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everybodyliesmd) wrote2009-04-29 07:18 pm
everybodyliesmd) wrote2009-04-29 07:18 pm
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Just for my own amusement, I've made a timeline because I just can't understand how Cuddy can be 38 and still have gone to university at the same time as House.
House was born 6/11/59. Cuddy said in The Social Contract that she is 38. Assuming she isn't lying about her age (House didn't argue with her) and that she could have turned 39 the next day, she would have to have been born in 1970 or 1971. I like even numbers, so let's say 1970.
Just for the sake of argument, let's say because House was such a genius that he graduated high school at 16 in 1975 (and because he's said that he's been a doctor for over 20 years). Cuddy would be 5. House would be pre-med from 1975 to 1979. When House graduated pre-med, Cuddy would be 9. Med school for House would be from 1979 to 1983. Cuddy would be 13 when he graduated and still in 8th grade. Even if House had to add 4 years (very unlikely) onto his time in med school (because of getting kicked out of Hopkins), that would make his med school graduation 1987. Cuddy would be 17 AND STILL IN OR BARELY OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. (It would be more likely that he was at Hopkins less than 4 years, and the University of Michigan would've taken his credits from Hopkins, so it's not likely that he had to add any time on to med school at all. Which, of course, would make Cuddy 13 when he graduated med school and 15 if House graduated high school at 18.) House's internship and residency add another 4 years, and his double specialty would presumably add even more time onto that. If House graduated high school at 17 or 18, that would make it even more improbable that they could've attended university at the same time.
If my math or logic is wrong, feel free to call me stupid. It wouldn't be the first time. ;-)
OK. Now I feel better. Obsess much?
House was born 6/11/59. Cuddy said in The Social Contract that she is 38. Assuming she isn't lying about her age (House didn't argue with her) and that she could have turned 39 the next day, she would have to have been born in 1970 or 1971. I like even numbers, so let's say 1970.
Just for the sake of argument, let's say because House was such a genius that he graduated high school at 16 in 1975 (and because he's said that he's been a doctor for over 20 years). Cuddy would be 5. House would be pre-med from 1975 to 1979. When House graduated pre-med, Cuddy would be 9. Med school for House would be from 1979 to 1983. Cuddy would be 13 when he graduated and still in 8th grade. Even if House had to add 4 years (very unlikely) onto his time in med school (because of getting kicked out of Hopkins), that would make his med school graduation 1987. Cuddy would be 17 AND STILL IN OR BARELY OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. (It would be more likely that he was at Hopkins less than 4 years, and the University of Michigan would've taken his credits from Hopkins, so it's not likely that he had to add any time on to med school at all. Which, of course, would make Cuddy 13 when he graduated med school and 15 if House graduated high school at 18.) House's internship and residency add another 4 years, and his double specialty would presumably add even more time onto that. If House graduated high school at 17 or 18, that would make it even more improbable that they could've attended university at the same time.
If my math or logic is wrong, feel free to call me stupid. It wouldn't be the first time. ;-)
OK. Now I feel better. Obsess much?
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...that nothing could phase him because he's been a doctor for 20 years. Assuming House is Hugh's age then he was 45 at that time. I have him entering the Internal Medicine program (after his two-year stay at the University of Tel Aviv) at age 24. One year later, he gets his medical certificate at age 25; 20 years later at age 45 he tells the kid he's been practicing for 20 years. Every year after that is 20-plus.
I'm fabricating the international education based on what I know of House. He seems to know a lot medically about Brazil & South America. He also knows Portuguese and Spanish. It made sense to me that's he's been there.
Also, he knows Mandarin & knows a lot of Asian diseases. As an infectious disease guy it also makes sense that he would practice overseas. Many American universities have international outreach programs. He could have gone with a mentor.
He also has in-depth knowledge of Hebrew and Jewish customs, so it made sense to send him to Israel for a couple of years of study there.
Wilson/House specifically said that House was kicked out of an internship program. You don't get into an internship program without completing the academic portions required for it, so House could have completed his medical education but couldn't practice because he needs an internship.
There's no way he would have just moved into a specialized internship program elsewhere. It's a drawn out process and the specialized programs fill quickly. He would have been stuck with an education that he couldn't use.
It's mostly made up but I tried to conform it to what I know of House & what's been revealed in canon about him, his knowledge & his relationships.
Actually, this time line is part of a Wilson-House-Cuddy one that I created because I wanted to do a pre-canon fan fiction about the three of them. But there's already so many Wilson-House ones out there that I just gave up on the idea but still kept the time line. This is just the House-Cuddy half. I researched all of the information so I figure I might do something with it one of these days.
The thing I like about it is that so far it's worked no matter how TPB have tried to fuck it up. I haven't had to adjust too often.
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I'm impressed!