Procedures on House MD

[robotMutant]

Although I know that House (the television program) is largely unrealistic, I was wondering if there was a medical specialization in which one could perform many of the procedures shown on the show. In other words, would, for example, an internal medicine physician, perform similar procedures to House's Foreman or Chase?

Thanks.

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[Pons Asinorum]

Although I know that House (the television program) is largely unrealistic, I was wondering if there was a medical specialization in which one could perform many of the procedures shown on the show. In other words, would, for example, an internal medicine physician, perform similar procedures to House's Foreman or Chase?

Thanks.

Sure. Just do IM residency, then an ID fellowship, then subsubspecialize in Diagnostic medicine.

That was my sarcastic voice. Use the search, there's been plenty of discussion of this topic.

No, there isn't a path to be a neurologist who first assists a liver transplant, or a surgery path that will allow you to perform procedure on the entire body the way Chase does.

There are many programs and paths that will let you be treated like a child and verbally abused by your attending though, not sure if you would consider that a procedure.

 

[neur0goddess]

I get so pissed off when I see Foreman doing surgery like? He's a neurologist, not a surgeon; how is he even allowed to be in the OR..

 

[NickNaylor]

Critical care docs do a lot of "minor," bedside-ish procedures, as do anesthesiologists.

 

[gettheleadout]

I get so pissed off when I see Foreman doing surgery like? He's a neurologist, not a surgeon; how is he even allowed to be in the OR..

Bro this thread was from like four years ago.

 

[neur0goddess]

Bro this thread was from like four years ago.

yet you're posting in it?

 

[Reckoner]

Bro this thread was from like four years ago.

You should have seen how mad he was when he first read it. Four years later, and he's only just now calmed down enough to type a reply.

 

[Ace-Co-A]

yet you're posting in it?

Yo holmes, he's a mod.