Symposium held in Philadelphia, PA on March 14-15, 1997 to mark the 150th anniversay of "[t]wo historic events that would change forever the face of American medicine [that] occurred in Philadelphia in 1847 - the founding ...

"In an extraordinary and critically acclaimed directorial debut, Christopher Reeve takes you on an extraordinary journey into the life of one small family at a turning point in their existence. Danny (Robert Sean Leonard) ...

Animal rights activist Henry Spira almost single-handedly put the issue of animal testing on the radar screen of everyday people and brought about a change in corporate thinking. This program profiles his life and work ...

"Jonathan Pryce (Tomorrow Never Dies, Evita, The Age of Innocence) stars in this critically acclaimed, emotionally electrifying story of war's devastating impact on a group of World War I soldiers -- and on the doctor who ...

Based on the play by David Feldshuh. Alfre Woodard and Laurence Fishburne star. In 1932 Nurse Eunice Evers is invited to work with doctors on the Tuskegee Experiment to study the effect of syphilis. She is faced with a ...

This resource video looks at Harvard Medical School's clinically-based alternative to the traditional physiology "dog lab" for training medical students. The students now take part in an operating room practicum and observe ...

The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) in Baltimore has developed an innovative program using life-like simulators and human cadavers to teach the life- saving skills taught in trauma training ...

"Modern medicine has brought about a new and exciting birth option for expectant parents--Umbilical Cord Blood Banking. 'Cord blood' is the blood that remains in a baby's umbilical cord and placenta immediately following ...

Francis Ford Coppola directs and scripts an exciting, star-packed adaptation of John Grisham s novel about an idealistic young attorney who takes on the case of a lifetime. Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting) plays Rudy Baylor, ...