Across the Red Line: Stories from the Surgical Life by Richard C. Karl Across the Red Line: Stories from the Surgical Life Books written by medical doctors tend to be narrow in scope, often autobiographical and are mostly interesting only to people in the medical profession. Although the general public has a curiosity about the profession and its practitioners very few such works fulfill their promise. Dr Karl has succe...read more...
Intern: A Doctor's Initiation by Sandeep Jauhar Great Doctor, Boring Book Intern is long, tedious, and tiresome. The story is extremely repetitive, and talks about the same thing over and over again. How many times does one want to read "checked his blood pressure"?
There have been great and funny books about medicine. Oliver Sachs, Jonathan Miller, and John ...read more...
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USMLE Step 2 Secrets by Adam Brochert MD Short & to the point! This is a must for anyone who's studying for USMLE Step 2 but does not have the time nor want to spend time reading extensive amounts of review materials! However, you MUST do a lot of questions if you only plan to use this book to review, as it is way too concise to be your sole source of study mat...read more...
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Well, as I discovered once I did give in and finally bought this one, the answer is yes and no.