Your mother always insisted you go to medical school and begin a lucrative career as a physician, right? Become a doctor for an evening and make mom proud! Sure, your "lucrative" income for the evening may amount to a few tootsie rolls and some hors devour, but at least you got to wear a stethoscope and lab coat. nurse Halloween costumes do not have to be elaborate, and they allow plenty of room for personal touches.

For a traditional professional doctor look, pick a long white lab coat and combine it with pair of khaki pants to look like a pro. With a stethoscope in one pocket and lollipops in the other, you'll have plenty to do. An alternative for the basic clothing is a green surgical scrubs outfit with mask and shoe covers as if you just walked out of surgery and into Halloween.

Add a few touches such as blood on the white lab coat and mussed up hair for the impression of a doctor far too busy with patients to worry about his own appearance. The basic costume is simple and easy to find. Adding just a few accessories is all you need before heading for the party or hitting the sidewalk to trick...and treat.

Don't forget to use some props to enhance your doctor image. Load the pockets of your lab coat with stethoscope, syringe needles, add a few tools that seem to be smeared with blood - and offer to check for fever with a huge candy thermometer.

Becoming a doctor is more fun when you choose a creative name and perhaps a story to use for your pretend doctor. Start a conversation by being Doctor Limb or Dr. Feelgood, check out arms or distributing candy pills. You could use your own name but such fun to have a suggestive name such as Doctor Cutup or even Dr. Wrong.

The name you choose can also be the theme for your doctor Halloween costume. Doctor Valentine may be the ""love doctor"" checking hearts with his stethoscope. You can use subtle innuendo to give hints of your character's personality or can slapstick your way with Doctor Bloode, Doctor Foote or Doctor Hacker. There is an endless supply of doctor names you might choose.

Make it a team Halloween by adding your spouse or a friend to complement your doctor costume. You can ""page"" each other all evening with walkie-talkies and have names that tell part of your story such as Doctor Cutup with Nurse Coverup. The comfort of wearing doctor Halloween costumes is an important consideration. Whether you are a doctor in family practice, a surgeon, or a twisted evil doctor looking for patients to practice on, surgical scrubs and lab coats are loose and comfortable. Parties and trick or treat nights are more enjoyable when you are not overheated or chafed by your costume.

By adding names and personalities to doctor Halloween costumes you can create unique and unusual characters. What doesn't change is the comfort of this clothing. After all, white lab coats and surgical scrubs are worn daily by real-life doctors. This is comfortable clothing that is easy to wear, easy to wash and won't be hot and itchy. The clothing for doctor Halloween costumes is also versatile. You can be a good doctor this year, a distracted doctor next year and a mad scientist the year after that. It's the perfect Halloween costume for people who don't like to shop. Edited by Hetsil Protage