Faust has published peer reviewed research in JAMA, JAMA Internal Medicine, Lancet Infectious Diseases, Clinical Infectious Diseases and the CDC\u2019s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, among other journals. He also serves on the editorial board of the Annals of Emergency Medicine, and authors the Substack column Inside Medicine<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n
In his MedPage Today column, \u201cFaust Files,\u201d Faust weighs in on the biggest news in medicine in both written and video commentary.<\/p>“,”affiliation”:””,”credential”:”MD, MS, MA”,”url_identifier”:”jf6550″,”avatar_url”:”https:\/\/assets.medpagetoday.net\/media\/images\/author\/Faust_330px.png”,”avatar_alt_text”:”Jeremy Faust”,”twitter”:”https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeremyfaust”,”links”:null,”has_author_page”:1,”byline”:”Editor-in-Chief, MedPage Today”,”full_name”:”Jeremy Faust”,”title”:”Editor-in-Chief, MedPage Today, “,”url”:”https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/people\/jf6550\/jeremy-faust”,”bluesky”:””}]”/>
What makes “The Pitt” feel different from other medical dramas?
In this 53-minute webinar, MedPage Today Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Faust, MD, speaks with Joe Sachs, MD, emergency physician and executive producer of the hit series, about how the show balances clinical accuracy of events in the emergency department with storytelling, and why it’s resonating with both clinicians and the public.
From meticulous on-set medical consulting to storylines drawn from real patient experiences, Sachs explains how “The Pitt” is not just entertainment, but increasingly a force in medical education and public health awareness.
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04:36 Inside the Process: How the Show Gets the Medicine Right
13:20 Story First, Medicine Second
24:38 What the Show Says About American Healthcare
22:25 Nurses, Patients, Families — and the Full Emergency Department Ecosystem
46:00 “The Pitt” Effect and What’s Next
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Publish date : 2026-03-25 14:47:00
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