Gifts for Medical School Graduates

Graduating from medical school is a tremendous accomplishment. Here are a few suggestions for thoughtful gifts to recognize the medical school graduate in your family or circle of friends. Choose the gift carefully even if you don't spend a small fortune. The new physician will appreciate it.

Everyone likes to laugh. A year's subscription to the "Placebo Journal" costs $28 in the United States. Edited by Douglas Farrago, MD, it is known as "The only medical journal that will make you laugh on purpose!" The 1901 "Unabridged Gray's Anatomy" is available in trade paperback published by Courage Books for a list price of $16.95. Most of the merchandise on the "Gifts for Your Favorite Doctors" page listed in the Resources section below is available for less than $30. There are ties for $17.95, wire figurines for $15.95 and coffee mugs for $7.95. The HBO movie "Something The Lord Made" is a 2004 film about two pioneers of heart surgery, Dr. Alfred Blalock and surgical technician Vivien Thomas, who together with Dr. Helen Taussig invented the Blalock-Taussig shunt. This is a surgical procedure for blue baby syndrome. The film stars Alan Rickman as Dr. Blalock, Mos Def as Vivien Thomas and Mary Stuart Masterson as Dr. Taussig. The DVD is available for a list price of $14.96. None of the medical T-shirts at AllHeart.com will set you back more than $19.98. See the Resources section below.