Why I wish medical students don't watch Gregory House...

House M.D is a good medical drama. A good drama as a drama but not good as an example.

One can learn how to make diagnosis with differentials diagnosis by watching House M.D. It's a good teaching aid. I recommend medical students out there to watch the drama.

You can ditch your Clinical Medicine book if you watch it religiously.

However, Gregory House is not a good example. His knowledge is but not his attitude. He has psychiatric issues anyway.

Most young doctors learnt that it is okay to be a jerk, just like Dr. House. I've seen a lot of those. Being a jerk just because Gregory House is. Don't they know he has mental issues to handle?

Ironically, medical student with psychiatric illness wouldn't act like a jerk. We can if we want to, but we know how hard it is to live with any illness. We are more empathic towards patients. We were in their shoes like literally.

So my advice to future doctors watching House M.D., please watch at your own discretion. You don't have to be a jerk in order to be 'cool'.

And other healthcare workers would appreciate it too!

(I've talk to nurses and technicians at the hospital. They all came to a mutually agreed conclusion. Doctors are indeed not really the sharpest scalpel on the trolley)