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Hey guys I know I saw a recommended books section on here for people wanting to read before they go to school, not study, just read. I have read several over the past couple of months and thought I would give you a report.
Body of Knowledge - One semester of gross anatomy, the gateway to becoming a doctor.
This book started out great, walked you through all of GA, really lets you know what to expect. IMO, this book really goes to much into the emotional understanding of the experiences. It talks about horrific reactions by the students, which I think were all more for entertainment than fact. I walked away from this book thinking, "well glad that ones over." Well written, but way to long. It drones on and on much like I'm doing so next.
A not entirely bening procedure
This started out pretty funny. The author really sounds like an old hippy and she adds a lot of humor in the book, mainly imo, to hide the fact that it is a poor pitiful me story of how great she is, and how hard raising a child is in medical school. Any girls out there thinking of having a baby, get this one, she'll tell you all aobut it. Again this one goes way to far into the emotional toll of medschool and does not speak clearly enough into what the profession or our lives over the next four years will be like.
Becoming a doctor
Much like the last is a pity party. "Oh, how hard my first encounter was with a patient. How weird it was to first touch a patient, put in a foley, etc." It about made me want to puke. I really came away thinking what I weakling. I found myself saying, grow a set, sack up, and do the work. At times I would look at the cover to make sure it was written by a physician not a nurse. Anyway stay away from that one.
This Ain't ER
This book is awesome! While i haven't finished it completely I'm going to go ahead and talk about it. It basically relives a guy's journey through Bayview's General Surgery Program and through his CT fellowship. What is great is that he has essays inserted througout the book that are dated throughout his training. It really talks about how whiny people can be, and the solid foundations of training that we have here in the states. He takes a no-nonsense approach, short to the point. It is written just as the change to the 80 hour work week took place, and he's feelings on it are very clear. This is not a book for whiners, but if you really want to see the way doctors should think, read this book.
Another book that I would recommend is Learning to Play God. Not sure who wrote it, i read it early on in undergrad, to far to give a large statement, but it left an impression on me.
Disclaimer - These are my own opinons on the books I have read over the past couple months. I'll tell you that Verbal was my lowest section, and I am in no way a literary scholar. Hell, it has taken alot of my will to set down and finish these.
Please post more on here if you have additional books or have read these. I would love to have had something like this to refer to during my undergrad. I'll add more as I get through them. I have a whole stack I bought from half.com
Body of Knowledge - One semester of gross anatomy, the gateway to becoming a doctor. This book started out great, walked you through all of GA, really lets you know what to expect. IMO, this book really goes to much into the emotional understanding of the experiences. It talks about horrific reactions by the students, which I think were all more for entertainment than fact. I walked away from this book thinking, "well glad that ones over." Well written, but way to long. It drones on and on much like I'm doing so next.
A not entirely bening procedure This started out pretty funny. The author really sounds like an old hippy and she adds a lot of humor in the book, mainly imo, to hide the fact that it is a poor pitiful me story of how great she is, and how hard raising a child is in medical school. Any girls out there thinking of having a baby, get this one, she'll tell you all aobut it. Again this one goes way to far into the emotional toll of medschool and does not speak clearly enough into what the profession or our lives over the next four years will be like.
Becoming a doctor Much like the last is a pity party. "Oh, how hard my first encounter was with a patient. How weird it was to first touch a patient, put in a foley, etc." It about made me want to puke. I really came away thinking what I weakling. I found myself saying, grow a set, sack up, and do the work. At times I would look at the cover to make sure it was written by a physician not a nurse. Anyway stay away from that one.
This Ain't ERThis book is awesome! While i haven't finished it completely I'm going to go ahead and talk about it. It basically relives a guy's journey through Bayview's General Surgery Program and through his CT fellowship. What is great is that he has essays inserted througout the book that are dated throughout his training. It really talks about how whiny people can be, and the solid foundations of training that we have here in the states. He takes a no-nonsense approach, short to the point. It is written just as the change to the 80 hour work week took place, and he's feelings on it are very clear. This is not a book for whiners, but if you really want to see the way doctors should think, read this book.
Another book that I would recommend is Learning to Play God. Not sure who wrote it, i read it early on in undergrad, to far to give a large statement, but it left an impression on me.
Disclaimer - These are my own opinons on the books I have read over the past couple months. I'll tell you that Verbal was my lowest section, and I am in no way a literary scholar. Hell, it has taken alot of my will to set down and finish these.
Please post more on here if you have additional books or have read these. I would love to have had something like this to refer to during my undergrad. I'll add more as I get through them. I have a whole stack I bought from half.com
