Michel Arliaud’s *Les médecins* is a French-language nonfiction study of physicians as a professional and social group. Published in the late twentieth century by Éditions La Découverte, it approaches the medical profession through questions of training, status, organization, authority, and the relationship between doctors and society. Rather than presenting a clinical manual, the work situates physicians within broader institutional and cultural contexts, considering how their role is shaped by public expectations, professional norms, and changes in health systems. The title signals a broad overview intended for readers interested in the sociology of medicine or the place of physicians in modern social life.