Being There

Medical Student Morgue Volunteers Following 9-11

Barry M. Goldstein (Royalty Account)

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English

University of Rochester Press
01 May 2006

Photographic reportage; Health systems & services; Mortuary practice

Being There is a collection of photographic portraits of, and interviews with, NYU medical students who volunteered in the New York City Medical Examiner's morgue following 9/11. Dr. Barry Goldstein, who was the Master Scholars Artist-in-Residence during the 2001-2002 academic year, took the photos and conducted the interviews. The volume includes a foreword by Charles Hirsch M.D., the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York, who ran the massive effort to identify remains.

By: Barry M. Goldstein (Royalty Account)
Imprint: University of Rochester Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 466g
ISBN: 9780976879206
ISBN 10: 0976879204
Pages: 88
Publication Date: 01 May 2006
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Being There: Medical Student Morgue Volunteers Following 9-11

Dr. Goldstein's book gives us a fascinating glimpse into what it meant to be a medical student participant in the forensic investigation of the World Trade Center disaster, the largest mass murder in the history of the United States. -- -- Charles S. Hirsch, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York