Book recommendations for A-Level students.
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Book recommendations for A-Level students.
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Originally Posted by dp00
Hey! Umm, stuff on being a junior doctor, cancer, and the thought processes behind diagnosis
Confessions of a GP by Benjamin Daniels is a humorous (and I think accurate) look at the job of a GP in the UK. It's short and easy to read.
A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor is one of my all-time favourite books. It is written by an English novelist (John Berger) who follows a GP in rural England. The book is interspersed with photos, and offers a beautiful insight into the patients lives, how they see the GP as more than just a doctor, and the boundary between work and life. There was a good piece about the work in The Guardian two years ago:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...rger-jean-mohr
I particularly love this quote:
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