Those closest to me know that I’m not a reader. Not even close. In fact, I can’t even remember the last novel I read for school, and as far as outside reading goes, it’s literally nonexistent. I’m just not the type of person who can sit down with a book and read for pleasure without constantly wondering how many pages are left before the end of the chapter. My interests are reading short, journal-like articles… but not necessarily related to science. I love reading other people’s blog entries as they’re usually concise, original, and straightforward enough to keep me interested for the duration of the piece. But in preparation for medical school, I need to “learn how to read” all over again.
My journey began yesterday at the Barnes and Noble in First Colony. While my mom was shopping at some of the retail stores in the mall, I browsed through the “Computer Programming” and “Medicine” sections hoping I’d come across something which would inspire me to finally pick up a book and complete it. I was greeted by several “New York Times Best Seller” novels which made it even more difficult to pick; however, based on my pre-med status, I decided that I should avoid books dealing directly with the knowledge aspect of medicine and focus more on the abstract topics. Dr. Jerome Groopman’s How Doctors Think struck me as the perfect choice.
So starting today, I’ll regularly post what I’ve come across in the book. Stay tuned (and wish me luck in actually completing it!) :-)
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