And the winner is …

ACP InternistWeekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.

“Thank you, Mr. Jones. We will now proceed with the wallet biopsy.”

This issue's winning cartoon caption was submitted by David S. Silverman, MD, ACP Member, from Rotorua, New Zealand. Thanks to all who voted! The winning entry captured 42.9% of the votes.

The runners-up were:

“It's part of our effort to update the practice's technology.”

“Our office manager is pretty aggressive about collecting co-pays at the time of visit.”