If you’ve ever wanted an insight into your first steps as a graduate from medical school, then this is it. Trust Me, I’m a Junior Doctor, by Max Pembertonīased on his anonymously-written columns for The Telegraph, this best-selling book recounts a number of hilarious and quite frankly, terrifying tales from Max Pemberton’s first year as a junior doctor in the NHS. It centres around a High-Court judge who, in the middle of her own marital crisis, has to make the difficult decision as to whether she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teenager (nearly 18 year-old), despite his family’s refusal to accept medical treatment as Jehovah’s Witnesses.įor medicine students, it will give you a fresh perspective on the question of ethics and medical law, which should help immensely for interviews and decisions you will make throughout your career.ģ.

The Children Act is written by Ian McEwan, who is also famous for writing the beloved novel, Atonement. However, it’s been around for a few more years than that in paperback form and is so much more than a box office hit.

You may have already heard or seen this title, as its film adaptation was released in 2017, starring Dame Emma Thompson. Reading it will be a light and refreshing insight on how to critically analyse sources of information – something which you’ll probably be asked about in interviews. There’s so many stories and ‘experts’ coming forward and promoting new diets and herbal remedies to lose weight or cure illnesses that no one truly knows what the best method is for staying healthy.īad Science offers an entertaining insight into the media and why we tend to believe everything as fact that’s printed from large publications. They’ll also give you a great secondary source to bring into your university applications and medical school interviews, and help form your opinion on a whole range of topical questions.įed up of hearing about the constantly changing state of health on the news? One minute you hear about how ‘eating butter is bad for you’, the next it’s a superfood! And it’s the same with almost all the other foods and drinks out there. Inspiring and insightful, they’re a great way to reconnect with the subject and get a real idea of what becoming a medic will look like. Take a look at our top 6 must-read books for medicine students below. Looking to read around your subject to prepare you for medical school interviews? Finding time to schedule and read some secondary reading can feel like a chore.

Medical books to read