House of God* by Samuel Shem. Robert Marion's inner blues. Jerome Groopman's Anatomy of Hope. This is an inspirational novel for everyone, but it's especially moving for medical students and doctors, as they consider facing life as a doctor and as a patient.
It's a revealing book and one of the best books for doctors, as doctors may be forced to communicate sensitive or serious information at critical moments. This is a great book for doctors and aspiring doctors because it helps prepare the mind for future challenges without sugarcoating the bad parts. How Doctors Think is about how sometimes in the medical profession doctors make mistakes, take them off the pedestal and make them a little more human, just like the rest of us.