Gifted Hands is by and about Ben Carson, M. D. Ben Carson is one of the top rated surgeons in the medical profession. He’s known for being top prestigious and respected Pediatric Neurosurgeons in history. I selected Mr. Carson’s novel because he is happen to be one of the few very successful African Americans in the medical field. This novel is an inspiration to many readers who are aspiring to succeed to in a challenging profession, such as in this case the medical field. Ben Carson started as a young troubled youth growing up in Detroit, Michigan. Growing up without a father made it hard for Carson and his family.
His single mother was in a struggle to care for Ben and his older brother, Curtis. Even at a time they were living with the relatives while she went to get medical help. He begins to go down the wrong road of anger and is soon turned in the wrong direction. Thankfully he finds god and is on the right track to success. From then on, Ben stayed at the top of his class and also one of the smartest kids in his school. It stayed this way all through high school and up until college. He gets accepted into Yale thinking it was going to be easy. Unfortunately for him it was more of a challenge.
This caught him off guard but he took this challenge with full stride. This showed Carson he had to work hard and study had if he was going to come out on top. These were the toughest 4 years for him , but he managed to pull through. Here he realizes his calling and sees that God has given him “Gifted Hands”. Being black in his line of work was very rare at this time. He continuously got mistaken for something simple as a nurse. He was used to that reaction. During his studies, he moved to Australia, with his pregnant wife Candy, to further his education and to gain more experience.
Doing that he gained far more experience than the average neurosurgeon. When he return he goes to work at his dream school, John Hopkins University. In his many achievements, Ben Carson has gained the title of one of the top Neurosurgeons in the world and the top African American surgeon in the world. His different surgical discoveries surpassed all his colleges and saved many lives with minimal damage. He’s mainly known for separating conjoined twins. His first attempt in 1994 was an unfortunate failure, but in 1997 he was given the chance to redeem himself again.
After a 28-hour operation, both boys survived and neither suffered brain damage. This was his first successful de-conjoining operation. From here on out, Ben was known around the world for his surgical abilities and his “Gifted Hands”. With Ben Carson’s many accomplishments he has easily inspired many aspiring medical physicians around the world. He triumphs from being a mere poor black boy from Detroit to being one of the top prestigious African American Surgeons around the world. This is an inspiring story of how rags can become riches with hard work, perseverance, family, and God.
