Career Explorations: Reading List for Students Considering a Career as a Physician
There are many books on the market that can help students considering the career of physician gain insight into what it is like to attend medical school and later be a practicing physician. Here are a few. Of course there are many more worthy selections. If you have any further suggestions please call Joey Freeman at 542-8794.
A Not Entirely Benign Procedure: Four Years as a Medical Student.
Klass, Perri Plume ISBN 0452272580 (1994)
Battles of life and Death: The Discoveries of a Young Doctor During His Medical Education. Hellerstein, David. Universe.com ISBN 0595131956 (2000)
Becoming a Physician: A Practical and Creative Guide to Planning a Career in Medicine. Danek, Jennifer; Danek, Marita. John Wiley & Sons ISBN 0471121665 (1997)
Doctors Cry, Too: Essays from the Heart of a Physician.
Boehm, Frank H. MD. Hay House ISBN 156170816X (2001)
Doctors: The Biography of Medicine.
Nuland, Sherwin B. Vintage Books ISBN 0679760091 (1995)
Dr. Generic Will See You Now: 33 Rules for Surviving Managed Care.
London, Oscar. Ten Speed Press ISBN 0898158168 (1996)
Forged by the Knife: The Experience of Surgical Residency from the Perspective of a Woman of Color. Dawson, Patricia L. Open Hand Pub. ISBN 09408880644 (1999)
From Doctor to Healer: The Transformative Journey.
Davis-Floyd, Robbie; St. John, Gloria. Rutgers University Press ISBN 0813525209 ( 1999)
From Voodoo to Viagra: The Magic of Medicine.
London.Oscar. Ten Speed Press ISBN 1580082874 (2001)
The Healers’ Calling: A Spirituality for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals. Sulmasy, Daniel P. Paulist Press ISBN 0809137291 (1997)
Healing the Wounds: A Physician Looks at His Work.
Hilfiker, David. Creighton Univ. Pr. ISBN 188187231 (1998)
Heirs of General Practice.
McPhee, John. Noonday Pr. ISBN 0374519749 (1986)
Her Own Medicine: A Woman’s Journey From Student to Doctor.
Das Gupta, Sayantani Ballantine Books ISBN 0449003094 (1999)
Intensive Care: A Doctor’s Journal.
Murray, John F. MD. University of California Press ISBN 0520220897 (2000)
The Intern Blues.
Marion, Robert. Harperperennial Library ISBN 0060937092 2nd Edition (2001)
Judith’s Pavilion: The Haunting Memories of a Neurosurgeon.
Flitter, Mark. Warner Books ISBN 0446674729 (1998)
Just Here Trying to Save a Few Lives: Tales of Life and Death from the ER.
Grim, Pamela. Warner Books ISBN 04465222224239 (2000)
Kill as Few Patients as Possible.
London, Oscar. Ten Speed Press ISBN 089815197 (10th Edition–1987)
La Doctora: The Journal of an American Doctor Practicing Medicine of the Amazon River. Smith, Linnea. Pfeifer-Hamilton Pub. ISBN 157025111401 (1998)
Learning to Play God.
Marion, Robert Fawcett Books ISBN 044922192 Reprint (1998)
Life After Medical School: Thirty-two Doctors Describe How They Shaped Their Medical Careers. Laster, Leonard W.W. Norton & Company ISBN 0393710300 (1996)
The Making of a Surgeon.
Nolen, William A. Mid List Press Skald Books ISBN 0922811466 (1999)
My First Year as a Doctor: Real-World Stories from America’s M.D.’s.
Ramsdell, Melissa (Editor); Collins, Sarah. Walker & Co. ISBN 0802774180 (1994)
The Soul of the Physician: Doctors Speaking About Passion, Resilience, and Hope.
Henry, Linda; Henry, James. American Medical Association ISBN 1579472443
Strategic Career Management for the 21st Century Physician.
Hirsch, Gigi MD IBSN 15794700117 American Medical Association (1999)
Sympathy & Science: Women Physicians in American Medicine.
Morantz-Sanchez, Regina. Univ. of North Carolina Pr. ISBN 0807848905 (2000)
This Ain’t E.R.: A Heart Surgeon’s Struggle to Keep the Faith.
Murrah, C. Patrick. Robert D. Reed ISBN 1885003498 (2000)
When the Air Hits Your Brain.
Vertosick, Frank Jr. Fawcett Books ISBN 0449227138 (1997)
The Woman in the Surgeon’s Body.
Cassell, Joan. Harvard Univ. Pr. ISBN 0674004078 (2000)
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