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NOVA; Can We Make a Better Doctor
07/26/1988
DOMESTIC MASTER
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- Series
- NOVA
- Program
- Can We Make a Better Doctor
- Program Number
1521
- Series Description
Premiered March 1974 NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Series release date: 3/3/1974
- Program Description
NOVA embarks on a 10-year project to profile--in its entirety--the education of a doctor. In the premiere episode, we follow a handful of students as they start their freshman year at Harvard Medical School under a revolutionary program emphasizing early clinical contact with patients. NOTE: Follow-up programs in this NOVA series, #1812: "So You Want To Be A Doctor?" aired 11/91 & "The Making of a Doctor" aired 5/95.
- Duration
00:61:00
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Science
- Citation
- Chicago: “NOVA; Can We Make a Better Doctor,” 07/26/1988, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed September 19, 2018, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_C715AF6774804926A76714FE97D03317.
- MLA: “NOVA; Can We Make a Better Doctor.” 07/26/1988. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. September 19, 2018. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_C715AF6774804926A76714FE97D03317>.
- APA: NOVA; Can We Make a Better Doctor. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_C715AF6774804926A76714FE97D03317