Genre: Memoir

480 pages

Anthony Fauci is arguably the most famous – and most revered – doctor in the world today. He’s helped guide America through the COVID pandemic, researched HIV and brought AIDS into sympathetic public view and so much more.

This book discusses Fauci’s career from his own perspective, and will be an inspiration for readers who admire and are grateful to him and for those who want to emulate him in public service.

Genre: Autobiography

228 pages

Quick Summary: Paul Kalanithi was a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who was diagnosed with and died from cancer in his mid-thirties. This novel details his extraordinary journey in search of the meaning of life in the face of death. This book offers readers a new perspective on mortality, an echo of memento mori, and reveals, through Kalanithi's life experience, how to live and find meaning when breath is still breath.

Genre: Autobiography

320 pages

Quick Summary: This story of Collins' four-year surgical residency traces his rise from an eager but clueless first-year resident to accomplished Chief Resident in his final year. With unparalleled humor, he recounts the disparity between people's perceptions of a doctor's glamorous life and the real thing: a succession of run down cars that are towed to the junkyard, long weekends moonlighting at rural hospitals, a family that grows larger every year, and a laughable income.

Genre: Non-fiction

370 pages

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family is a 2020 non-fiction book by Robert Kolker. The book is an account of the Galvin family of Colorado Springs, Colorado, a midcentury American family with twelve children, ten girls and two boys, six of which were diagnosed with schizophrenia, notably all boys. This book dives into the psychological and neurological reasons behind their condition. This book is great for those who love psychology and neuroscience.

Genre: Autobiography

384 pages

Quick Summary: This book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the emergency department of Bellevue Hospital in New York City and its charismatic director. The book is a true story that follows the doctors and nurses as they deal with a variety of unexpected situations, including a crane falling on a pedestrian, a paralegal aide suffering a cocaine overdose, and a helicopter crash victim. Very great read for those considering Emergency Medicine!