The following books are suggested as general background reading in medicine. The list, to which students may well add many other titles of their own choosing, is supplied at the request of students who have previously embarked on the medical course and who expressed a wish for such advice. Reading in this field is not a requirement of the curriculum. Most of the titles listed are available in the Biomedical Library.
Bernard C An introduction to the study of experimental medicine Collier-Macmillan, 1961
Diamond J M The rise and fall of the third chimpanzee Hutchinson Radius, 1991
Dirks R (comp.) Disease and society: A resource book Australian Academy of Science, 1989
Gibson W C Young endeavour: Contributions to science by medical students of the past four centuries Thomas, 1958
Miller J The body in question Macmillan, 1982
Nossal G J V Medical science and human goals Arnold, 1975
Verney A E The student life. The philosophy of William Osler Livingstone, 1957
Young J Z An introduction to the study of man OUP, 1971
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