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.
Episodes
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Meet Tiffany | Meet the Medical Students
4m 40s
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.
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Meet Chetali | Meet the Medical Students
5m 24s
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.
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Meet Alexandra | Meet the Medical Students
5m 47s
Meet Alexandra Perez, a fourth-year student and the youngest daughter of Dominican immigrants, who hopes to find a family medicine residency that will allow her to stay in the Bronx and serve the community she loves.
Extras + Features
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Trailer
S1 - 3m 58s
Follow the intellectual and emotional journey of a diverse group of 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.
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Hitting the Books
S1 - 1m 42s
Third-year students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine study for their End of Rotation exams, which assess their medical knowledge at the end of each six-week rotation.
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