Doctors in the Movies: Boil the Water and Just Say Aah

The author demonstrates what influential mythmakers films are and how they shape the authors' thinking by reinforcing old stereotypes and creating new ones in the ways in which movies reflect changes in medical care and in society's attitude toward physicians and medicine.

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Medical Writings: Book Notes2 January 2001Doctors in the Movies: Boil the Water and Just Say AahSandra L. Bertman, PhDSandra L. Bertman, PhDProgram in Medical Humanities and the Arts in Health Care, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts. (Bertman)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-134-1-200101020-00025 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Dans PE. 384 pages. Bloomington, IN: Medi-Ed Pr; 2000. $34.95. ISBN 0936741147. Order phone 800-500-8205.Field of medicine: Generalists and specialists in family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, surgery, internal medical, and health policy.Format: Hardcover book.Audience: Teachers of medical humanities, bioethics, and communication skills; general and family practitioners; internists; surgeons; obstetrician-gynecologists; psychiatrists; and students.Purpose: To view the ways in which movies reflect changes in medical care and in society's attitude toward physicians and medicine.Content: The book's 10 chapters depict how movies have portrayed changes in medical care and in society's attitudes toward physicians since the 1960s. Blending a ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Program in Medical Humanities and the Arts in Health Care, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts. (Bertman) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 2 January 2001Volume 134, Issue 1Page: 88KeywordsDatabasesEmotionsHealth careMedical ethics, humanities, and educationMotivationPediatric surgeryPediatricsSoftware toolsSurgeonsSurgery ePublished: 2 January 2001 Issue Published: 2 January 2001 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2001 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...