The Beersheva Experiment

March 8, 1979
55 min
Season 6 - Episode 8: The Beersheva Experiment

Season 6 - Episode 8: The Beersheva Experiment

NOVA - Backdrop

Overview

Health care is the third largest industry in the US. As a result of billions of dollars spent for medical education in the 1960s, there are now too many specialists and too few primary care physicians, especially in underserved areas. NOVA tells the story of one medical school in Israel that is training a new kind of family doctor.

Episode Information

TV Show

NOVA

Season

Season 6

Episode Number

8

Air Date

March 8, 1979

Runtime

55 minutes