As part of the "One Chicago" slate of shows on NBC, "Chicago Med" has followed the hectic lives of the docs and nurses at the fictional Chicago Gaffney Medical Center since 2015. For its part, "Grey's Anatomy" has been on the air since 2005, making it the longest-running primetime medical drama in TV history (via Forbes). But, for these two shows, longevity doesn't necessarily equal veracity.
While both series have medical advisors to offer guidance to the writers and actors (per Distractify), when it comes to mirroring medical reality, popular YouTube personality Dr. Mike Varshavski has a clear winner in mind. "I know ['Grey's Anatomy' is] the most popular medical drama of all time ... it's just not medically accurate," he told Men's Health. But, when it came to "Chicago Fire," he had quite a different opinion. "I couldn't find almost anything medically wrong with it," Dr. Varshavski noted.
Likewise, according to Insider, medical experts who rated TV dramas for medical accuracy gave "Grey's Anatomy" a score of 4 out of 10, while "Chicago Med" netted an impressive 7 out of 10.
So, while both shows deliver on the promise of hospital-based thrills and drama, "Chicago Med" scores top honors when it comes to telling it like it is — medically speaking.
