Submitted by soft_waves t3_10zgqqv in television
clearly he's sharp and a great doctor...a yalie....but he's always portrayed as very squeamish. how did he survive medical school?
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joescott2176 t1_j83ehfs wrote
By focusing on psychiatry. Doing the bare minimum of anatomy and physiology.
DaveShadow t1_j83hfvc wrote
You know what they call the doctor who comes bottom of the class in medical school?
Doctor.
[deleted] t1_j83y28a wrote
He was an actor. Not real.
Takseen t1_j849077 wrote
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WatsonianVersusDoylist
Obviously an actor can have any background for their character, but it's fun to try and find in story explanations
Plexaure t1_j86cu5x wrote
Someone who attended Yale is known as an "Eli" not "yalie"
Far-Psychology5668 t1_j878igv wrote
He used to make sick beats in the hood... he was dr dre- but Ghostface killer scared that mofo back to the 'burbs
Razkal719 t1_j87eath wrote
You know what they call a lawyer who graduates at the bottom of their class?
Senator.
DBL_1963 t1_j88tkus wrote
Good question. He even faints at the sight of blood.
artofdarkness123 t1_j8f1x1n wrote
Wasn't this a line from Dr. Cox on Scrubs? Great character in a great show.
Athreoso t1_j83co1j wrote
He's also very competitive where his brother is concerned. I imagine he didn't want to be outdone by Frasier.