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[LizzyM]

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It has been a long time since we've had a suggested list of books on the forum. I read a review today of a book that might be of interest to folks looking to go into surgery, emergency medicine and/or military medicine:
Good Medicine, Hard Times by Edward P. Horvath.

I'm currently reading The Emergency A Year of Health and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER by Thomas Fisher.

Both authors are MDs.

What have you read lately that was inspirational and/or informative.

 

[deleted1079620]

Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keef, eye opening about the pharmaceutical industry

 

[Radishguy]

The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe by Dr. Steven Novella should be on every list of prep materials when it comes to studying for the psych section of the MCAT. Plus, it’s a fun read

 

[JAK2-STAT3]

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman, Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, Down the Rabbit Hole by Dr. Allan Ropper, My Own Country by Dr. Abraham Verghese, and Being Mortal by Dr. Atul Gawande are good titles to start with.


Edited to add: The Brain Under Siege by Dr. Howard Weiner, Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan, and The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind by Dr. Barbara Lipska are good neuroscience reads.

 

[ethereal_fae]

I read The Health Gap by Dr. Michael Marmot very early on in my Pre-Med journey, and it had a significant impact on me. It is the main reason why I began aiming for an MD-MPH degree.

 

[deleted1130038]

Any good podcasts as well?

 

[Goro]

Patient Zero by Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen.

It's about how new infectious diseases were found and how pathogens get into humans. NOT just about the origin of AIDS and the incorrectly blamed Gaetan Dugas.

 

[deleted1079620]

Any good podcasts as well?

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine.

Kind of a Ripley’s Believe it or Not for odd medical stories throughout history. Hosted by an entertaining husband & wife team.

 

[gregmandel]

Any good podcasts as well?

Plenary session is a really nice podcast

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Reading "The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness" by Meghan O'Rourke

I also keep a list of free documentaries, using them for the HPSA courses.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Medical mysteries, memoirs, and more: 10 great summer reads for doctors

From a doctor’s personal healing to treating ICU survivors, these books offer a glimpse into the compelling, disturbing, and often uplifting world of medicine.

www.aamc.org

 

[appl2023]

Seconding My Own Country by Dr. Abraham Verghese

 

[skeptastic]

How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick in America by Otis Webb Brawley, M.D.

 

[Pshalt]

It has been a long time since we've had a suggested list of books on the forum. I read a review today of a book that might be of interest to folks looking to go into surgery, emergency medicine and/or military medicine:
Good Medicine, Hard Times by Edward P. Horvath.

I'm currently reading The Emergency A Year of Health and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER by Thomas Fisher.

Both authors are MDs.

What have you read lately that was inspirational and/or informative.

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Red Blanket by John Harch M.D.
He is a retired trauma surgeon who just published his memoir about surgical training at USC. Hilarious and terrifying.

 

[NYC Doc]

The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills by Dr David Ansell

 

[Calcified Nontrad]

I’m currently reading All That Moves Us by Jay Wellons, MD and it’s about his experiences with different patients he’s treated as a pediatric neurosurgeon. I find it to be very moving.

 

[fxryker]

The DOs: Osteopathic Medicine in America by Norman Gevitz.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I have used "The Soul of a Doctor" (collections of short essays from Harvard Medical School students) for insight on self-reflection to help with essay writing.

 

[C Smith]

War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line by David Nott MD

The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister’s Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris

Playing Doctor: Television, Storytelling, & Medical Power by Joseph Turow PHD