Patch Adams
1 hour, 55 min.
This movie focuses on a real doctor but it is about more than just
medicine; it's about how doctors can provide care for their patients.
If you're interested in medicine because you want to help people, or
if you're struggling through the rigorous academics that come with medicine,
then this movie is for you.
It will make you laugh; it might also make you cry. But above all, it will
reveal a different type of health care and it will inspire you to practice it.
Something the Lord Made
2 hours
This movie is a true story about a remarkable achievement in cardiac surgery that
two men developed while simultaneously navigating a racist society.
Starring Alan Rickman, Mos Def, and Gabrielle Union.
This is a movie that shows how much perseverance, dedication, and
collaboration is required for amazing medical feats.
Concussion
2 hours, 3 min.
This is a movie about a real doctor and the true story about him discovering
traumatic brain injuries common to NFL players. He battles the NFL in trying
to educate the public about the risk of injury.
Starring Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
This is a story about a doctor trying to save lives.
Awakenings
2 hour, 1 min.
This is a movie about a medical journey that takes a doctor from hypothesis to
results and then back, while seeing unexpected results that are so common
in medical research.
Starring Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, and John Heard.
This is a story about a doctor trying to find a cure for catatonic patients,
and then discovering the importance of life along the way.
M*A*S*H
1 hour, 56 min.
This is a funny movie about health care professionals in war. Specifically, this
movie focuses on an army medical unit in the Korean War.
Starring Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, and Robert Duvall.
This is a very fun movie with a spirit that a short description can't capture.
Girl, Interrupted
2 hours, 7 min.
This is a movie about people with mental illnesses at a time when mental
health was not well understood or cared for.
Starring Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, and Brittany Murphy.
This is a movie about patients, not doctors, but it is a movie that mental
health professionals should see.
The Doctor
2 hours, 2 min.
This movie is a must-see for every doctor. It's about an insensitive doctor who becomes
a patient and then becomes a better doctor because of his experience with
insensitive doctors.
Starring William Hurt, Christine Lahti, and Mandy Patinkin.
This movie teaches doctors what they're often not tested on.
The Fugitive
2 hours, 10 min.
This is a movie about a doctor. This doctor just happens to be involved in
a large man-hunt because he is the prime suspect in a murder case.
Starring Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, and Sela Ward.
Med School has various classes on legal issues related to malpractice. This
movie supplements those classes with lessons on how protect the integrity
of medical research.