Tools for Learning English Extra:Medical Themes Movies

As noted in a previous post one of the best tools you can you to improve your English are English Movies. While there are a number of different types of films you might want to consider watching, a group of films that are of particular interest to Medical students are films with a medical theme. According to the MedIndia.net website, for example:

Movies with medical themes have always made film-watching more interesting. A well-crafted movie dealing with a disease, not only creates awareness, but also creates sympathy for the malady in the society. In the recent past, lesser-known conditions such as 'Dyslexia, Autism and Schizophrenia' have gained ‘mass mileage’ thanks to the exposure they have gained through movies.

For doctors, films which have medical themes are of use because it is often from flims of this type that patients get their ideas about different diseases and the way in which doctors, medical centers work [or not].

See below for links to: the MedIndia.net sit on Medical themed movies; wikipedia.org's artical on medical themes movies; and, AllHealthCares.monster.com's list of the 10 favourite medically themed movies.

1. Movies With A Medical Themes [medindia.net]
2. Medically Themned Movies [wikipedia.org]
3. 10 Favourite Medical Movies [allhealthcare.com]