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Anatomical illustration showing forceps around the head of a fetus.

Clinical & Surgical Educational & InstructionalJuly 16, 2019June 2, 2023

A Bit of Hollywood in the Operating Room

By Caitjan Gainty, PhD

Dr. Joseph DeLee’s obstetrical training films were made to instruct those less experienced and demonstrate to the medical profession that obstetricians were every bit the consummate professionals.

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Where It Hurts (ca. 1970)

Taking us back to the early days of health maintenance organizations (HMOs), this 1970s U.S. government film mixes animation with live-action interviews to present the frustration of everyday people trying to navigate an opaque and often inaccessible health care system. It goes on to suggest that HMOs and community-based health care providers can ease the pain in all its forms.