Generally overshadowed by all of the other political hoopla this week was President Obama's nomination of Regina Benjamin for the position of the 18th Surgeon General of the United States. Everyone who saw it beside us, raise your hands! Okay you three...you can put them down now.

However, it got us thinking - what would happen if five small-screen doctors were nominated to be Surgeon General? Here's our diagnosis:

1. Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Katherine Stevens, M.D. (Grey's Anatomy)

We think an appointment like this would pump some life back into this resident's recently flatlined career. Having watched her tragic treatment of Denny, we think Izzie could very well use her Surgeon General position to advocate doctor-assisted suicide. With Jack Kevorkian as her Director of Health Care Operations, people will be dropping like flies, saving countless billions in taxpayer dollars.

2. Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt, M.D. (M*A*S*H)

Sure this mustachioed veteran never quite made it to the rank of General, but this Stanford-taught doc's adherence to the Hippocratic Oath was always five-star. With his passion for aiding Korean refugees, he'd likely sponsor healthcare coverage for immigrants, illegals, and deadbeat stoners here in America. Could he make it in Washington? After dealing with blowhard Charles Emerson Winchester and moronic Frank Burns, BJ is definitely prepared to handle Rush Limbaugh and Lindsey Graham during Senate confirmation hearings.

3. Dr. Christopher Duncan Turk, M.D. (Scrubs)

They say laughter is the best medicine, and this surgeon keeps us in stitches with his quick songs, inside jokes, and obscure pop-culture references. He even used his humor to cope with his fear of diabetes after being diagnosed. Now, Turk might just swap his scrubs in the O.R. for a suit in D.C. to stop the diabetes epidemic. The only downside? Say bye-bye to Ho Hos, Twizzlers, and Funyuns in school vending machines.

4. Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn, M.D. (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)

Dr. Quinn should have contended for the first Surgeon General spot when it was established in 1871, but she would've lost -- the first woman didn't take the post until 1990. Out in the mountains of Colorado, Dr. Quinn advanced the use of holistic medicine, and she'd vigorously continue to promote its use today. Who needs costly Lipitor when you can drink a concoction of dessicated tree bark, ground chipmunk teeth and Indian buffalo urine? Though GlaxoSmithKline lobbyists won't be so welcoming.

5. Dr. Douglas "Doogie" Howser, M.D. (Doogie Howser, M.D.)

He aced his SAT at age 6, graduated Princeton at age 10, got his medical license at age 14, and he'd be the youngest Surgeon General in history. His pubescent raging hormones make him the perfect candidate to champion sex and sex education for teens. Woo hoo! Free edible panties, purity rings and Rabbit vibrator demos in the cafeteria.

Did we miss someone you'd like to see as the Surgeon General of TV Land? Don't have a myocardial infarction - leave us a comment!

Cason Murphy started in the entertainment business at the age of three when he "picked a rabbit out of his hat" during a tap recital - and hasn't had the good sense to get out yet. When he's not selling his soul to academia at UCLA's School of Theater, Film & Television, he is making good use of his DVR.