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    This document provides an introductory reading list for medicine students. It recommends exploring a variety of sources including books, newspapers, podcasts, and websites. The list includes general books on topics like the human body, disease, and the experiences of doctors. It also references the Oxford University Press' Very Short Introductions series and lists some online resources for medical podcasts and videos. Students are advised to read broadly on subjects relevant to pre-clinical medicine and to develop their own areas of expertise.

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    This document provides an introductory reading list for medicine students. It recommends exploring a variety of sources including books, newspapers, podcasts, and websites. The list includes general books on topics like the human body, disease, and the experiences of doctors. It also references the Oxford University Press' Very Short Introductions series and lists some online resources for medical podcasts and videos. Students are advised to read broadly on subjects relevant to pre-clinical medicine and to develop their own areas of expertise.

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    INTRODUCTORY READING FOR MEDICINE

    This list of suggested reading is not an exhaustive one, nor is it a list of material you must read.
    There are countless good general texts, so do explore, and perhaps try a topic that is completely
    new to you and challenge yourself. As well as books, read the local and national press, browse for
    relevant podcasts, websites, lectures, events and museums/exhibitions in your local area. This is
    not a list of books you should rush out and buy:

     First and foremost, read what interests you the most. Each student should, from early on,
    begin to develop their own particular area of expertise.
     Second, consider what subjects or topics relevant to pre-clinical medicine you may not
    cover in your A-level studies (or equivalent).

    GENERAL AND PREPARATORY


    Ashcroft, F. Life at the Extremes. Univ California Press, 2002.
    Black, J., Boyd, C.A.R. and Noble, D. (editors). The Logic of Life. Oxford University Press, 1993.
    Calvin, W. H., and Ojamann, G. A. Conversations with Neil's Brain: The Natural Nature of Thought
    and Language. Basic Books, 1995. (also available free of charge from
    http://williamcalvin.com/bk7/bk7.htm)
    Clarke, R. Your Life in my Hands: a Junior Doctor’s Story. Metro Publishing, 2017.
    De Kruif, P. Microbe Hunters. Kessinger Publishing Co, 2005.
    Glynn, I. Elegance in Science. Oxford University Press, 2010.
    Goldacre, B. Bad Science. Harper Perennial, 2009. (also see Ben Goldacre’s columns for the
    Guardian at http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/bengoldacre)
    Kalanithi, P. When Breath Becomes Air. Random House, 2016.
    Kay, A. This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor. Picador, 2018.
    Marsh, H. Do no Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery. W&N, 2014.
    Mukherjee, S. The Emperor of all Maladies: a Biography of Cancer. Fourth Estate, 2011.
    Sacks, O. The Man who mistook his Wife for a Hat. Pan Macmillan Picador, 1986.
    Sykes, B. Blood of the Isles. Corgi Books, 2007.
    Westaby, S. The Knife’s Edge. Mudlark, 2019.
    Wishart, A. One in Three. Profile Books, 2007.
    Yong, E. I Contain Multitudes: the Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life. Vintage, 2017

    You could also consider reading some of the Medicine and Health-related volumes in Oxford
    University Press’ Very Short Introductions series:
    https://www.veryshortintroductions.com/browse?t0=VSIO_SUBJECTS:MED00010.
    ONLINE RESOURCES
    Start by looking for websites providing information on topics you might be interested in, or read the
    science sections of newspapers. There are plenty of useful resources out there so do explore.
    Here is a list of websites offering podcasts and videos relevant to medical sciences:
    Oxford Podcasts
    iTunesU > Oxford University > Medical Sciences or http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/
    BBC Science
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/podcasts/factual-scienceandnature
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/broadband/

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