Hot Lights, Cold Steel: Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon's First Years33 reviews Michael J. Collins St. Martin's Press, 2005 Very Inspirational Book + Hot Lights, Cold Steel + Life is a Battleship! + Amazing Ability to Relate + HIGHLY ENTERTAINING             The House of God: The Classic Novel of Life and Death in an American Hospital140 reviews Samuel Shem Dell, 2003 Must read for medical professionals + Deserves more than 5 stars + fantastic + Classic hospital satire             The Intern Blues: The Timeless Classic About the Making of a Doctor31 reviews Robert Marion Harper Paperbacks, 2001 Well Written + Intern Blues + Marion is my favorite !! + Gives a good idea about residency             What Patients Taught Me: A Medical Student's Journey14 reviews Audrey Young Sasquatch Books, 2007 Great book + The human element in medicine + Inspirational + What Patients Taught Me : A Medical Student's Journey + A medical student's narrative of lessons learned from patients in Alaska to Africa.             My Own Country: A Doctor's Story58 reviews Abraham Verghese Vintage, 1995 Heroism + My Own Country: A Doctor's Story + Couldn't put it down. + A New Look at AIDS             On Call: A Doctor's Days and Nights in Residency16 reviews Emily R. Transue St. Martin's Griffin, 2005 Very good! + Fantastic! + Honest encounter of residency years + A great snapshot of the terrors and trials of residency + Fabulous book!             Intensive Care: The Story of a Nurse21 reviews Echo Heron Ivy Books, 1988 Great Book About The Realities of Nursing~! + Stories that have a pulse of their own + Terrific book + Glorified + A good book, but....             Mount Misery27 reviews Samuel Md Shem Ballantine Books, 2003 More Hilarity at "Mount Misery" + If you loved The House of God, this is a must read. OR, if you do not like the mental health field, READ THIS "Mount Misery" was a facility to which unruly spouses and progeny might be constrained pending divorce or other life shaping proceedings. All too true, and, after all these years, I finally figured out that Schlomo was Freud's middle name.             A Not Entirely Benign Procedure: Four Years As A Medical Student10 reviews Perri Klass Plume, 1994 Perfect for Pre-Meds + Scary and Wonderful + Worth your time + Fascinating book             Condition Critical9 reviews Echo Heron Ivy Books, 1995 mandatory critical nursing read + Wonderful! + Enjoyable--though disappointing + Condition Critical             Intensive Care: The Story of a Nurse21 reviews Echo Heron Ivy Books, 1988 Great Book About The Realities of Nursing~! + Stories that have a pulse of their own + Terrific book + Glorified + A good book, but....             Condition Critical9 reviews Echo Heron Ivy Books, 1995 mandatory critical nursing read + Wonderful! + Enjoyable--though disappointing + Condition Critical             What Patients Taught Me: A Medical Student's Journey14 reviews Audrey Young Sasquatch Books, 2007 Great book + The human element in medicine + Inspirational + What Patients Taught Me : A Medical Student's Journey + A medical student's narrative of lessons learned from patients in Alaska to Africa.             The House of God: The Classic Novel of Life and Death in an American Hospital140 reviews Samuel Shem Dell, 2003 Must read for medical professionals + Deserves more than 5 stars + fantastic + Classic hospital satire             Mount Misery27 reviews Samuel Md Shem Ballantine Books, 2003 More Hilarity at "Mount Misery" + If you loved The House of God, this is a must read. OR, if you do not like the mental health field, READ THIS "Mount Misery" was a facility to which unruly spouses and progeny might be constrained pending divorce or other life shaping proceedings. All too true, and, after all these years, I finally figured out that Schlomo was Freud's middle name.             My Own Country: A Doctor's Story58 reviews Abraham Verghese Vintage, 1995 Heroism + My Own Country: A Doctor's Story + Couldn't put it down. + A New Look at AIDS             Hot Lights, Cold Steel: Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon's First Years33 reviews Michael J. Collins St. Martin's Press, 2005 Very Inspirational Book + Hot Lights, Cold Steel + Life is a Battleship! + Amazing Ability to Relate + HIGHLY ENTERTAINING             The Intern Blues: The Timeless Classic About the Making of a Doctor31 reviews Robert Marion Harper Paperbacks, 2001 Well Written + Intern Blues + Marion is my favorite !! + Gives a good idea about residency             A Not Entirely Benign Procedure: Four Years As A Medical Student10 reviews Perri Klass Plume, 1994 Perfect for Pre-Meds + Scary and Wonderful + Worth your time + Fascinating book             On Call: A Doctor's Days and Nights in Residency16 reviews Emily R. Transue St. Martin's Griffin, 2005 Very good! + Fantastic! + Honest encounter of residency years + A great snapshot of the terrors and trials of residency + Fabulous book!