简介：Dr.MartinArrowsmithaspirestobecomeamedicalresearchscientist.WhenheimpulsivelymarriesnurseLeoraTozer,heinsteaddecidestoopenacountrymedicalpracticeinSouthDakotatosupporthiswifebetterthanhecouldasalaboratoryassistant.Afterafewyearsofworkinginhismedicalpractice,Arrowsmithbelievesthathisintuitionsarenotthatwell-suitedtothejobascomparedtoresearch.HetakesuptheofferofDr.MaxGottlieb,hisprofessorandmentoratWinnemacCollege,foraresearchpositionattheMcGurkInstituteinNewYorkCity.Afteryearsofresearch,Arrowsmithstumblesacrossadiscovery,itspracticalusesheisinitiallyunsure.WhenacaseofbubonicplaguehitsanislandintheWestIndies,respectedSwedishscientistDr.GustavSondeliusbelievesthatArrowsmith'sdiscoverycouldbeusedasaserumtokilltheplague.Despitethepersonalrisk,ArrowsmithtravelstotheWestIndiestoseeiftheserumdoesindeedwork.Theserumbeinguntested,Arrowsmithmustmakethedifficultdecisionsbetweenshorttermhumansacrificesversusthelongtermbenefittomankind,andbetweenthegoalsoftheinstituteversushisownideals.Throughitall,ArrowsmithtriestoprotectLeorafromthedangershefaces,shewhostandssteadfastlybyherhusband.…