• CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Dr. Strange should have more formal training for his surgery specialty. Did JD specialize or did he just stay in internal medicine?

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        1 year ago

        Internal medicine, and then eventually started teaching medical school classes too. Yes, I did watch the shitty Scrubs final season reboot.

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          1 year ago

          So Dr. Strange is trained in neurosurgery, which is a 7 year residency compared to 3-4 years for internal medicine. He may have also done a neurosurgery fellowship for 2 years.

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            1 year ago

            He definitely should be higher than J.D. if we’re going just by special issues. I would rather have him overseeing my brain surgery than J.D.

            But if I was in the hospital for a more common ailment, I’ll take an expert in internal medicine over a neurosurgeon.

            In fact, if I was in the hospital for, for example, getting poisoned by something and no one can figure out what, I’d pick an expert in internal medicine over a neurosurgeon.