Overworked and facing stressful life and death situations, many doctors teeter on burnout. To put it simply, they could use a laugh. we are passionate about improving the well being of physicians. We hope that discovering these physician comedy resources helps you or a doctor you know get a little bit of well earned comic relief! Gomer Blog GomerBlog.com a satirical news site like The Onion for Physicians. In their own words they are, "a bunch of wanna be stand up comedians who ended up in healthcare." Here are a few examples of the hilarious articles they produce, Intern Immediately Regrets Asking Open-Ended Question Patient Satisfaction Survey Study Halted, Mortality Increased 238% with Patient Satisfaction Man in US Furious About Waiting 15 minutes in ER; Meanwhile Patient in South America Limps 11 Miles, Waits 4 Hours, and is Grateful for Tylenol ZDoggMD Dr. Zubin Damania a.k.a. ZDoggMD describes himself as a, "doctor, speaker, and off-white rapper" as well as a, "man of mild-to-moderate mystery." ZDoggMD is in fact a hilarious comedian who produces parody videos about the medical field that are meant to make you laugh and think. He's been featured in places such as Time Magazine and Forbes and has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media. Here's an example of one of ZDoggMD's videos called, "EHR State of Mind." There are many videos available on his YouTube channel and more material on his website ZDoggMd.com. Ken Jeong You may have seen Ken in The Hangover, Knocked Up, or the popular sitcom, Community, but you may not know that he is also medical doctor. Coming from this unique perspective, he does stand up and even has a sitcom on ABC about being a doctor called Dr. Ken. Mark Reid MD (@MedicalAxioms) Dr. Mark Reid is a Denver internist on who shares wisdom and entertaining observations to his Twitter account of over 30,000 followers called, "Medical Axioms." Below are a few of our favorite "medical axioms." Dr. Phil Hammond Dr. Hammond is not only physician, he is also an award winning journalist and stand-up comedian from the UK. If you aren't prone to sensitivity you might enjoy his, "Rude Health Show" or any of his other comedy videos. Here's one of Dr. Hammond's entertaining comedy videos where he "prescribes a dog" to one of his patients. Conclusion Being a doctor isn't easy, so we hope you discovered at least one new source of laughter for you or a doctor you know. If you know any other great physician comedy resources please share it with other doctors in the comments! Source
