In the past few weeks I’ve been thinking more about what the humanities bring to Medicine.
What books, films, paintings, et cetera would you put on a medical students’ reading list? And why?
What books, films, paintings, et cetera would you put on a medical students’ reading list? And why?

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby.
His account of locked-in syndrome, dictated by blinking his left eye lid. A beautiful book about disability, life, fortitude, and loss.
His account of locked-in syndrome, dictated by blinking his left eye lid. A beautiful book about disability, life, fortitude, and loss.