The Calling: A Medical School Journey

Follow the intellectual and emotional journey of a group of medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. Captured through verité scenes and personal video diaries, the film offers an inside look at America’s healthcare system through the eyes of these aspiring practitioners as they learn what it takes to become a doctor in one of the country's most underserved communities.

Tiffany Liu shares updates on her medical school journey and reflects on filming The Calling.

Chetali Jain shares updates on her medical school journey and reflects on filming The Calling.

Cory Ransom shares updates on her medical school journey and reflects on filming The Calling.

Andrew Peck shares updates on his medical school journey, and reflects on filming The Calling.

Ghaith Al Tibi shares updates on his medical school journey and reflects on filming The Calling.

Cameron Smith shares updates on his medical school journey and reflects on filming The Calling.

Meet Jordan Giordano, a first-year student from New Jersey and a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve, who is attending medical school through an Army scholarship program. His father, a New York City firefighter who perished in the Sept. 11 attacks, inspired him to serve.

Meet Andrew Peck, a Haitian American first-year student from Queens who hopes to mentor other aspiring physicians from underrepresented backgrounds.

Meet Ghaith Al Tibi, a first-year student originally from Syria, who credits his parents — both doctors — with inspiring his decision to pursue a career in cardiology.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Meet Tiffany Liu, a first-year student from central Florida. Growing up in a majority-white community with Chinese immigrant parents, Tiffany was determined to study medicine in a diverse area like the Bronx, where she could serve patients from all backgrounds.

Meet Chetali Jain, a third-year student from the Detroit area who feels called to emergency medicine, a field that links the social side of medicine to a wide range of specialties and embodies her desire to care for patients of all backgrounds.