See One, Do One, Teach One by Grace Farris

See One, Do One, Teach One

The Art of Becoming a Doctor: a Graphic Memoir

Grace Farris

WW Norton · Print & ebook · March 24, 2026

When do you become a real doctor?

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Who it’s for
A pastel-hued graphic memoir brings the grind and human stakes of medical training close.
Themes
Medical training, Racism and sexism in healthcare, Doctor-patient relationships
Genres
Medical Comics, Graphic Biography & Memoir, Lives in Medicine

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About this book

When do you become a real doctor? Now a celebrated cartoonist and practicing physician, in 2004 Grace Farris began med school with visions of ER and Scrubs. Across cadaver labs, operating rooms, and lecture halls, she embarked on the arduous road to becoming a doctor. In her graphic memoir debut, Grace looks back on her journey through medical school and residency in her iconic palate of pastels.

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Through candid comics, readers experience the box of bones Grace must take home to study, the overwhelming smell of formaldehyde that emanates from the cadaver she dissects, the endless mnemonics and “-ologies” she must learn, and the racism and sexism that confront her in the healthcare system. As she works grueling, thirty-hour shifts and meets with patients from all walks of life, she discovers moments of joy, too: making her first correct diagnosis, matching at a top residency program, and, when she least expects it, falling in love. At the end of her residency, Grace takes on two new roles—attending physician and mother. Touching and tender, See One, Do One, Teach One is a vivid portrait of the human side of healthcare and what binds patient and doctor together.

Medicine, Drawn

A pastel-hued graphic memoir brings the grind and human stakes of medical training close.

Come here for

  • Candid comics on cadaver labs, long shifts, and the learning curve
  • A frank look at racism and sexism in healthcare

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  • Tender reflection alongside the strain of training
  • A vivid focus on what binds patients and doctors

Where it sits

Graphic Biography & Memoir68%
Medical Comics58%
Lives in Medicine46%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • School-Life Comics
  • Graphic Biography & Memoir
  • Medical Comics
Authors
Grace Farris
Publisher
WW Norton
Published
March 24, 2026
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Medical training · Racism and sexism in healthcare · Doctor-patient relationships
Reading lane
School-Life Comics