What are real jobs that are similar to Dr. Gregory House’s in the series House MD?
Jan.14, 2009 in
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?wishingforyou? asked:
I absolutley love House and I just wanted to know what some jobs are that are similar to House’s in the show House MD. House rocks!
I absolutley love House and I just wanted to know what some jobs are that are similar to House’s in the show House MD. House rocks!
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January 17th, 2009 at 8:32 am
He’s a Diagnostician. I don’t think that there are very many jobs like that. But most diagnosticians don’t do what House does and aren’t faced with nearly as many weird cases.
January 19th, 2009 at 8:12 am
i’m not sure but i’ve heard that the department that house runs doesn’t acually exist in real hospitals
January 21st, 2009 at 7:12 am
He’s a diagnostician and a nephrologist, although I suppose any doctor could choose to specialize in diagnostics. So start checking out medical school.
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:51 am
he head of the diagnostics… now i dont know if all hospitals have that department.. but i am sure there is something out there like it.. especially at a teaching hospital.. just like Wilson is head of Oncology… but i am sure they wouldn’t see patients.. more like a desk job
January 25th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Actually, if diagnostics was recognized as a medical specialty, it would certainly not be a desk job and would require daily contact with patients. But in real life, there is no such thing as a “diagnostician”, this was made up for the show just like Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital. Still, almost all doctors are diagnosticians by nature. The correct diagnosis is obviously crucial in any medical specialty because the correct treatment cannot be administered without it!
The doctors whose jobs are probably most like Dr. House’s day-to-day are emergency physicians. Although the bulk of their cases are not nearly as interesting or rare as the ones on “House”, making diagnoses is still a huge part of their job and they often save lives by making the right ones. Emergency medicine is actually one of the fastest-growing medical specialties now. It takes the same intense devotion to become an ER Physician as it does for almost any of the medical fields but if it’s something you think you could be good at you should look into it because it is also very rewarding.
Hope I helped!