Surgeon Sends Lunch for Frozen Section
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - After visiting the hospital's cafeteria, Dr. Jason Greene seated himself in the surgery staff lounge to enjoy his lunch. But a...
Ask a Surgical Intern, Part 1
GomerBlog is introducing a new section titled, "Ask a Doctor Anything." This is where to find all the great advice you've been looking for, but...
Attending Physician Stranded in Clinic Without a Resident: A Tale of Survival
ST. LOUIS, MO – It was 9 AM on a Thursday morning and each clinic room was full in Dr. Tone’s colorectal clinic.
“Sir, the...
Intern Asks Nurse for Multiple Choices Before Making Decision
On his first week as a surgery intern, Dane Colbert began what is sure to be a storied career in medicine by asking the nurse...
Ophthalmologist Dresses Up as Doctor for Halloween
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Sporting a stethoscope and a white coat, 58-year-old ophthalmologist Donald Myers decided to dress up as a real life doctor for...
New Orthopedic Surgery Simulator a Warehouse Filled with Tree Stumps, Blunt Ax
PORTLAND, OR - Oregon Health and Sciences University recently unveiled their innovative new orthopedic surgery simulator, which consists of a large industrial warehouse filled...
Hospital Gets Sexy as Overhead Speakers Start Playing a Little Marvin Gaye
ATLANTA, GA - Time to slow things down... real… slow… and heat things up. There’s a different feeling in the air at Georgia Medical...
Breaking: Urinary Bladder Placed on Trial for Voiding
ATLANTA, GA - "This voiding trial has begun!" Judge Emerson Rhodes III told a full-capacity, overly-distended courtroom in downtown Atlanta as he called order...
Ophtho’s Guide to Internal Medicine Abbreviations
Not long ago we asked our Medicine colleagues to help us learn about ophtho abbreviations, which we did. Time to reverse the roles: Gomerblog...
Diagnostic Criteria for a ‘Train Wreck’ Patient
How does one identify a train wreck? GomerBlog polled 1,000,000 health care providers in the last 48 hours and the general consensus is that,...