The Leader’s Library: Radical Candor | Curated Summary of the Discussion
November 18, 2019
Welcome back to The Leader’s Library! In our second installment, throughout the week of October 14, 2019, a group of selected learners across the globe...
Dina Wallin, MD
TLDR Book Review: Deep Work – Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
November 8, 2019
Do you struggle when you try to focus on one task for a prolonged period? When you’re reading or writing a paper, are you frequently...
Christina Shenvi, MD PhD
The Leader’s Library | Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
September 8, 2019
We proudly announce the second installment of ALiEM’s career development book club, The Leader’s Library, with Kim Scott’s bestseller Radical Candor [Amazon link]. Your colleague...
The Leader’s Library: Dare To Lead | Curated Summary of the Discussion
June 14, 2019
In April 2019, a group of intrepid readers embarked on an adventure together: the debut session of The Leader’s Library, ALiEM’s new career development book...
The Leader’s Library | Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
April 5, 2019
We proudly introduce ALiEM’s newest series, The Leader’s Library, with Dr. Brené Brown’s newest book, Dare to Lead! Have you ever gotten to work with...
TLDR Book Review: Switch – How to Change Things When Change is Hard
February 25, 2019
Chip and Dan Heath’s book, Switch, explains why change is so difficult and what we can do to make it easier. This little book is...
TLDR Book Review: “make it stick: The Science of Successful Learning”
August 21, 2018
Bookstore shelves and Amazon lists are filled with self-help titles that promise to make you a better manager, a better parent, or a better fishmonger....
ALiEM Book Club: Medical Apartheid
January 5, 2018
Rallies by white supremacists in Charlottesville, VA and the subsequent milquetoast response from the White House shocked many Americans. These events invoked a national discussion about...
Amy Walsh, MD
ALiEM Book Club: And The Band Played On
July 29, 2017
With consistent, adequate treatment, people with HIV have a life expectancy that is nearly normal. However, because HIV often affects the most vulnerable people in...
ALiEM Book Club: The Tennis Partner
April 21, 2017
“Gripping… The Tennis Partner is a sincere and self-effacing book by a physician who well knows that there are things in the human heart that...
Fareen Zaver, MD
ALiEM Book Club | Show and Tell by Dan Roam
December 4, 2016
“Its all about the audience” is a nice sentiment, but only half true” ― Dan Roam, author of “Show and Tell” book Public speaking and presentation...
ALiEM Book Club: Creative Confidence
November 20, 2016
What is your definition of creativity? Are you innovative? Can doctors be creative and innovative? The authors Tom and David Kelley set out with their...
Simran Buttar, MD