Accuracies In Grey's Anatomy

Today, the public image of healthcare through media impacts our society in a major way. Medical dramas touch many audiences by way of countless emotions. While watching the drama you may feel sadness, joy, empathy, and many more emotions in one episode. I am a victim of being emotionally invested into a medical drama and this drama is Grey’s Anatomy. I believe that there are accuracies as well as inaccuracies in the television show Greys Anatomy regarding healthcare. Audiences are impacted by these dramas because you can relate to the characters, you may have a medical condition, or you may go through the same situation that one the cast members go through personally.

Grey’s Anatomy is a medical drama television series that airs on ABC. This

The interns and residents make huge mistakes that normally would cause them to get kicked out of the program. For example, Izzy, an intern at the time, falls in love with a patient by the name of Danny. Danny’s condition worsens and Izzy cuts his wire in order for him to move up on the transplant list. Of course, she gets off lightly and we know that this is very unlikely. In real life, a resident would be kicked out of the program, sued, and unable to practice medicine again, and possibly serve jail time (Kirzner, 2014). Additionally, physicians are certainly not allowed to be romantically involved with their

What I adore most about the show is that some of the healthcare information has been correct. It’s exciting to hear something medical related and know exactly what they are talking about. For example, last semester I took Human Anatomy. At the time, we were learning about hormones, specifically growth hormones. On a particular episode, the patient produced too much growth hormone which caused acromegaly. Knowing the reason behind the patient’s condition personally was a thrill for me. We had just discussed acromegaly and the causes, and in that moment I felt as though I was really learning