- 1). Decorate according to the theme. Set out toy stethoscopes, packages of bandages and stacks of neatly rolled gauze. On the walls, hang x-rays; posters from medical TV shows such as "House," "Grey's Anatomy," "Scrubs" and "ER"; and signs such as "Waiting Room," "Intensive Care," "Nurses' Lounge," "X-Rays in Progress," and more. Drape the food table with white linen and use different-sized glass vases filled with bandages, cotton balls, tongue depressors, thermometers, and medical tongs and scissors as centerpieces.
- 2). Have physician-oriented games and activities. Hold a scavenger hunt in which party guests search to find all the --gumball-filled -- pill bottles you hid ahead of time. Play a movie about a physician or the medical industry; these include: "John Q," "Flatliners," "Patch Adams," "City of Angels," "Junior," "Doc Hollywood," "What Dreams May Come" or "Doctor T and The Women." Set up karaoke with such songs as "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" by Robert Palmer, "Dr. Feelgood" by Motley Crue and "Calling Doctor Love" by Kiss.
- 3). Go medical with your menu. For every dish, add a word or phrase to make it physician-related: Med Student Meatballs, Surgery Steak Kabobs, Heart Rate Hamburgers, Cardiovascular Calzones, Feverish Finger Sammies, Examination Eggrolls and Pediatric Potato Skins. For your drinks, use the naming idea --- examples include Recovery Rum 'n' Coke, Doctor Daiquiris, Graveyard Shift Gimlets, Medical Margaritas, Healthcare Harvey Wallbangers. For dessert, serve a cake that looks like the board game Operation, or one that looks like a bandage, leg or arm in a sling, medical journal or medical instrument.
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