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Hasan Minhaj’s joke at the expense of DOs

Patrick Wu, DO
Physician
January 3, 2022

In September 2021, Hasan Minhaj appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and touted a purported “a war … between MDs and DOs.” In it, he compared osteopathic physicians, DOs, to RC Cola as opposed to the Coca-Cola of MDs, claiming that DOs are “off-brand doctor[s]” (and notably placing MDs above DOs with a slight, almost imperceptible motion of his hand). The bit occurred while Minhaj …

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The one patient that drives physicians to burnout

Patrick Wu, DO
Tech
September 9, 2018

We all have that one patient. That one patient who can always find a way to turn a good day bad, who just knows how to push your buttons in all the wrong ways.

Who’s that patient for me? Let’s just call him Elton Reed.

Oh, Mr. Reed … where to begin with him?

When we first met, I remember being so excited and energized by him. He just had this fresh feeling …

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