Memoirs from physicians allow specialists in other fields to get a better understanding of challenges in medicine faced by residents, clinicians and medical students.
The American Medical Association asked physicians which memoirs other physicians should read to gain extra insights into the medical and patient experience.
Ten memoir recommendations for physicians, by physicians:
1. "In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope," by Rana Awdish, MD
2. "Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration," by Norman Cousins
3. "Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness," by Susannah Cahalan
4. "Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madnes,s" by Kay Jamison, PhD
5. "When Breath Becomes Air," by Paul Kalanithi, MD
6. "What Matters in Medicine: Lessons from a life in Primary Care," by David Loxtercamp, MD
7. "Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine," by Damon Tweedy, MD
8. "My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS," by Abraham Verghese, MD
9. "When the Air Hits Your Brain," by Frank Vertosick, MD
10. "Exhale: Hope, Healing and a Life in Transplant," by David Weill, MD
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