RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bioethics and professionalism in popular television medical dramas
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 203
OP 206
DO 10.1136/jme.2009.033621
VO 36
IS 4
A1 Matthew J Czarny
A1 Ruth R Faden
A1 Jeremy Sugarman
YR 2010
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/36/4/203.abstract
AB Television medical dramas sometimes depict medical professionalism and bioethical issues, but their nature and extent are unclear. The authors systematically analysed the bioethical and professionalism content of one season each of Grey's Anatomy and House M.D., two of the most popular current television medical dramas. The results indicate that these programmes are rife with powerful portrayals of bioethical issues and egregious deviations from the norms of professionalism and contain exemplary depictions of professionalism to a much lesser degree.