White Coat, Black Art

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White Coat, Black Art
Genre radio documentary, interviews
Running time26:30
Country of originCanada
Language(s)English
Home station CBLA-FM
Syndicates CBC Radio One
Hosted by Brian Goldman, M.D.
Produced by Jeff Goodes
Executive producer(s) Dawna Dingwall
Website www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat
Podcast www.cbc.ca/radio/podcasts/current-affairs-information/white-coat-black-art/

White Coat, Black Art is a Canadian radio documentary series on CBC Radio One, hosted by physician Brian Goldman that examines the business and culture of medicine from an insider's perspective. Its name is a reference to the white coats that doctors wear, and to the ways that practicing medicine is still in some ways a "black art" rather than a science: mysterious, intuitive, and difficult to master.

The series began as a summer series in 2007 and became a regular program on the network's schedule.

The Canadian Medical Association awarded the program the 2011 Media Award for Health Reporting (Excellence in Radio Reporting / In-Depth). [1]

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References

  1. CMA Announces Recipients of 2011 Media Awards for Health Reporting, at the Canadian Medical Association, originally published September 20, 2011; retrieved November 28, 2011