It’s a stressful time of year for those applying to medical school; I’d recommend taking a reading break between your application obligations.
Here’s a piece I wrote for Student Doctor Network regarding great books for doctors in training. (Additionally, I’d include When Breath Becomes Air as a must read.)
Also, I just finished a (non medical) novel called The Lincoln Highway that was truly magnificent.
Enjoy!
Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to
stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more
