Medical professionals panned "Grey's Anatomy" as being extremely inaccurate, though entertaining.
Medical Accuracy: 4/10
Entertainment Value: 8/10
Since first airing in 2005, ABC's medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" has developed a devoted fan following.
However, doctors found the many romantic liaisons and adrenaline-soaked atmosphere of the show's fictional hospital are completely far-fetched.
"'Grey's Anatomy' is more of a melodramatic romance rather than a medical show," ophthalmologist Dr. Ross Kopelman told Insider. "You would never see an intern performing surgery solo, hospital superiors being bypassed, and residents constantly making mistakes without facing appropriate repercussions."
Dr. Danielle DonDiego of Your Doctors Online also said that, unlike what is depicted in the show, doctors and residents are not equally proficient in all types of medicine.
"Surgical residents in real life do not work in that many different specialty departments such as delivering babies, diagnosing complex internal medicine cases, or brain surgery," said DonDiego.
Mary Sweeney, registered nurse and medical consultant for Mom Loves Best, also said that "Grey's Anatomy" doesn't reflect how patients are actually treated in the hospital.
"There are only a few medical shows out there that elicit a true eye roll from me, and this is one of them. It's about as far from reality in a hospital that you can possibly get," she told Insider.
For example, Sweeney noted that it would be unthinkable for surgeons to run outside to an ambulance bay to greet and diagnose a patient. Instead, patients would be first seen by emergency doctors.
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