In honor of National Doctor’s Day on March 30th, we are sharing books about and by doctors whose stories are inspirational and courageous. From giving insight on the personal growth that comes with treating others to setting new standards within the profession, these books give a glimpse inside the reality of what it means to be a doctor.
Books for National Doctors’ Day
By Coll Rowe | March 28 2024 | Medicine
A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
9780399590856
Here is the inspiring story of how Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, alongside a team of researchers, parents, friends, and community leaders, discovered that the children of Flint, Michigan, were being exposed to lead in their tap water—and then battled her own government and a brutal backlash to expose that truth to the world.
$20.00 US
Feb 05, 2019
Paperback
384 Pages
One World
- Anthropology > Cultural and Social Anthropology > Medical Anthropology
- Anthropology > Cultural and Social Anthropology > Urban Anthropology
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Urban Studies
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Environmental Politics and Policy
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Introduction to Public Policy
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Urban Sociology
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Community Medicine / Public Health
- Healthcare Professions > Nursing > Community Nursing / Public Health
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A Memoir
9780525537397
The New York Times BestsellerIn this "riveting, heartbreaking" (The New York Times) memoir, an emergency room physician examines how healing others teaches her how to heal herself.
$17.00 US
Jun 29, 2021
Paperback
304 Pages
Riverhead Books
A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER
9780593230695
The riveting, pulse-pounding story of a year in the life of an emergency room doctor trying to steer his patients and colleagues through a crushing pandemic and a violent summer, amidst a healthcare system that seems determined to leave them behind.
$18.99 US
Mar 14, 2023
Paperback
288 Pages
One World
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Urban Studies
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Race Relations
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Social Stratification
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Urban Sociology
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Healthcare Professions > Emergency Medical Services > Emergency Medical Responder
- Healthcare Professions > Emergency Medical Services > Emergency Medical Technician
- Healthcare Professions > Healthcare Administration > Healthcare Policies and Politics
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Community Medicine / Public Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Public Health
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9780812988406
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living?
$27.00 US
Jan 12, 2016
Hardcover
256 Pages
Random House
- English > Comparative Literature > Memoir
- Philosophy > Core Topics > Philosophy of Mind
- Psychology > Developmental Psychology > Death and Dying
- Psychology > Social and Applied Psychology > Death and Dying
- Sociology > Aging and Death > Sociology of Death and Dying
- Sociology > Aging and Death > Specialized Courses
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences > Ethics in Medical Sciences
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences > Introduction to Medical Sciences
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > General Neurology
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Neurosurgery
- Biology > Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Biotechnology > Bioethics
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A Memoir
9780593418888
The raw and gripping memoir of a Black physician who confronts his past mistakes and relationships as he learns to find his own path forward.
$28.00 US
Apr 04, 2023
Hardcover
368 Pages
Riverhead Books
- English > Comparative Literature: American > African American Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > African American Non-Fiction
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Asian American Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Asian American Non-Fiction
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Asian American Studies
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Healthcare Professions > Health > Health Careers
- Healthcare Professions > Health > Introduction to Health Professions
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Community Medicine / Public Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Public Health
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9780593439319
In this sequel to The House of God and Man's 4th Best Hospital, Dr. Roy Basch returns to his economically depressed hometown in upstate New York to help the struggling hospital battle the COVID-19 pandemic and the money-driven bureacracy.
$29.00 US
Jul 04, 2023
Hardcover
352 Pages
Berkley
- English > Comparative Literature > Literature and Medicine
- History > Topical History > History of Medicine
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Healthcare Professions > Health > Health Careers
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences > Ethics in Medical Sciences
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences > History of Medicine
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