THE DOCTOR (Randa Haines, 1991)

THE DOCTOR (Randa Haines, 1991)

1.- Which is Dr. Mckee speciality?

Dr. Mckee's speciality is surgery.

2.- Is he a good professional?

Yes, he is a professional because he knows how to do his job well, but as a person not, because he doesn't treat his patients well.

3.- How does he trat patients?

He doesn't put himself in the place of his patients, he is very direct and makes bad taste jokes.

4.- Describe how he acts in the operating theatre.

He listens to music, sings and tells jokes to his collegues.

5.- Is his behaviour appropriate? Why?

No, it isn't because while they are operating they sing and don't show empathy when he treats the patients.

6.- What is he diagnosed from ?

They diagnostiqued a throat tumor.

7.- Which treatment does he receive?

He recived radiation, surgery and a MRI scan.

8.- Describe the relationship between Jack and June.

Jack and June meet in the cancer hospital room, and June begins to give advice to Jack until in the end they end up being good friends.

9.- What does Jack ask the new interns to do at the end of the film? Why?

Jack has his patients practiced and spent 48 hours in the hospital eating and sleeping there in order to put themselves in the patient's skin and empathize with them.

10.- Summarize i one sentences what you think is the most important thing you have learnt from this film.

That we always have to put ourselves in the situation of others and don't think only about ourselves.