A contemplative, visually rich documentary that follows five medical students across the four years of their education as they grapple with a timeless question: what does it mean to become a healer?
The Healer’s Journey airs Monday, April 6 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI and PBS apps.
Set against the often unseen emotional landscape of medical training, the film explores identity, doubt, compassion, and purpose—universal human themes that extend far beyond medicine. Alongside the pressures of learning a demanding profession, the students reflect on loss, resilience, moral courage, and the tension between technical mastery and human connection. The narrative culminates in a powerful metaphorical journey: a walking pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain, where the students step away from institutions and expectations to reflect—together and alone—on who they are becoming.
The film is directed and produced by David Marshall, founder of Blue Sky Project Films, a multi-Emmy Award–winning documentary filmmaker and Michael (Mick) Krasner, MD, FACP is a physician, educator, writer, and filmmaker.
Repeats Saturday, April 11 at 4 p.m., Sunday, April 12 at 4 a.m., and Monday, April 13 at 5 p.m. on WXXI-TV and the WXXI and PBS Apps.