https://students-residents.aamc.org...ticle/great-summer-reads-aspiring-physicians/
https://students-residents.aamc.org...great-summer-reads-aspiring-physicians-vol-2/
https://students-residents.aamc.org...great-summer-reads-aspiring-physicians-vol-3/
I have been drawing from these lists for a while. Many great recommendations!
My personal recommendations:
All books by Atul Gawande (in my opinion:
Complications and
Better >
Being Mortal >
The Checklist Manifesto). However, all are great reads!
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer - Siddhartha Mukherjee (fascinating history of cancer, interwoven with patient stories and the insights of Dr. Mukherjee)
Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese (a novel)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Jean-Dominique Bauby (written by a former magazine editor with locked-in syndrome after a stroke)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down - Anne Fadiman (A true story that encompasses caring for people from a wholly different culture than one's own)
Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America’s Most Storied Hospital - David Oshinsky (A sweeping, grungy history of not only the hospital, but the practice of medicine in the USA)
The House of God - Samuel Shem (A classic)
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach (You may not want to read this while eating, but extremely fascinating!)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks — Rebecca Skloot (The story of the HeLa cells: How they were taken from one cancer-ridden woman without her consent, their immense and almost immeasurable impact on research, and her family's search for justice)
When the Air Hits Your Brain - Frank Vertosick (engaging even if you aren't interested in neurosurgery)
