▁M . D . ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁c itation ▁of ▁excell ence ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁With ▁Br ink ley ▁as ▁executive ▁producer , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁also ▁la ud ed ▁for ▁employ ing ▁female ▁writers ▁and ▁direct ors ▁and ▁for ▁h iring ▁disabled ▁actors . ▁ ▁Don ▁and ▁Frank ▁G lick s man , ▁his ▁co - cre ator ▁and ▁partner ▁on ▁Tra pper ▁John , ▁M . D . ▁then ▁te amed ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁highly ▁successful ▁series , ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁which ▁Br ink ley ▁produced . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁series ' ▁seven - year ▁span , ▁he ▁also ▁wrote ▁ 4 5 ▁original ▁episodes . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁them ▁was ▁directly ▁responsible ▁for ▁strength ening ▁the ▁California ▁laws ▁regarding ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁cancer ▁patients . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁impact , ▁that ▁particular ▁episode ▁was ▁c ited ▁by ▁the ▁California ▁Legisl ature ▁and ▁awarded ▁a ▁certificate ▁of ▁mer it ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Can cer ▁Society . ▁ ▁Another ▁of ▁Br ink ley ' s ▁Medical ▁Center ▁scripts ▁was ▁chosen ▁" Best ▁D ram atic ▁Television ▁Show " ▁at ▁the ▁Monte ▁Carlo ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁thr iller ▁novel ▁called ▁' A ▁L ively ▁Form ▁of ▁Death '. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁wrote ▁' Pr ison er ▁of ▁Justice " ▁( The ▁Tri als ▁of ▁Doctor ▁M ud d ). ▁A ▁drama ▁of ▁ 2 ▁acts ▁by ▁Don ▁Br