Story Of The White Coat Indecent Acts -1984- .1... -

"You understand this is a specialized procedure," he said, picking up a stethoscope. He did not warm the diaphragm. "Insurance does not cover this. It is... experimental."

“Trust me,” Croft replied. “I’m wearing the white coat.” Story of the White Coat Indecent Acts -1984- .1...

St. Augustine’s Medical Center, nestled in the rust-belt anonymity of upstate New York, was no different from a hundred other teaching hospitals. Its corridors smelled of antiseptic, burnt coffee, and fear. Dr. Julian Croft was a star—chief resident in internal medicine, admired for his diagnostic brilliance and his old-world charm. He was thirty-four, married, the father of twin girls. He wore his white coat starched and spotless, his stethoscope draped like a priest’s stole. "You understand this is a specialized procedure," he