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",{"id":215,"name":216},2,"Blog",[218,231,236,241,246,251,255,260,264,269,274,279,284,288,293,297],{"type":219,"data":220},"image",{"readDurationInSeconds":221,"image":222},10,{"alt":223,"title":224,"size":225,"location":228},"A doctor eats popcorn with a glove as he watches some movies for doctors","",{"width":226,"height":227},5472,3648,{"bucket":229,"key":230},"public-drupal-medmastery-assets-production","\u002Fmigrated-images\u002FAdobeStock_367465997.jpeg",{"type":232,"data":233},"free_text",{"readDurationInSeconds":234,"text":235},18.4,"\u003Cp>As a clinician, you know that \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medmastery.com\u002Fmagazine\u002Fhow-master-art-reading\">reading\u003C\u002Fa> is critical to boost your knowledge. But you also know that it’s nice—and important—to give those neurons a break from time to time. Of course, there are times when you want your entertainment to have nothing to do with medicine. 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Among many other things, it serves as a reminder of the progress that has been made in the arena of mental health. It also serves as a great showcase for the acting brilliance of a younger Jack Nicholson. Finally, watching this film will allow you to understand the \u003Cem>Nurse Ratched\u003C\u002Fem> references that’ll undoubtedly come up in your life as a clinician.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"type":232,"data":256},{"readDurationInSeconds":257,"title":258,"text":259},17.333333333333332,"Something the Lord Made (2004)","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cmeta charset=\"utf-8\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Based on true events, this made-for-television drama tells the story of pioneering cardiac surgeon Alfred Blalock—think Tetralogy of Fallot—and his unlikely assistant Vivien Thomas, an African-American without formal training but with a sharp intellect and the dexterity to match. Along the way, some of the unfortunate racial realities of mid-20th-century America are laid bare, making this tale of medical ingenuity somewhat bittersweet.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"type":232,"data":261},{"readDurationInSeconds":248,"title":262,"text":263},"Contagion (2011)","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cmeta charset=\"utf-8\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">This one might hit a little too close to home. In the fictional film, a novel virus originating from bats creates a worldwide pandemic. 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After witnessing numerous atrocities at the hands of the ruthless despot, the physician is forced to make some gut wrenching decisions.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"type":232,"data":285},{"readDurationInSeconds":276,"title":286,"text":287},"And the Band Played On (1993)","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cmeta charset=\"utf-8\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Taking place during the early days of the HIV epidemic and based on a non-fiction book of the same name (by an author who ultimately succumbed to AIDS), this drama highlights the efforts of an American epidemiologist to identify the cause of the disease. 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