“Jillian’s book is a poignant reminder that we as physicians need to care for ourselves so that we can care for others.” – Susan D. O’ about a Kanien’keha physician who graduated from the University of Toronto in 1867.” – Kat Butler, MD, MSc(A), PGY-3 in Anesthesia, University of Toronto We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing (2021) Particularly loved reading ‘The Two Lives of Dr. “For those practising and learning in Toronto, a great way to learn about the histories of the land and the people who were here first. Indigenous Toronto: Stories that Carry This Place (2021)ĭenise Bolduc, Mnawaate Gordon-Corbiere, Rebeka Tabobondung, Brian Wright-McLeod, John Lorinc (Editors) In this time of reconciliation between Indigenous Peoples and Canadians, the drama of orphanages for Indigenous youth this is a very good read.” – Claude Brière, MD, FRCPC, gastroenterologist in Trois-Rivières, Que. “This book is written from the perspective of a young African-American girl during the Great Depression in Ohio, and demonstrates pervasive and hurtful racism through the eyes of a child.” – Tara D’Ignazio, MD, PGY-4 in Adult Cardiology, Université de Montréal Indian Horse (2017) Wallace, MD, FRCPC, psychiatrist in Calgary, “The intriguing plot is set in post-COVID times about another epidemic, and the complicated relationships between public health, the public, vaccine makers and anti-vaxxers.” The Bluest Eye (1970) Written before the COVID pandemic started, he captures the medical and political elements of dealing with an outbreak that are eerily salient to us all now, while delivering a page-turning thriller that entertains,” says Anna Nazif, MD, FRCPC, psychiatrist at Vancouver General and Burnaby General hospitals.

Daniel Kalla, a well-loved Vancouver emergency doc. Never underestimate kindness.” – Janet Walker, MD, FRCSC, General Surgery, Nova Scotia Lost Immunity: A Thriller (2021) “It’s a story about the difference one person can make. The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett (2020)

Disclaimer: All items in this list are recommendations submitted by Fellows or residents their appearance in this list does not constitute endorsement of the books and/or their contents by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Best books to read 2017 summer