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The Open Mind | FINAL EXAM, A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality | PBS

Duration: 28:19 (Full Program)
Program: Open Mind
Broadcast Date: Jan. 12, 2013

Transplant surgeon and writer of The New York Times' "Doctor and Patient" column, Dr. Pauline Chen discusses the medical profession and its approach to life and death.

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Post Date: January 12, 2013