Indie Films

The Calling: A Medical School Journey

Follow the intellectual and emotional journey of a group of medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. Captured through verité scenes and personal video diaries, the film offers an inside look at America’s healthcare system through the eyes of these aspiring practitioners as they learn what it takes to become a doctor in one of the country’s most underserved communities.

The Calling: A Medical School Journey

1h 23m

Follow the intellectual and emotional journey of a group of medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. Captured through verité scenes and personal video diaries, the film offers an inside look at America’s healthcare system through the eyes of these aspiring practitioners as they learn what it takes to become a doctor in one of the country's most underserved communities.

Episodes

  • The Calling: A Medical School Journey: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Calling: A Medical School Journey

    E1 - 1h 23m

    Follow the intellectual and emotional journey of a group of medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. Captured through verité scenes and personal video diaries, the film offers an inside look at America’s healthcare system through the eyes of these aspiring practitioners as they learn what it takes to become a doctor in one of the country's most underserved communities.

  • Meet Jordan | Meet the Medical Students: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Meet Jordan | Meet the Medical Students

    3m 22s

    Meet Jordan Giordano, a first-year student from New Jersey and a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve, who is attending medical school through an Army scholarship program. His father, a New York City firefighter who perished in the Sept. 11 attacks, inspired him to serve.

  • Meet Andrew | Meet the Medical Students: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Meet Andrew | Meet the Medical Students

    5m 33s

    Meet Andrew Peck, a Haitian American first-year student from Queens who hopes to mentor other aspiring physicians from underrepresented backgrounds.

  • Meet Ghaith | Meet the Medical Students: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Meet Ghaith | Meet the Medical Students

    5m 48s

    Meet Ghaith Al Tibi, a first-year student originally from Syria, who credits his parents — both doctors — with inspiring his decision to pursue a career in cardiology.

  • Meet Tiffany | Meet the Medical Students: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Meet Tiffany | Meet the Medical Students

    4m 40s

    WEB EXCLUSIVE: Meet Tiffany Liu, a first-year student from central Florida. Growing up in a majority-white community with Chinese immigrant parents, Tiffany was determined to study medicine in a diverse area like the Bronx, where she could serve patients from all backgrounds.

  • Meet Chetali | Meet the Medical Students: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Meet Chetali | Meet the Medical Students

    5m 24s

    Meet Chetali Jain, a third-year student from the Detroit area who feels called to emergency medicine, a field that links the social side of medicine to a wide range of specialties and embodies her desire to care for patients of all backgrounds.

Extras + Features

  • Hitting the Books: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hitting the Books

    S1 - 1m 42s

    Third-year students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine study for their End of Rotation exams, which assess their medical knowledge at the end of each six-week rotation.

  • Trailer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer

    S1 - 3m 58s

    Follow the intellectual and emotional journey of a diverse group of students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. Captured through verité scenes and personal video diaries, the film offers an inside look at America’s healthcare system through the eyes of these aspiring practitioners as they learn what it takes to become a doctor in one of the country’s most underserved communities.

Schedule

  • The Calling: A Medical School Journey: TVSS: Iconic

    The Calling: A Medical School Journey

    Tuesday
    Mar 18

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y., face challenges on the long road to becoming a doctor.
  • The Calling: A Medical School Journey: TVSS: Iconic

    The Calling: A Medical School Journey

    Wednesday
    Mar 19

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y., face challenges on the long road to becoming a doctor.
  • The Calling: A Medical School Journey: TVSS: Iconic

    The Calling: A Medical School Journey

    Thursday
    Mar 20

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y., face challenges on the long road to becoming a doctor.
  • The Calling: A Medical School Journey: TVSS: Iconic

    The Calling: A Medical School Journey

    Thursday
    Mar 20

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y., face challenges on the long road to becoming a doctor.
  • The Calling: A Medical School Journey: TVSS: Iconic

    The Calling: A Medical School Journey

    Saturday
    Mar 22

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y., face challenges on the long road to becoming a doctor.
  • The Calling: A Medical School Journey: TVSS: Iconic

    The Calling: A Medical School Journey

    Sunday
    Mar 23

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y., face challenges on the long road to becoming a doctor.

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