Actors Call In Sick–for Med-School Classes

Published On: August 16th, 2011

At the Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan, professional actors are hired to play sick people, to help medical students learn how to diagnose illnesses. It’s not Broadway - but it pays $25 an hour. WSJ’s Lucette Lagnado reports from New York.

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