Good Medically related Books

[ravin]

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What are some really good books relating to medicine?

There's one that I can't recall the title of. It's by a Neurologist and is about different cases that the neurologist has dealt with. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

 

[jbrice1639]

What are some really good books relating to medicine?

There's one that I can't recall the title of. It's by a Neurologist and is about different cases that the neurologist has dealt with. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

I don't know if it's "good" or not, but it's still kind of a hot topic, and might be a relevant read before interviews..."Overdo$ed America." It's written by a doctor/professor from Harvard. The quotes on the back are from some other medical school folks, a prof from dartmouth and maybe a few others. I have a copy but haven't read it yet. I definitely think it has the feel of something worth at least knowing about going into interviews since it's relatively current, and deals with a lot of the issues of medicine that are in the front of the public's mind right now (Vioxx, Celebrex, etc)

 

[GiantGiantsFan]

I think the book you are thinking of is "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" by Oliver Sachs (sp?).

A good book that is very popular here is called "Complications" by Atul Gawande. Do a forum search on this book; it has been discussed thoroughly.

Another good book that I am reading right now is called "Severed Trust: Why American Medicine Hasn't Been Fixed" by George Lundberg, former Editor of JAMA. I think it is an insightful, easy-to-read book that spells out a lot of the issues of our current healthcare system. Its not too boring or technical a read either.

 

[PineappleGirl]

Cider House Rules, or you could watch the movie 🙂
Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis, good but depressing
Becoming a Doctor by Melvin Kotter (sp?), good, more recent book

 

[chef_NU]

I don't know if it's "good" or not, but it's still kind of a hot topic, and might be a relevant read before interviews..."Overdo$ed America." It's written by a doctor/professor from Harvard. The quotes on the back are from some other medical school folks, a prof from dartmouth and maybe a few others. I have a copy but haven't read it yet. I definitely think it has the feel of something worth at least knowing about going into interviews since it's relatively current, and deals with a lot of the issues of medicine that are in the front of the public's mind right now (Vioxx, Celebrex, etc)

I'm almost finished with this book (Overdo$ed America). I recommend that anyone pursuing medical school read it, as it also may have an influence on your residency/specialty choices. The writing is excellent, easy to follow, and undeniably persuasive. This book will probably make you very pissed off at the American health care system. However, it's well worth it.

 

[obgyny]

Left Brain Right Brain --very interesting neuropsychology book

How the Cows Turned Mad --fascinating book about mad cow disease and CJD

The Hades Factor-- fiction; thriller/action book written by the same guy who wrote the Bourne Identity books. It's basically about these people who unleash a deadly disease all around the world and hold the cure hostage.

 

[sunnyjohn]

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

 

[bbas]

The House of God by Samuel Shem

 

[msafain]

House of God is a great book, and secondly When the spirit catches you and you fall down! Just finished reading the second one and its great!

 

[threeeyedfrog]

House of God is a great book, and secondly When the spirit catches you and you fall down! Just finished reading the second one and its great!

Five Patients by Michael Crichton is awesome as is A Case of Need, also Crichton (abortion-related story, I believe)

Cider House Rules is really good...not too much about medicine but John Irving is a great story teller

Gifts of Time by Dr. Fred Epstein (amazingly inspiring story about a neurosurgeon)

Really dorky but good reads are any book that is basically a collection of short stories about cases/patients...there are tons of these...just go to Barnes and Noble

 

[mshheaddoc]

House of God is a great book, and secondly When the spirit catches you and you fall down! Just finished reading the second one and its great!

hahah i know someone who hated that book and used it for target practice. If I can only remember the quote of how he put how horrible it was in reference to trying to put you in the position of the family if I remember correctly. Maybe I can furnish pics. I will read it next week after harry potter 😉

 

[rtmcad2319]

Osler's "a Way of Life" and Other Addresses: With Commentary and Annotations
by William Osler, Sir William Osler (Editor), Hisae Niki

Awesome book!!!

 

[roboyce]

The Lost Art of Healing - Dr. Bernard Lown
Mountains Beyond Mountains - Tracy Kidder

 

[Paragozardelsol]

http://www.mmaonline.net/publications/MNMed2005/July/Books.html

http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/07/20_newsroom_hallbergbooks/

St. Paul, Minn. — Dr. Jon Hallberg, regular medical analyst on All Things Considered, recently surveyed 4,000 medical practitioners in the University of Minnesota system and asked them about what books they would recommend to an incoming medical student.

Their surprising answers are in his article, 11 Books That (might) Make a Difference, in the July 2005 edition of Minnesota Medicine magazine. The top 11 recommendations are listed below.

"Tuesdays with Morrie," by Mitch Albom

"The Plague," by Albert Camus

"Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies," by Jared Diamond

"The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down," by Annie Fadiman

"Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science," by Atul Gawandee

"The Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini

"Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World," by Tracy Kidder

"Arrowsmith," by Sinclair Lewis

"The House of God," by Samuel Shem

"The Lives of a Cell," and other books by essayist Lewis Thomas

"The Tennis Partner," and other books by Abraham Verghese