davis, sampson

Dr. Sampson Davis, one of the three doctors of the Three Doctors Foundation, writes about his life as an ER doctor working in the city he grew up in, discussing why inner city medical conditions are so disproportionately high when it comes to heart disease, asthma, strokes, AIDS, and obesity.

Presents resources for teaching "We Beat the Street" to ninth through twelfth grade students, including a summary, profile of the authors, pre-reading and culminating activities, vocabulary exercises, discussion questions for each section.

Examines the strained relationships between three doctors--friends who grew up together in the inner city of Newark, New Jersey--and their fathers; explores how the relations influenced each of their lives; and discusses how they reestablished bonds with their dads.

Examines the strained relationships between three doctors--friends who grew up together in the inner city of Newark, New Jersey--and their fathers; explores how the relations influenced each of their lives; and discusses how they reestablished bonds with their dads.

Shares anecdotes from the childhoods, teen years, and young adult lives of three men from Newark, New Jersey, who made a pledge to each other in high school to stay safe from drugs, gangs, and crime, and work to become doctors--a goal they have successfully achieved.

Shares anecdotes from the childhoods, teen years, and young adult lives of three men from Newark, New Jersey, who made a pledge to each other in high school to stay safe from drugs, gangs, and crime, and work to become doctors--a goal they have successfully achieved.