When I stumbled across this, I'm glad I decided to check it out. I'm a healthcare provider and find this series to be 100% factual (time period considered). It's a medical drama, whereas the series they put out now are medical comedies. Also, you can see that the United States had a patriarchal society in that era.
such a weel written and acted series. I was only five when it was on but I have watched much of it on late night tv in the60's-70's. So many great actors in their youth who went on to great careers. J.L. R.N. ( retired)
Art of USA Medicine during USA baby boom decades,a debt free era,a matricidal society..(that is woman of the house was consulted on big decisions)She could veto anything.in family ..womens liberation never mentioned.
It is interesting that all these physicians on MEDIC tell the patient's husband the diagnosis first and consult with the patient's husband rather than telling the patient herself and discussing the options with the patient or with the patient and husband together. Isn't this a gross violation of physician patient relationship ? Isn't this treating a grown woman like she is a child and without dignity ? In the episode about the pregnant woman having leukemia, ( but still alert, intelligent, and conscious)- the physician calls the husband and tells him the patient's diagnosis and meets the husband to discuss the patient's diagnosis- then leaves it to the husband to tell his wife ( the physician's patient ) the diagnosis of leukemia by the husband blurting it out loudly without sensitivity or important information because the husband forgot what the physician told him. I didn't realize that chauvinism was so pervasive in this era.
Hope they weren't using 'Cyclo' or ether in the circuit...I'd be more scared of an explosion from the anaesthetic gasses that the defect given they are using a cautery.
Interesting series.
Great show!
When I stumbled across this, I'm glad I decided to check it out. I'm a healthcare provider and find this series to be 100% factual (time period considered). It's a medical drama, whereas the series they put out now are medical comedies. Also, you can see that the United States had a patriarchal society in that era.
such a weel written and acted series. I was only five when it was on but I have watched much of it on late night tv in the60's-70's. So many great actors in their youth who went on to great careers. J.L. R.N. ( retired)
Art of USA Medicine during USA baby boom decades,a debt free era,a matricidal society..(that is woman of the house was consulted on big decisions)She could veto anything.in family ..womens liberation never mentioned.
Interesting how the electric cautery was done in those days.
It is interesting that all these physicians on MEDIC tell the patient's husband the diagnosis first and consult with the patient's husband rather than telling the patient herself and discussing the options with the patient or with the patient and husband together.
Isn't this a gross violation of physician patient relationship ? Isn't this treating a grown woman like she is a child and without dignity ?
In the episode about the pregnant woman having leukemia, ( but still alert, intelligent, and conscious)- the physician calls the husband and tells him the patient's diagnosis and meets the husband to discuss the patient's diagnosis- then leaves it to the husband to tell his wife ( the physician's patient ) the diagnosis of leukemia by the husband blurting it out loudly without sensitivity or important information because the husband forgot what the physician told him. I didn't realize that chauvinism was so pervasive in this era.
Originally telecast on March 21, 1955.
Hope they weren't using 'Cyclo' or ether in the circuit...I'd be more scared of an explosion from the anaesthetic gasses that the defect given they are using a cautery.