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Woven throughout his childhood vignettes is his interest in becoming a doctor, which he describes as a calling. This calling leads him to Yale University as a pre-medical student, the University of Michigan Medical School, and eventually to Johns Hopkins as a resident. Although he was not originally interested in surgery, he was encouraged by others — and eventually discovered himself — that he had an innate ability to think three dimensionally and perform delicate surgeries with incredible precision.

The storyline focuses on the surprising journey of a young black man from Detroit, making it an inspiring book, even for those not medically inclined. Because of this, the book could be read by those at all levels of medicine, but would probably be aimed more towards pre-medical students, or even high school students interested in pursuing medicine as a career. The book was also made into a movie, and though I have not seen it, many have suggested to me that it is true to the book.

Even when his barriers seemed insurmountable, Dr. Carson found strength in his faith, his family and himself; and he encourages others to do so as well. Benjamin Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head. The extremely complex and delicate operation, five months in the planning and twenty-two hours in the execution, involved a surgical plan that Carson helped initiate.

Carson pioneered again in a rare procedure known as hemispherectomy, giving children without hope a second chance at life through a daring operation in which he literally removed one half of their brain. Raised in inner-city Detroit by a mother with a third grade education, Ben lacked motivation. If you've read it and you're scared the movie will suck, don't worry, it doesn't.

I guess that's about all there is to say about this movie. Once again, good job TNT. But if I were you, I would've sent it to the cinemas first. Details Edit. Release date February 7, United States. United States. Gifted Hands. Detroit, Michigan, USA. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 26 minutes. Related news. Feb 26 Rollingstone. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.

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