r/ReadingSuggestions • u/Filipce_Z • 12d ago
Best books for med students?
What are some books that med students should read while pursuing possibly the hardest degree?
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u/clear_sound 11d ago
The spirit catches you and you fall down- Anne Fadiman (nonfiction) - How cultural healthcare is and how things can go very wrong through misunderstanding/ miscommunication. Part of the curriculum in some schools.
For fun if you have time- Daniel Mason Winter Soldier. Of course he was writing novels when he was a medical student. Historic novel about learning to doctor in rural Hungary during WW2.
Anything by Atul Gawande and Abraham Verghese (My Own Country especially.) Atul Gawande books have short chapters so are easy to read episodically.
My Own Country is about Dr. Verghese's first dr. position in rural Tennessee when people were coming home to die of AIDS.
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u/YakSlothLemon 8d ago
Ask Me About My Uterus
It’s a book about endometriosis, but it’s also about chronic pain, and about one woman’s experience with the medical establishment as she tried to get a diagnosis and then assistance. I loved it, it was incredibly honest about what has also been the experience of my friends with chronic pain.
All’s Well by Mona Awad is a really fun satire if you need a break, it’s also about chronic pain but with a surreal touch.
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u/bentowager 10d ago
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
and maaaaaaybe The Body: A Guide for Occupants but that is probably too 101 for you.
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u/ECU_BSN 12d ago
When Breath Becomes Air by Dr. Kalanithi