Medical Cartoon: Doctor Mistakes Résumé for Patient File - Humor in Healthcare #3250935 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white line drawing by cartoonist Mick Mankoff depicts a formal office scene: a bespectacled physician sits behind a large desk cluttered with files and diplomas, holding a document while addressing a seated patient in a suit. The punchline lies in the doctor’s misinterpretation-the “résumé” is clearly a job application, yet he treats it as a medical file, highlighting absurd bureaucratic overlap between professional and clinical contexts. The subtle dot-shading and minimalist background emphasize the irony without distraction.

Commonly used in articles about medical bureaucracy, burnout, or workplace humor; appears on blogs, HR training materials, and healthcare satire sites to illustrate miscommunication or role confusion in professional settings.