My Own Country

How do you find compassion and hope in the face of a terrifying new epidemic? Imagine being a young doctor on the front lines, treating patients in a small town where fear and prejudice are as deadly as the virus itself. This is your chance to find out. Step into the shoes of Dr. Abraham Verghese as he confronts the early days of the AIDS crisis in rural Tennessee. You'll discover his deeply personal story of navigating medical uncertainty, connecting with patients from all walks of life, and finding his own sense of belonging in an unfamiliar land.

Abraham Verghese is a distinguished physician, bestselling author, and a prominent voice on the importance of humanism in medicine, currently serving as a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. His firsthand experience as a doctor in rural Tennessee during the early days of the AIDS epidemic provided the powerful, compassionate foundation for his memoir, My Own Country. This unique perspective as both an outsider and a healer allowed him to chronicle the poignant human stories behind the historic health crisis.