For doctors, medical students, sociologists, and policy makers, Cavenagh (medical education and medical management, U. Campus Suffolk, UK), Leinster, and Miles compile 12 essays that examine the evolution of the role of the doctor in the medical profession, in terms of external influences like patient attitudes and knowledge and government regulation; internal changes like the increasing knowledge base and technological advances; drivers for change in the profession; accountability, performance, and targets; challenges in management; the working environment; team collaboration through emotional, social, occupational, and spiritual intelligences; the doctor as an educator; changing demographics; and changes in education and training. Contributors are UK physicians in various areas, including medical education. Published by Radcliffe Publishing, UK, and distributed in the US by BookMasters. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)