The hit ABC television drama Grey’s Anatomy revolves around the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital and follows the lives of surgical residents. Portland, Oregon medical correspondent and author Andrew Holtz wondered where the line between fact and fiction is being drawn when it comes to training future surgeons.
His new book, The Real Grey’s Anatomy follows a group of Oregon Health and Science University surgical residents through their rotations and helps to separate fact from fiction.
Holtz visited Seattle last week and at an appearance sponsored by the Northwest Science Writers Association and the Pacific Science Center, he shared some of those secrets, complete with clips from the TV show.
Here’s what he had to say.
