Friday, February 25, 2005

Celluloid Medicine

The other day I was browsing through old issues of the BMJ at the British Council Library when I came across a study on whether screening films that portrayed doctors realistically helped medical students develop emphathy. The article contained the following lists.

Most useful films for medical education

1. The Doctor (1991)
2. Arrowsmith (1932)
3. The Citadel (1938)
4. Not As A Stranger (1955)
5. Pressure Point (1962)
6. Whose Life is It Anyway (1981)
7. Miss Evers Boys (1997)
6. The Interns (1962)
9. Critical Care (1997)
10. And the Band Played On (1993)

Best portrayal of doctors in films

1. Red Beard (1965)
2. The Hospital (1971)
3. Article 99 (1991)
4. State of Emergency (1993)
5. Miss Evers Boys (1997)
6. The Elephant Man (1980)
7. Panic In The Streets (1950)
8. Spellbound (1945)
9. Death And The Maiden (1994)
10. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967)

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