by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

Jump to The Resident (Seasons 2; Episode 20): Maternal mortality in black women; Jump to New Amsterdam (Season 1; Episode 18): Gestational surrogacy

The Resident (Season 2; Episode 20): Maternal mortality in black women

A young black family is in the OB ward for a C-section to deliver their second baby.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

Exploring the bioethical issues in medical dramas

Jump to New Amsterdam (Season 1; Episode 17): Crisis standards of care and decision-making; Jump to Station 19 (Season 2; Episode 13): POLST, DNR, and battery

New Amsterdam: (Season 1; Episode 17): Crisis standards of care and decision-making

In the midst of a storm isolating the hospital, without power or blood, Sharpe tells Max he has to decide which patients they will save.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

Jump to The Resident (Season 2; Episode 18): Durable Power of Attorney; Lying; Jump to The Resident (Season 2; Episode 19): Death and “Doing too much; Jump to Chicago Med (Season 4; Episode 17): Personal feelings; Jump to Chicago Med (Season 4; Episode 18): Abortion with a minor; leaving a surgery

The Resident (Season 2; Episode 18): Durable Power of Attorney; Lying

An 18-year-old female Olympic-hopeful has shortness of breath and calf pain.…

The Resident (Season 2; Episode 17)
Austin’s mentor, Abe, may have been shot in the chest. If he is saved, he may be able to identify who did it (or did he try suicide?).…

“Examining ethical issues in TV medical dramas”
Jump to The Resident (Season 2; Episode 16): Money corrupts, patient autonomy; Jump to The Good Doctor (Season 2; Episode 17): Reporting suspicions of abuse; Jump to New Amsterdam (Season 1; Episode 15): Committing fraud to live, Who protects the elderly

The Resident (Season 2; Episode 16): Money corrupts; patient autonomy

Henry’s mom wants to go public with the damage that the Qouvadis vagus nerve stimulator did to her son.…

Jump to The Good Doctor (Season 2; Episode 16): Faith, Patient’s know their body; Jump to Chicago Med (Season 4; Episode 16): Savior children, childhood cancer, autonomy, boundary crossings

The Good Doctor (Season 2; Episode 16): Faith, Patient’s know their body

A pastor is scheduled for two surgeries: (1) to fuse part of his spinal cord and (2) to remove a tumor.…

by Keisha Ray, Ph.D.

“One Day at a Time” is the best show on Netflix you aren’t watching. It focuses on an intergenerational Cuban family living in Los Angeles, California.…

“Examining ethical issues in TV medical dramas”

Jump to The Resident (Season 2; Episode 15): Insurance Fraud and Endangering Patients in Pursuit of Profit; Jump to The Good Doctor (Season 2; Episode 15): The Risk of Looking, Pediatric Decision-Making; Jump to Chicago Med (Season 4; Episode 15): Racism

The Resident (Season 2; Episode 15): Insurance Fraud and Endangering Patients in Pursuit of Profit

Milo Trainor comes to the ED with severe backpain.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

“Examining ethical issues in TV medical dramas”

Jump to The Resident (Season 2; Episode 14): Catastrophic Health Plans; Jump to Chicago Med (Season 4; Episode 14): Above the Call of Duty, Tough Choices in Opioid Epidemic, What is Right is Not Always Clear

The Resident (Season 2; Episode 14): Catastrophic Health Plans

Andre and Otto are a middle-aged gay couple.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

Jump to The Resident (Season 2; Episode 13): A risky organ transplant; Jump to The Good Doctor (Season 2; Episode 14):Face Transplant; Jump to Chicago Med (Season 4; Episode 13): Suspecting the worst; HIV safety or stigmatization; Suspicion and stealing from patients; Jump to Greys Anatomy (Season 15; Episode 12): Removing Dying Patient’s Autonomy

The Resident (Season 2; Episode 13): A risky organ transplant

Eloise is a third year medical student in need of a double lung transplant as a result of her cystic fibrosis.…