Making the Cut: The (mostly) True Life Story of a Retired Surgeon
by 1C Story Network · 32 episodes
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Listen in as the true-life story of Dr. Michael Marwan Meguid's coming of age is shared in an unforgettable way. Dr. Meguid, born in Cairo and raised in Germany and England, grew up to become an internationally renowned surgeon, founding a medical journal while practicing and conducting research at Harvard's Mass General, Brigham & Women's, MIT, UCLA, and Syracuse University. Featuring 99 roles performed by voices actors all over the world, from Saudi Arabia to Scotland, Los Angeles to Abu Dhabi, MAKING THE CUT is a story-telling unlike anything you've heard before. Prejudice, Love, Passion, Betrayal, Loyalty, Triumph, Devastation, Redemption: it's all...
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28 min
#30 - Making the Cut
Important mail arrives as Michael re-takes the exam for the Primary Surgical Fellowship, the gateway to becoming a surgeon. Will he make the cut?
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36 min
#29 -"Poppy"
Michael's relationship with Hanna takes a turn that will forever change them both.
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15 min
#28 - Facing the Music
Having succumbed to the temptations of Hanna rather than hitting the books, Michael now pays a price for his choices.
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40 min
#27 - Atonement and Worship
Michael says yes to a fellow doctor's cry for help in order to atone for his sins, inadvertently making way for his surgical idol to appear.
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25 min
#26 - In Times of Trouble
When new challenges emerge in Michael's journey and that of others, a helping hand in times of trouble tips the scale of life and death.
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26 min
#25 - Cutting
Michael enjoys the thrill of cutting even as he wrestles temptation.
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36 min
#24 - Thunderclap
Michael gets caught up in a storm both outside and in. As the winds rage through his heart, the next chapter of his medical career is set in motion.
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38 min
#23 - The Beginning of an End
When racial prejudice prevents Michael from getting a position at his chosen hospital, he is forced to look elsewhere, setting him on the path of a major life complication.
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18 min
#22 - Home...Alone
Michael and Victoria return to London and attempt a transition into living as husband and wife.
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8 min
A Making The Cut Announcement
While we bring you an announcement about Making the Cut, enjoy one of our favorite clips from the season so far.
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41 min
#21 - Harvard
Michael, at last, heads to Harvard's Massachusetts General.
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24 min
#20 - Bureaucracy
Michael takes some advice from Mr. Hart and gets exactly the opportunity he needs to advance his education. He just has to jump through a few bureaucratic hoops first.
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31 min
#19 - This Fragile Life
Michael crashes headlong into the undeniable fragility of life itself as he finishes his obstetrical rotation.
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36 min
#18 - Choices
During his obstetrical rotation, Michael is surrounded by the outcomes of choices his patients made. When a former love re-appears, he must make a choice as well.
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38 min
#17 - The Hardened Hart
In the second half of his stint as Locum House Officer, Michael learns the hard way that some surgeons harm rather than heal.
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20 min
#16 - Mentorship
Michael encounters a much-needed mentor and father figure while learning a great deal about the true practice of healing.
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33 min
#15 - A Stitch in Time
Michael encounters two mentor possibilities and participates in a surgery for the first time.
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27 min
#14 - Blood and Roses
Michael is exhilarated when he is assigned to clerk the patient of a prominent surgeon. His efforts to impress, however, don't quite go according to plan.
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13 min
#13 - Isaac
Michael experiences a crushing loss that brings the challenges of making it through medical school into stark detail.
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19 min
#12 - Crossing the Rubicon
Michael finally earns his way across Gower Street and begins seeing patients. He also crosses into untouched lands elsewhere.