From script to stethoscope: can medical television dramas educate?

Stefan M Sampy; Rohan I Sampy

doi:10.36834/cmej.81294

From script to stethoscope: can medical television dramas educate?

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Stefan M Sampy University of Western Ontario
Rohan I Sampy Queen's University

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https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.81294

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2025-07-07

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Sampy SM, Sampy RI. From script to stethoscope: can medical television dramas educate? . Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 7 [cited 2025 Dec. 5];16(4):79-80. Available from: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/81294

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Vol. 16 No. 4 (2025)

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