New Medicine for a New Millennium

By:   Sylvia Mustonen
Edited by:   Elizabeth Ann Atkins
Imprint:   Two Sisters Writing and Publishing LLC
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   717g
ISBN:   9781956879254
ISBN 10:   1956879250
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   20 March 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Sylvia Mustonen, DO has led a fascinating life with two illustrious careers: first, as a high profile TV news reporter who earned exclusive coverage during the 1967 race riots in Detroit; and second as a physician helping patients in hospitals and in private practice in multiple states.In addition, she was interracially married to a judge and has two grown daughters and two grandchildren.Now Dr. Mustonen shares her remarkable life story and innovative vision for the future of medicine in her gripping memoir, New Medicine for a New Millennium: A Memoir Looking Front to Back in Time at a Black Woman's Life in Medicine.In the book, she exposes the racism and sexism that she experienced as a Black female medical student and physician in usually all-white hospital and small town environments. She also shares heartwarming stories about the patients she has helped, the colleagues she worked with, the fraud she witnessed, the lessons learned, and the unique populations she has served. Dr. Mustonen does not sugarcoat her story or the realities of her world; she bares all in sometimes graphic language that conveys the drama of each experience.She describes growing up in Detroit, attending Wayne State University, and later medical school at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.While many parts of her life seemed idyllic and charming, like when she and her husband purchased a country home in rural Michigan and enjoyed the cozy-warm glow of a burning stove, her husband's alcoholism created an undercurrent of angst. She coped for decades by attending Al-Anon meetings for family members of alcoholics.At times heart-wrenching, other times hilarious, Dr. Mustonen is a skilled storyteller sharing the rich moments that comprise her 70+ years.Now retired, she offers unique observations about the medical field, and her vision for how technology, robots, and unique devices may transform the field of medicine in the very near future. After learning journalism by observing her high profile mother, June Brown, working as a popular columnist at The Michigan Chronicle, Dr. Mustonen became a television news reporter at Detroit's CBS News affiliate, WJBK, Channel 2. There she pioneered new ground as a Black female reporter, and excelled as one of few Black journalists in Detroit.After the deadly 1967 riots in Detroit, she and her husband, Attorney Arney Mustonen, who had Finnish ancestry, left the racial tensions of the city to raise their biracial daughters at their country home.Then she attended the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan.She became Board Certified in Family Medicine and a Fellow in the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.Dr. Mustonen has a very distinguished career as a medical instructor, medical administrator, and Family Physician. She has served patients in many Michigan cities, including: Lansing; South Haven; Covert; Bangor; Greenville, where she was also the Medical Director for United Memorial Hospital; and Metro Detroit. She has worked in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and the Greatest Cleveland area. Dr. Mustonen has also been Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She has provided instruction for Family Practice Residents at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital and at Botsford Osteopathic Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and was an Associate Professor (Adjunct) for the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2007, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm appointed Dr. Mustonen as a member of the State of Michigan Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Mustonen is also an Associate in Healthcare Risk Management and Quality Review (AHRMQR). Dr. Mustonen created a board game called !OX to celebrate the Kwanzaa holiday.She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and gardening. Elizabeth Ann Atkins is a best-selling author, award-winning TV host, actress, and journalist who teaches how to unlock one's infinite potential to live and love in peace and purpose. Elizabeth's and sister Catherine M. Greenspan created Two Sisters Writing & Publishing, which has written and published 32 memoirs, novels, business books, poetry books, and journals since its creation in 2016.The company also hosts monthly writing contests and the Two Sisters Writing Club, and showcases their blog, A Tale of Two Sisters. Elizabeth and Catherine have written and published dozens of books, including their mother's book, The Triumph of Rosemary: A Memoir, by Judge Marylin E. Atkins. Their mother wrote the book herself, chronicling her controversial, interracial marriage to former Roman Catholic Priest Thomas Lee Atkins. Elizabeth has a master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of Michigan.She has been a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, NPR, and many other programs. As America's Book Coach, she helps aspiring authors achieve their dreams of becoming published authors.The bestselling author of 40 books, Elizabeth also co-hosts MI Healthy Mind, a weekly TV show aiming to shatter the stigma of mental illness, addiction, and abuse. Elizabeth's new book, The Biss Tribe: Activating Your Goddess Power, inspired her popular podcast/YouTube show, The Goddess Power Show.She is also a certified meditation teacher and wellness advocate.