title: Healers: Extraordinary Clinicians at Work
author: David Schenck
description: <br />"The book powerfully shows how physicians' spiritual and physical dispositions contribute a great deal to the care they provide, showing the inseparability of personhood and excellence. Practitioners will find this a useful refresher about the things that really matter. Medical students and undergraduates who hope to be physicians will learn what they must do to become excellent practitioners... Recommended." -- <em>CHOICE</em>
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  The Host
  
  By Stephenie Meyer
  
  
  
  
  
  PROLOGUE
  
  The Healer’s name was Fords Deep Waters.
  
  Because he was a soul, by nature he was all things good: compassionate,
  patient, honest, virtuous, and full of love. Anxiety was an unusual emotion
  for Fords Deep Waters.
  
  Irritation was even rarer. However, because Fords Deep Waters lived inside a
  human body, irritation was sometimes inescapable.
  
  As the whispers of the Healing students buzzed in the far corner of the
  operating room, his lips pressed together into a tight line. The expression
  felt out of place on a mouth more often given to smiling.
  
  Darren, his regular assistant, saw the grimace and patted his shoulder.
  
  “They’re just curious, Fords,” he said quietly.
  
  “An insertion is hardly an interesting or challenging procedure. Any soul on
  the street could perform it in an emergency. There’s nothing for them to learn
  by observing today.” Fords was surprised to hear the sharp edge marring his
  normally soothing voice.
  
  “They’ve 