Looking for something to suprise son with

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<p>My son will find out in 2 weeks if he was admitted ED to Medical School for the Fall. I think we will know from the envelope if the news is good and the envelope is coming to our home address. As I always get the mail, I was trying to think of something really cool to do for him, or give him as he opens the mail or maybe right after. I really want to have something with the letter when he sees the mail, but that would take the thrill out of him reading the letter for himself. And what if I was wrong and the news wasn’t good? I would never forgive myself for getting his hopes up, so something to give him after the letter opening I think would be best.</p>

<p>I thought about a stethoscope, real or a toy or a toy doctor"s bag. I will most likely get a beanie baby or some such stuffed animal dressed in scrubs as part of the gift. It will sit on his dresser with the few beanies he has from girl friends! Of course we will go out to his favorite restaurant for dinner that night, but I really need something to give him at that moment. </p>

<p>All ideas welcome, the crazier the better! If I can’t use these ideas in the next few weeks there will be another oportunity to give him the surprise as he will have to begin applying to other school right away. With Medical School, if you apply ED, you can not complete any other applications until you hear from your ED school :-(</p>

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<p>How about a copy of the hippocratic oath printed out on interesting paper and presented to him as a scroll tied up with ribbon? </p>

<p>Here’s a link to wikipedia on the oath - <a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_oath[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_oath&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Honestly, I think the good news will be more than enough. Any gift would detract from the thrill. There will be time enough to buy him the stethoscope. Its such an accomplishment to be accepted at med school</p>

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<p>Kodak moment…take the picture…frame it later</p>

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<p>I love that idea, Mr. B. Hope you can catch it, pokey.</p>

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<p>For girls there used to be a line of bears and rabbits that you could buy dressed in different outfits and also buy additional clothing. They were called Muffy Vanderbear and Hoppy. When I had surgery friends gave me a set of two dressed as a surgeon and nurse. Complete with some small pieces including a dr bag. Don’t know if they still are around but they are really cute and nicely done. The Dr is dressed in scrubs with face mask and green shoes.</p>

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<p>Scrubs? (For him, not the bear.) No Doz?
I saved S’s acceptance letter and am planning to use it for backing paper when we get his degree framed.</p>

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<p>20 years ago new medical students used to all receive a free stethoscope from Eli Lilly. Don’t know if they still do that. You should check before buying a stethoscope. The medical school may also have a list of specific equipment they want students to buy. (40 years ago new students got leather doctor bags, but no one uses those anymore)</p>

<p>You’ll have to decide if he’s the kind of young man who will appreciate stuffed animals/toys or just think they are stupid. How about a nice medical dictionary? Stedman’s is pretty standard. Or a copy of the current Merck manual (that’s sort of a Reader’s Digest Condensed Guide for medicine). Or some other reference book, like a nice anatomy atlas. Check your local medical book store if there is one. Even if there is no med school in your town, nursing school bookstores also have that sort of thing or you could order online.</p>

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<p>Pokey, he’ll probably get a freebie stethoscope along the way, it was from Littmann when I came through. I would take him out to a nice dinner, and maybe get him some small something engraved - like a keychain with Dr. Pokey and the date he gets his letter, or a coffee mug - he’ll need it. The bookstore for the med school might have some ideas online.</p>

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poor Eli Lily. Poor return for their investment hoping for name recognition. It was Littman stethoscopes, but I’m pretty sure they were given by Eli Lily (unless it varied from place to place?). Checking the bookstore for the particular medical school is a good idea. They probably have items like coffee cups and keychains with the school seal on them.</p>

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<p>Uh, I suspect there is more than one parent on this site who’d like you to give him their daughter’s phone number!! ;)</p>

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<p>Gosh, maybe some Nodoze.</p>

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<p>Vermont Teddy Bear has a cute doctor bear… you can embroider the lab coat with his name, or order a nametag. It’s expensive though, I would wait until he graduates from med school! <a href=“http://store.yahoo.com/vtbear/doctor.html[/url]”>http://store.yahoo.com/vtbear/doctor.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>SBmom, that has been the best suggestion yet! Somehow I don’t think the current girlfriend would appreciate it though!! </p>

<p>I have decided to go with the children’s game, Operation. You have to know my son to know he would like that. As he had been working in hospitals for the past 3 years, we have enough scrubs to outfit an entire ward. East year he would work in a different department which required a different color of scrubs; this summer he was allowed any color so he went out and bought 4 new colors. On top of scrubs that his father has brought home over the years for the kids, if I never see scrubs again I would be happy!</p>

<p>Now we just wait for the letter and hope this first one is the only one he will need to open. This waiting is so different from waiting for college letters. I really am getting to old for this.</p>