Doctor-to-be Gifts

'You have what we in the medical profession call, a mystery illness, which might give you an idea of the prognosis.'

To be a doctor, you have to study harder to keep up with the Chinese kids. Mom! Family Practice. Medicine. That's stereotyping! Not all doctors are Chinese. I know. Reception. Teddy Tree? Dr. Patel is ready for you. There are lots of Indians, South Koreans and Vietnamese, too.

'I've got a good idea! Let's take everything out and start from scratch.'

'Don't bite it.I have to check Daddy next.'

'Will you raise my allowance? I want to play doctor but can't afford the malpractice insurance.'

"When I grow up, I want to go into medicine and help people who can pay out of pocket."

Young Dr. Dolittle.

'Take two tootsie rolls and call me in the morning.'

Little Doctor meets Little Geneticists.

MEDICAL SCHOOL, 'I didn't know you COULD specialize in insurance.'

Little doctor.

'Since laughter is the best medicine, I have a joke, Hee, Hee, Haw,Ha!...that could simply wipe out your Infectious Mononucleosis!'

"Here...let me call an expert...someone who knows about these things."

"Gracie, what does a little girl like you wish for? I mean, besides being a doctor, a motivational speaker, a great parent and becoming president?"

"My daughter tells me you want to become a doctor."

'Stop purring I can't hear your heart beat.'

"You always get to be the therapist! I never get to be the therapist!"

"He wants to be a plastic surgeon when he grows up."

'The doctor will be with you shortly, he's finishing medical school.'

'We're playing doctor ??" Billy's the anesthetist.'

"You'll never make it as a doctor with handwriting like this. I understood every word."

The importance of paying attention in med school.

"Before you grade my test, keep in mind, my dream is to become a wealthy doctor, just like my available father"

Doctor uses thermometer to check chicken.

"Bad news, Dad—you're brain-dead!"

'I don't make house calls. My mom won't let me leave the yard.'

'Well, we're off for our xmas break - I'm sure you can manage without us for a couple of weeks.'

'Let's play doctor. You be the primary care giver and I'll be the doctor you refer patients to.'

One tends to the sick. The other manages a large estate. Interestingly, a caregiver and a caretaker are not on opposite sides of an interaction.

"Let's take off all their personal protective equipment."

"There is a medical use for marijuana. I sold it to pay my tuition at medical school."

'Maggots.' - playing doctor

Kid to sister: 'I never play doctor anymore. There's too much paperwork.'

'A woman obsetrician! What do women know about that sort of thing?'

'I'm sorry, Maam, but medical science still has a lot to learn about missing arms.'