Above: JD (Zach Braff) and Lucy (Kerry Bishe) are the leads for their respective versions of Scrubs.“MEDICINE IS A DEAD CAREER.”
Dr. Cox during an orientation to his new Medical School class.
After having two years of medical school under my belt, it is interesting to see ways that Hollywood portrays the medical profession (with some series much more interest than others). Hence, I was willing to plop myself down in front of the television with the recent release of Season 9 of Scrubs (aka Scrubs 2.0) taking place at medical school. With all the crazy stories that we’ve had after two years in Dominica, I’m not amazed they haven’t targeted one of us Caribbean medical schools yet for a screenplay (perhaps an idea to the creator of Scrubs, Bill Lawrence).
As I was watching J.D. pass on his 8 years of experience in the medical profession, now as a professor, onto Lucy – who inherits the next chapter in the Scrubs series – I saw a great example of one of the realities of a medical education: Although one may know every single aspect of the plethora of scientific findings made over centuries, without real life knowledge passed down through the medical hierarchy – from senior surgeon down to medical student – one cannot really survive in the medical world.
That same night, I took a few moments to gleam over a couple episodes of the first season of Scrubs – before the humor got so into a niche that the next time I flipped on the show, I thought J.D. (Zach Braff) and Turk (Donald Faison) had "hooked up "– and watching an “innocent” J.D. walk into Sacred Heart Hospital (along with an innocent Lucy in Season 9) for the first time really reminded me of… well, me.
And its for one big reason: We all go in thinking we’re there to help people, but only to initially discover there's so many obstacles to get to a good outcome sometimes: including red tape, insurance and malpractice claims, and not to mention patients who won't follow every piece of advice we give. Scrubs isn't a 100% realistic show, but that doesn't mean that non-compliant drug addicts, bitchy doctors, and crazy colleagues aren't a part of a typical medical student's / resident's life. As for this season's Scrubs, I think they're covering some very important lessons, and definitely with laughs along the way, I want to see how our new narrator Lucy develops, and what she learns as J.D. passes on the torch.
Oh wait... I just thought of another reason Lucy, J.D. and I are similar: we all think blue sky. I can bet my bucks that we all disagree with Dr. Cox: medicine is not exactly dead... We'd prefer to think that parts of it need a little tweaking.
Dr. Cox during an orientation to his new Medical School class.
After having two years of medical school under my belt, it is interesting to see ways that Hollywood portrays the medical profession (with some series much more interest than others). Hence, I was willing to plop myself down in front of the television with the recent release of Season 9 of Scrubs (aka Scrubs 2.0) taking place at medical school. With all the crazy stories that we’ve had after two years in Dominica, I’m not amazed they haven’t targeted one of us Caribbean medical schools yet for a screenplay (perhaps an idea to the creator of Scrubs, Bill Lawrence).
As I was watching J.D. pass on his 8 years of experience in the medical profession, now as a professor, onto Lucy – who inherits the next chapter in the Scrubs series – I saw a great example of one of the realities of a medical education: Although one may know every single aspect of the plethora of scientific findings made over centuries, without real life knowledge passed down through the medical hierarchy – from senior surgeon down to medical student – one cannot really survive in the medical world.
That same night, I took a few moments to gleam over a couple episodes of the first season of Scrubs – before the humor got so into a niche that the next time I flipped on the show, I thought J.D. (Zach Braff) and Turk (Donald Faison) had "hooked up "– and watching an “innocent” J.D. walk into Sacred Heart Hospital (along with an innocent Lucy in Season 9) for the first time really reminded me of… well, me.
And its for one big reason: We all go in thinking we’re there to help people, but only to initially discover there's so many obstacles to get to a good outcome sometimes: including red tape, insurance and malpractice claims, and not to mention patients who won't follow every piece of advice we give. Scrubs isn't a 100% realistic show, but that doesn't mean that non-compliant drug addicts, bitchy doctors, and crazy colleagues aren't a part of a typical medical student's / resident's life. As for this season's Scrubs, I think they're covering some very important lessons, and definitely with laughs along the way, I want to see how our new narrator Lucy develops, and what she learns as J.D. passes on the torch.
Oh wait... I just thought of another reason Lucy, J.D. and I are similar: we all think blue sky. I can bet my bucks that we all disagree with Dr. Cox: medicine is not exactly dead... We'd prefer to think that parts of it need a little tweaking.
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