Classification of doctors

There are several kinds of doctors and they can be differentiated by the following method:

• General Practitioners know nothing and do little.
• Surgeons know little and do everything.
• Hospital medics know everything and do nothing.
• Pathologists know everything and can do everything, but it's usually too late.

(from Medindia - Medical Jokes)

The secret world of microbiology

Medical wisdom

The only real difference between medicine and poison is the dose....and intent
Oscar G. Hernandez, MD

In emergency break glass

The Amateur Transplants

The Amateur Transplants are London medics who have put medical humour to song. The Drugs song is one of my favourites ... (particularly the line about orthopaedic surgeons)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KXROnzpsrlg

"I believe he has ruptured his left anterior cruciate"

Like a surgeon

Weird Al Yankovic is a pop satirist of the 1980s. His version of Madonna's Like a Virgin is a medical parody like no other. "Like a surgeon" features an inept organ transplant surgeon and for some reason a lion .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3BYy5PZbA4

All consultants are equal, but some consultants are more equal than others

Laugter is the best medicine

Laughter is psychologically beneficial, increases productivity, boosts moral, enhances team work and can even help you sleep longer.

If you are unconvinced by the benefit of humour and are a studious research type then take a look at the evidence. Yes, there is actually evidence that comedy is good for your health. There are even journals devoted to the study of humour in medicine. An article in the student BMJ on Medical Humour has a good summary of the evidence of the science behind laughter medicine.

So next time you are feeling stressed on a busy hospital ward remember, a smile goes a long way.

It's OK doctor, I know the diagnosis.

Medical wisdom

When you hear hoofbeats, think horses not zebras.

The nephrologist.

The Edinburgh Medics' Review

The medics' review is an institution in the Edinburgh medical community. Every Christmas the fourth year medical students write and perform sketches which ridicule medicine, politics, tutors and, most importantly, themselves.

The most memorable sketch I remember was Gordon Findlater, anatomy lecturer, doing the "new curriculum" anatomy revision lecture. It was just after Edinburgh had drastically cut the anatomy department's budget and staff, to the horror of students and tutors alike. Dr Findlater sang the educational classic "Head shoulders knees and toes."

Video footage now often plays a central role in the review and with the invention of Youtube these classic clips can be shared with the whole world. I found this sketch recently - The Edinburgh Medics Do Baywatch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxDUHUnpP2g

The Office Christmas Party