgery as his vocation. However, he first had to survive the rigors of medical school, sadistic instructors, his social ineptness, and failures at finding a girlfriend. This book ends at the point where he is selected to do his residency in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A second book, Playing God, follows him through his residency to becoming plastic surgeon in private practice. I may read that one someday.
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