I know. Everyone loves this show. The romance. The drama. The medical clashes. Oh, and all women between the ages of 18 and 65 adore Mcdreamy. (I once stood next to him in Whole Foods Market for nearly 2 minutes before realizing who he was.)
So, Grey’s Anatomy. I may have watched a few incomplete episodes here or there over the years, but really, I cannot get myself to watch it. I think it’s because I’m intimately reminded on a daily basis of how far it is from my medical reality. Let me explain why:
1. These are supposed to be surgery residents? Why do they have so much free time to hang out together? Real residents spend all their time sleeping and don’t have any free time.
2. Supposedly there are 5 surgery interns in the entire general surgery class and on any given night, four of them are hanging out at a bar and drinking together? That means that this show is full of sh*%.
3. Why the heck are the surgery residents seeing patients in the ER, aren’t there Emergency medicine docs for that?
4. I love how Izzy fell in love with one of her cute, endearing patients. I have never seen any of my co-interns fall in love with/marry/or even be remotely attracted to any of the obese, jaundiced liver failure patients with multiple fungal infections found at the county hospital.
5. These folks are surgical interns. I understand that they go the extra mile for their patients, but really, don’t they have any better way to spend 4-5 hours than perseverating on one of their patient’s treatment when they have like 40 patients?
6. I know this show isn’t representative of reality because there aren’t enough unattractive, dorky people.
Photo of Grey’s Anatomy cast courtesy of abc.com.