Product Details

• Actors: Jay O. Sanders, Neil Ross, Liev Schreiber, Lance Lewman, Stacy Keach
• Writers: Mark Davis, Mark Hobson
• Producers: D.J. Roller, John Angier
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Wgbh Boston
• VHS Release Date: March 28, 2000
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304462972
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #236,740 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Check up on seven aspiring doctors as they undergo the exhilarating and rigorous years of medical training.

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wanna be a doctor?, May 10, 2001

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Jennifer A. Johnson "jabbl" (St. George, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nova: MD the Making of a Doctor [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I watched this documentary with my husband, who was considering attending medical school. Afterwards, even though we'd have lived a life full of large houses, prestige, BMWs, etc, he decided that the status would not be worth the sacrifice. I quite agree with him.

The video was exceptionally well made, showing how the utter intensity of internship and residency affects the lives of many different kinds of people. We watched many interviews with the students who were dazed with lack of sleep, divorce, and work weeks exceeding 100 hrs. Anyone interested in medical school should watch this for an indication of the challenges you will face.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First hand knowledge, March 14, 1999

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This review is from: Nova: MD the Making of a Doctor [VHS] (VHS Tape)

As a third year resident, I was impressed by the realistic picture of the medical education process. There is no "Hollywood" glamourization of the process. This video should be mandatory viewing for pre-med students.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic view of the rigors of the medical student life, May 6, 2001

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L. Williams (Raliegh, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nova: MD the Making of a Doctor [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video give a spectacular look into the life of a medical student from day one to the end of residency. It shows not only the tremendous workload that medical students endure, but also the mental breakdown that occurs, which affects many of them not only personally, but also socially as well. The NOVA people really did a fantastic job on this video. This really is as realistic as it gets and should leave you with no doubts as to what it will really be like in medical school.