What makes a great doctor?

What makes a great doctor? HOUSE may give you a clue. The first season of this Fox TV series is now showing on AXN (In US they already have a season 2).

Dr House (Hugh Laurie) is an infectious disease specialist with a broken leg. In each episode he and his team of talented doctors take on a new case. He however does not skip on any chance where he could insult one of his colleagues or patients. This behaviour may seem anti-social, but as the series proceeds, we eventually find him possessing every trait that a good doctor should have. Most people do not understand that behind his taunts lies a kind heart. To him being a doctor is not a job, but a way to save lives and to teach his patients how to live better.

In episode 9 (the latest on AXN) we starts seeing it in more detail. John Henry, the wheelchaired musician who had no will to live because he can no longer play his horn, discovered that he and Dr House are the same type of people. They both have this "thing" inside them. This thorn, the desire to do better, had them sacrificed a lot for their achievements as musician and doctor. Through the treatments Dr House made John understand that music may be his most important part of life, but not the only reason of life.

House, the official web site