Muddy Bhatt, a medical student specialising in neurology at University College London, said that reading this particular book inspired him to apply to medical school: "What I read not only impelled me to study medicine, but fostered a passion for neuroscience that I have pursued to this day. This book is a compilation of richly human clinical tales. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks This book helped me to appreciate just how important the little things are – sitting down at the same level as a patient, holding someone's hand and introducing yourself.Ģ.
This book describes her journey "as a patient through a doctor's eyes", and is therefore invaluable to any health professional, particularly medical students and young doctors. Granger is a doctor specialising in geriatric medicine, but she is also a terminally ill cancer patient. I have put together a list of five books that I am finding helpful in preparing myself for medical school. With a few weeks of holiday ahead, I am cramming in some reading before I start the course.īut I'm not just reading textbooks: I think there are certain types of books that help strengthen motivation, and crucially, develop a better understanding of the people we'll be caring for – because doctors deal with people, not just anatomy. I will be starting medical school in September.
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