I was clicking through email this morning and came upon an article on Medscape that intrigued me.  It was a post on recommended books for med students to read (as if they have time).  It made me realize that I have been very lax in my reading of late.  I thought this is a good time to restart that dear habit and use this forum to post reviews of the medical literature that I read.  Some of these books will be interesting to the lay public.  Some, not so much.  I will try to indicate which ones I think the general public would enjoy.

Unassigned books for med students

The first book I want to list is When the Air Hits Your Brain by Frank T. Vertosick, Jr.  This is a great read for anyone who wants to understand medical thought and training.  Here is what I wrote on Goodreads.

This is one of those books that take you back. I am by no means a neurosurgeon but I am a doctor. This book helped me relive my own training and residency. Every doctor has stories but Dr. Vertosick is a master story teller. This book is sad, funny, reverent, hopeful and full of wisdom for anyone interested in the pathways of human travel.

William Bebout, MD