Doctor Wins Lottery: Patient List Free of Jerks, A**holes
NEW YORK, NY - Internal medicine physician Damien Sharp won the medical equivalent of a lottery jackpot today: his patient list is completely devoid...
Physician Recruitment Ad Statements and What They Really Mean
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Established medical center is a state of the art, modern, newly renovated hospital
The MRI works 12 hours out of the week, and...
Patients and Residents Use Buddy System to Reduce Handoffs
LOS ANGELES, CA - The UCLA Medical Center is using a patient-resident buddy system in response to a recent study about restricted resident work...
Joint Commission Mandates New Pain Scale That Goes to Infinity
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL - The Joint Commission believes that when a patient has “20 out of 10 pain” it isn’t the patient’s fault, it’s...
Long White Coats to be Officially Replaced By Black Fleece Jackets
CHICAGO, IL - The long white coat has long been a symbol of a young doctor’s achievement in completing medical school and entering residency....
Product Review: Heartbeats by Dr. Dre Stethoscopes
Pros / The bass on these Heartbeats by Dr. Dre stethoscopes are SICK! Besides, who wouldn't want a bluetooth stethoscope blessed by Dr. Dre?
Cons / You...
Poll: What Do You Hope to Find in Your Patient’s Rectum?
In this month's GomerBlog poll, we asked over 10,000,000 health care providers who were about to perform a rectal exam what they were hoping...
Medical Student Forgoes Last Year, Jumps to Residency Draft Early
In an unprecedented move, John Cummings held a press conference in the student lounge to announce his decision to forgo the last year of...
Negligent Neurologist Tests Reflexes with Regular Hammer
PHILADELPHIA, PA - A malpractice suit probably isn't very far around the corner for neurologist Brady Callahan, who attempted to elicit deep-tendon reflexes from...
The Tale of the Enema and the Trailing Zero Error
LUBBOCK, TX - The Institute of Medicine in 1999 shocked the world when they reported that up to 100,00 persons die each year due...