History WebVideo / DrGlaucomflecken

* CompanionCube: Pathology has very personal relationships with his lab equipment: he considers his microscope (Tabitha) to be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhoIk3zP2H0 family]], and other pieces of lab equipment (all of whom also have names) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1hV520oDPw coworkers]]. If the Youtube are anything to go by, this is TruthInTelevision for many medical lab workers.

-->'''Ortho''': It's a trap. [[OhCrap It's a trap!]] ''[Sees "Benefits of Yoga" sign.]'' Resiliency trap! Bros, run!

* GeniusDitz: Ortho is typically portrayed as DumbMuscle, unable to use Epic, admit a patient to the hospital without help or understand any remotely squishy part of the body. But when it comes to bones he's just as much of an expert as all the other doctors are in their fields.

* PunchClockVillain: The various villains' assistants (Jimothy & Todrick for United Healthcare, Himothy & Bimothy for the hospital CEO, and Tristopher for academic publishing) clearly disagree with their respective bosses' unethical practices, but keep working for them.

* RayOfHopeEnding: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itCCR94_YwQ potential ending]] of the Private-Equity-buying-the-ER storyline: Bartholomew Banks' buyout of the ER is unprofitable, he's facing potential bankruptcy, and the Emergency Medicine physicians are suing him. The system of for-profit healthcare and insurance remains intact, however, so it's a partial victory at best.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaXzo3qRgu0 Nephrology and Cardiology]]

* ThrowTheDogABone: Family Medicine, after years of being the depressing punchline of other doctors' jokes, finally gets a birthday gift of twelve hours of Jonathan's service. His dishevelled appearance immediately straightens out and he rushes away to make use of Jonathan's help. Ophthalmology, now without a helper to organize his day, immediately turns into a mirror of Family Medicine's usual appearance.

** Nephrology and Cardiology

** Neurology and Neurosurgery which also turns out to be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KXYjy51et4 sibling rivalry.]]

* RepetitiveName: The hapless last-year resident/first-year attending Bill's full name is revealed to be... Dr. Bill Bill. [[note]]Granted, a Mothers' Day skit revealed his actual name to be William...although jury's still out if he is actually named Dr. William William.[[/note]]

* BookSmart: Among all the specialties, Internal Medicine is generally portrayed as this, obsessing over teaching rounds, research articles, and laboratory minutiae. It's actually deconstructed a bit because said obsession makes Internal Medicine a rather inefficient worker

** The hospital administration's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An5k1zWd8oY "wintertime wellness"]] program isn't far removed from [[{{Main/Gaslighting}} gaslighting]].

* SitcomArchNemesis: The opposing concerns of the specialities leads this between:

* * In [[https://youtu.be/1LNf1vvuMVk?feature=shared Prior Authorizations for Everybody!]], the executive for the insurance company Aetna shows Aetna's mission statement which is "Be Evil."

** A clearer example of this trope occurs in [[https://youtu.be/a7-6zfg1PS4 How to Ace Your Private Equity Interview]], where the hospital administrator is coerced into pretending to be happy working for Bartholomew Banks, the private equity investor who bought the hospital.

* HappinessIsMandatory: Played with. While the hospital staff aren't forced to pretend to be happy, the administration attempts to address the burnout many of them experience by forcing them to attend wellness training- [[LuredIntoATrap sometimes by force]] as seen in [[https://youtu.be/ZH0UOAM-H8k?feature=shared Mandatory Wellness]] which doesn't address any of the issues that actually cause employee burnout and only adds to their workload and stress level.

-->'''Ortho''': It's a trap. [[OhCrap It's a trap!]] Resiliency trap! Bros, run!