Each summer, our program director, Julianne, selects a book for ISHTaR’s Summer Book Club, offering participants a unique opportunity to hear a broad range of perspectives, engage in insightful conversation, and explore varying viewpoints. Book Club is more than just reading, it’s an opportunity to build meaningful relationships among the team and creates a space for participants to grow both personally and professionally. Below, you’ll find a few of the books that we have read. 

Past ISHTaR books!

2024: American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America’s First Paramedics; Kevin Hazzard

2023: Ask Me Why I Hurt: The Kids Nobody Wants and the Doctor Who Heals Them; Dr. Randy Christensen

2022: Black Man in a White Coat:  A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine; Dr. Damon Tweedy

2021: Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World; Tracy Kidder

2020: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks; Rebecca Skloot