good books

[rkay]

what are some good medical type books to read? i recently finished Complications by Atul Gawande and i don't know what to read next.

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[yomama'sdoctor]

Mountains Beyond Mountains- the obvious one

Stiff- Not directly medical, but really cool!

 

[amester07]

The House of God by Samuel Shem

It's a fiction ... take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_God to see you if you can handle something like this first ... yes, I remain optimistic (or just naively idealistic) about medicine

 

[rkay]

The House of God by Samuel Shem

It's a fiction ... take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_God to see you if you can handle something like this first ... yes, I remain optimistic (or just naively idealistic) about medicine

I've heard about that book. It seems pretty interesting i'll check it out.

 

[twick121]

Next by Michael Chrichton

 

[husky0684]

there are a bunch of threads on this topic but I posted one a while back regarding " Final Exam: A surgeon's reflections on Mortality" by Pauline Chen...I thought it was good, nothing life-changing, but still good...I agree with other posters though, mountains beyond mountains was great

 

[beyondcategory]

I think that The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman is a great read- pretty much about the clashes of Eastern/Western medicine.

And then a good book on the effects of being uninsured in a city:
Mama Might Be Better Off Dead: The Failure of Heath Care in Urban America - Laurie Abraham

Then medicine as social justice MUST reads:

Pathologies of Power
Infections and Inequalities- both by Paul Farmer...like honestly life changing books

 

[youngnflyy]

Not too long ago a thread was made with a crap-load of books listed. So definitely do a search, it was very beneficial to me. I enjoyed reading House of God, On Call: a doctor's days and nights in residency, and Complications: a surgeons notes on an imperfect science.

 

[DropkickMurphy]

Not too long ago a thread was made with a crap-load of books listed. So definitely do a search, it was very beneficial to me. I enjoyed reading House of God, On Call: a doctor's days and nights in residency, and Complications: a surgeons notes on an imperfect science.

http://drslounge.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=374744

 

[DropkickMurphy]

I think that The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman is a great read- pretty much about the clashes of Eastern/Western medicine.

To reiterate something I said in the previous thread......

"The Spirit Catches You...." made me want to fellate a shotgun. If you have have lived a sheltered life and you're therefore still into the touchy feely, "I want to feel for my fellow man" type of drivel....it is the book for you.

Personally I can't see why (other than giving one answers to BS the ADCOMs with) this book still sells. The only use I have for it is tinder for lighting the fireplace in the living room.

 

[DropkickMurphy]

My recommended reading list:
General Ethics and Leadership: The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
Clinical Ethics: So There Were These Twins.... by Dr. Josef Mengele (I also highly recommend his followup The Tourist's Guide to the Hidden Secret Places of Argentina )
Social Theory: Mein Kampf or Pol Pot's Bodies? What Bodies?
Interpersonal communications: How to Reign Over and Influence People by Idi Amin
Setting Goals and Achieving them: How to Rule the World: A Handbook for the Aspiring Dictator

 

[Fiddlergirl]

If you're interested in current medical issues I recommend
Health Politics: Power, Populism and Health, by Mike Magee

 

[Tired Pigeon]

My recommended reading list:
General Ethics and Leadership: The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
Clinical Ethics: So There Were These Twins.... by Dr. Josef Mengele (I also highly recommend his followup The Tourist's Guide to the Hidden Secret Places of Argentina )
Social Theory: Mein Kampf or Pol Pot's Bodies? What Bodies?
Interpersonal communications: How to Reign Over and Influence People by Idi Amin
Setting Goals and Achieving them: How to Rule the World: A Handbook for the Aspiring Dictator

Excellent recommendations. Especially the Pol Pot....

 

[youngnflyy]

My recommended reading list:
General Ethics and Leadership: The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
Clinical Ethics: So There Were These Twins.... by Dr. Josef Mengele (I also highly recommend his followup The Tourist's Guide to the Hidden Secret Places of Argentina )
Social Theory: Mein Kampf or Pol Pot's Bodies? What Bodies?
Interpersonal communications: How to Reign Over and Influence People by Idi Amin
Setting Goals and Achieving them: How to Rule the World: A Handbook for the Aspiring Dictator

lmao

 

[LizzyM]

Here's a long thread from last summer about books

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=293681

 

[Packamylase]

Why limit ourselves to medical books?

Blind, Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
Freakonomics - Steven Levitt
The Series of Unfortunate Events - "Lemony Snicket"

I would suggest The DO's: Osteopathic Medicine in America as a good medical history book.

 

[spicedmanna]

Why limit ourselves to medical books?

Blind, Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
Freakonomics - Steven Levitt
The Series of Unfortunate Events - "Lemony Snicket"

I would suggest The DO's: Osteopathic Medicine in America as a good medical history book.

To which I'd like to add:

Jonathan Livingston Seagull, by Richard Bach.

The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho.

 

[Jccripe]

When the air hits your brain tales of neurosurgery! Awesome!!