A dramatic way to teach clinical reasoning and professionalism.

EDUCATION of physicians; CONCEPTUAL structures; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; CURRICULUM; PHILOSOPHY of education; EDUCATORS; MEDICAL education; MEDICAL ethics; MEDICAL students; STUDENT attitudes; TEAMS in the workplace; ADULT education workshops; DECISION making in clinical medicine; OCCUPATIONAL roles; PROFESSIONALISM; SOCIAL learning theory

The article discusses a holistic model to teach clinical reasoning and professionalism in medical education. Topics covered include how watching a movie particularly a medical drama can engage the viewers in the active learning process, the transformation of "House" television series into an educational model in the form of interactive medical workshops, and the lessons that were learned from the model, such as the importance of teamwork and challenges of medical ethics.