Blogging with The Doctor Job

As you may have noticed from a post a couple of days ago, there were some Scrubs references in the cover letter examples. John Dorian is the name of Zach Braff’s character, JD, and the hospital janitor has called himself Dr. Jan Itor on at least one occasion. When Grunt Doc noticed and commented on it, I thought I’d just mention it quickly.

While Scrubs clearly isn’t the most accurate show when it comes to procedures and terminology, I think it gets to the heart of being in the field of medicine more than any other show. ER was too angsty and never showed the gallows humor that is required in that field. Saint Elsewhere was a soap opera, Chicago Hope was a showcase of zany characters, House is a miracle an episode, and Grey’s Anatomy is something I just can’t get into.

But Scrubs shows physicians (and nurses and surgeons and patients and lawyers) who are people, and it manages to avoid stereotypes and cliches as much as possible. The first three seasons of Scrubs are among some of the best shows on television, with a balance between comedy and drama that is very hard to maintain. In recent seasons, the writers have gotten a little lazy, although the last few episodes show the promise of its initial premise.

I know we have plenty of physician and resident lurkers who don’t comment, but I’d love to hear your comments on this show. And if you haven’t seen it, when you get your next day off, look for an episode on TV - it’s in reruns on about three different stations right now.