For his efforts in this period of intensive research, the American Academy of Neurological Surgery acknowledged him with their highest award. During his six to seven years of residency, he worked a hundred hours a week. Finally, at the Yale School of Medicine, his stellar research was acknowledged with a PhD. He went on to earn a Master of Philosophy in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine at the University of Cambridge. At Stanford University, Kalanithi attained dual honors in his Bachelor’s degree in English literature and human biology. The book’s author Paul Kalanithi happened to be one of this tiny unfortunate minority. Today we will unlock the book When Breath Becomes Air.įor every ten thousand people in the modern world, of those under the age of 36, only 0.12 will contract lung cancer. His breath has turned into air, yet the courage he possessed in the face of death lives on. While we listen in to this bookey, Paul, its author, has already passed away. From then on, he began to explore the truth behind death as a doctor and a patient. At that moment, he joined the 0.12 unlucky people out of every ten thousand who contracts lung cancer before the age of 36. He was poised to receive a tenure-track professorship and a chance to start his own neuroscience lab from the Stanford University School of Medicine. WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR FULL BOOK INTRODUCTIONĪfter many years of hard study and medical practice, Paul finally caught a glimpse of his own Promised Land.
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