Comments on: so why do you want to be a doctor? (part 1)

By: stupid reason to go to medical school #219 at my life, my pace

stupid reason to go to medical school #219 at my life, my pace — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:05:29 +0000

[...] to pursue careers in medicine because of completely unrealistic TV shows such as the wildly popular Grey’s Anatomy and House. Well, my fears were not unfounded at all. And here’s the [...]

By: mylifemypace

mylifemypace — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:10:24 +0000

That’s what I’ve heard as well…it used to be my favorite doctor show until the storylines got way too ridiculous…

By: 314

314 — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:49:07 +0000

when i shadowed one of my family friends who’s a pediatrician, she asked me if i watched any of those shows. i said i watched grey’s. “do you ever watch scrubs?” “sometimes” “yeah, cause so much of what happens on there and many of the personalities are real…”

By: know what you’re getting yourself into at my life, my pace

know what you’re getting yourself into at my life, my pace — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:55:03 +0000

[...] what you’re getting yourself into. And, no, don’t base your perceptions of medicine on Grey’s Anatomy or House. Related Posts No related [...]

By: so why do you want to be a doctor? (revisited) at My Life, My Pace

so why do you want to be a doctor? (revisited) at My Life, My Pace — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 02:08:18 +0000

[...] And yes, I know, perhaps I take it all too seriously, but I can’t help it because I’ve had way too many cousins-in-law, brothers-in-law, and other high school (their parents let them watch such things?!) and college kids telling me that these TV shows make them want to be doctors to ignore the grossly inaccurate aspects of the career that these shows perpetuate. [...]

By: and yet surgery intrigues me at My Life, My Pace

and yet surgery intrigues me at My Life, My Pace — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:17:50 +0000

[...] Well, because of Grey’s Anatomy, of course! Before you have a heart attack and call me a big fat hypocrite, I’m kidding! [...]

By: so why do you want to be a doctor? (part 2) at My Life, My Pace

so why do you want to be a doctor? (part 2) at My Life, My Pace — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:22:19 +0000

[...] Again, I kid you not. Even more than I hear the infamous “I want to be a surgeon because of Grey’s Anatomy” line, I hear the “I want to be a doctor so that I can be just like House” line. Coming mostly from those same starry-eyed high school/college kids, of course. [...]

By: mylifemypace

mylifemypace — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 22:20:20 +0000

Exactly! I’m actually working on a post about just that. This one on Grey’s Anatomy just happened to end up being written first.

By: Giskin

Giskin — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:02:45 +0000

Enjoyed your post! What really worries me is how many med students say that House is their role model. I guess one has to ask how many doctors there would be if they knew what it was ‘really like’?