7 Classics every doctor should read

This is an article by Richard Gunderman in The Atlantic last week, subtitled "A reminder to think beyond textbooks and journals; to always be a student of the human condition".  Gunderman argues that with science and clinical skills being all important in medical training, humane skills have fallen by the wayside.  Physicians need to be not only knowledgeable, but compassionate and insightful, treating their patients as human beings.  Gunderman suggests seven classics which can enrich doctors' understanding of the human condition.