drheshamreda Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 This is a list with 28 films , medical students and doctors should see Add your suggestion as a comment Enjoy ! ----------------------------------- 1- The Fisher King 2- Wit 3- Philadelphia 4- Terms of Endearment 5- Leaving Las Vegas 6- The Doctor 7- Awakenings 8- Patch Adams 9- Something the Lord Made 10- And the Band Played On 11- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 12- The Painted Veil 13- The Race for the Double Helix 14- Article 99 15- People Will Talk 16- Malice 17- Sicko 18- John Q 19- The Men 20- My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown 21- Red Beard 22- My Own Country 23- The Hospital 24- Britannia Hospital 25- Bringing Out the Dead 26- The gifted hands of Ben Carson 27- Pathology Source : Faculty of medicine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebouque Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Nah, it's a list that med students COULD see, not SHOULD see. And the movie pathology is extremely bad. Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 3- Philadelphia 6- The Doctor 8- Patch Adams 10- And the Band Played On 11- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 13- The Race for the Double Helix 17- Sicko 27- Pathology These are the ones I've seen. Philadelphia is an excellent drama, though it's thankfully somewhat dated both in its presentation of popular acceptance of homosexuality and the prognosis of HIV-AIDS. The Doctor holds up pretty well - about a cardiothoracic surgeon who discovers he has laryngeal ca. It's quiet and talky but worth it. Patch Adams is an abysmal, manipulative schlock fest that should be avoided at all costs. One of Robin Williams' worst, to be sure, and the fact that it ends with an impassioned courtroom speech nails its particular coffin shut. And the Band Played On is one of the finest dramatizations of the early years of HIV ever made - it's also an "outbreak" movie which is neither sensational (e.g. Outbreak) nor purposely drained of all human emotion in some sort of "clinical" endeavour (e.g. Contagion). Excellent, excellent film, brought down only a little bit by an excessive number of obvious celebrity cameos. And it has Ian MacKellen. Cuckoo's Nest is certainly well worth it, but I feel that it does more a disservice to current psychiatric care (especially ECT!) than anything else. Not sure it holds up that well. The Double Helix is another wonderful docudrama, though it definitely requires patience. Unfortunately it's pretty hard to find on video. Sicko, well, I suppose it's a well put-together Michael Moore documentary, but don't expect anything profound. As for Pathology, well, it was nothing more than a disgusting gross-out "thriller" that makes the Saw movies seem positively mature. It was nauseating and the characters were worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 They listen philadelphia twice lol If you're going to add any movie that has even a little bit of medicine and not concerned about the quality of the actual movie, throw flatliners into that list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markov79 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 and the fact that it ends with an impassioned courtroom speech nails its particular coffin shut. rofl rofl rofl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 These are the ones I've seen. Patch Adams is an abysmal, manipulative schlock fest that should be avoided at all costs. One of Robin Williams' worst, to be sure, and the fact that it ends with an impassioned courtroom speech nails its particular coffin shut. THANK YOU!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 These are the ones I've seen. Patch Adams is an abysmal, manipulative schlock fest that should be avoided at all costs. One of Robin Williams' worst, to be sure, and the fact that it ends with an impassioned courtroom speech nails its particular coffin shut. THANK YOU!!! When I saw the thread title, I was thinking: "I hope Patch Adams is not on the list." When I saw the list, I was in "locked and loaded" mode, ready to tear it, but you beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehockeykid Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I do not see X-Men on that list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughboy Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 As part of its 4th year curriculum, UWO offers an elective in "Medicine and Film", taught by the inimitable Dr. Nisker. I kid you not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB. Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 I have issues with the "real" Patch Adams. I watched some of his speeches on youtube. In one, he talks about how he doesn't believe in medicating people, even those that are mentally ill. He relates how he rocked a hallucinating schizophrenic patient all night long. I agree that having a human side to medicine is a positive thing, but I just don't see how that type of treatment plan is sustainable or even ethical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 As part of its 4th year curriculum, UWO offers an elective in "Medicine and Film", taught by the inimitable Dr. Nisker. I kid you not. It used to, the good Doctor I believe has moved on - he no longer teaches Ethics either. I actually liked Wit by the way, but then again I really like Emma Thompson as an actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughboy Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 It used to, the good Doctor I believe has moved on - he no longer teaches Ethics either. I actually liked Wit by the way, but then again I really like Emma Thompson as an actor. Drs. Nisker, Madrenas, Potter all MIA; a Hippo logo that doesn't involve a cartoon H. amphibius with unkempt pubic hair; the Mustangs losing to Mac in the Yates Cup --- what has happened to my medical school!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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