Reading makes us better doctors

摘要

You can do it alone, on an aeroplane, in the bathroom, or at the end of a shift. You can do it in the garden or in an office. You can squeeze it into bursts of a few minutes or spread it over a long, indulgent day of indolent lounging. I dislike the call to arms of "all doctors should..." but, really, all doctors should read. What other occupation is so enlightening, empowering, thought provoking, and infuriating? The book in the hand is a gift. We have the opportunity for new knowledge. We're challenged and informed by new perspectives. Our imaginations are coached in ways we'd never thought of.