kittystitch asked: What are some good med/pre med books to read. Like along the lines of Atul Gawande's books (which were great). any recommendations?
Hi kittystitch!
Sounds like you’re looking for books written by doctors or those that describe the day-to-day of being a doc. There are many great ones; here’s a few I keep going back to:
The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Wit by Margaret Edson
Direct Red by Gabriel Weston
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddartha Mukherjee
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Intern Blues by Robert Marion
The House of God by Samuel Shem
Other books recs out there? :)
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descantforhope said:
kitchen table wisdom was a great read
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wayfaringmd said:
Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder — about Paul Farmer’s work with TB patients in Haiti
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misshawley said:
God’s Hotel by Victoria Sweet is fabulous. It just came out this summer.
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ninjatengu said:
Anything from Atul Gawande works: Better, Checklist manifesto, etc.
Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach by Bodenheimer’s also good. Then there’s always Game of Thrones, Ender’s Game, etc to keep your sanity!
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thecheerfulmedic said:
I read a book ages ago called trust me I’m a junior doctor (I can’t remember who it was by) but yes, it was brilliant and hillarious- i’d reccomend it :)
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