Doogie Howser Wannabe Busted At Hospital

[sprite75]

Of course, Florida!

JANUARY 16--A teenage boy wearing a white lab coat and carrying a stethoscope masqueraded as a doctor at a Florida hospital for a month until his Doogie Howser act was derailed this week, cops say.

The 17-year-old, whose name was redacted from a West Palm Beach Police Department report, was confronted Tuesday afternoon by officers at St. Mary's Medical Center, where the juvenile introduced himself as a doctor.

The phony physician's gambit unraveled after a patient alerted OB/GYN staffers that "a young black male who appeared to be a child was dressed as a doctor" and was inside a nearby examination room, police noted.

The boy was outfitted in a white lab coat bearing the St. Mary's logo (the word "anesthesiology" was embroidered on the garment's front side). The imposter also "had a stethoscope around his neck and a face mask," according to the report.

It's bad enough when your doctor looks like a kid, but to actually have a doctor who is a kid...

Oh yeah, got this one.

Bugs Cuts Florida Loose

[BoyScoutKevin]

The hospital gets an F- for allowing this to go on for a month. I think someone needs to look at their accreditation.

But, the kid gets an A+ for the nerve to do it.

And don't call him Doogie. Apparently, Neil Patrick Harris, who played the title character in the TV series "Doogie Howser, M.D." is not happy that people still call him by the name he was known for on TV.