Editing Leonard McCoy (section)

==Reception==
In a rebuttal to a [[tongue-in-cheek]] analysis in the ''[[Canadian Medical Association Journal]]'', which claimed that [[Dr. Nick]] from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' was a better [[role model]] than his competitor [[Dr. Hibbert]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Patterson |first1=R |last2=Weijer |first2=C |title=D'oh! An analysis of the medical care provided to the family of Homer J. Simpson |url=http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/159/12/1480.pdf |journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal |volume=159 |issue=12 |pages=1480–1 |year=1998 |pmid=9988570 |pmc=1229893 |access-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-date=June 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610204847/http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/159/12/1480.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> both of which were published in the same journal in 1998, both doctors are cast aside for Dr. McCoy, "TV's only true physician" and "someone who has broken free from the yoke of ethics and practises the art and science of medicine beyond the stultifying opposition of paternalism and autonomy. A free and independent thinker and, indeed, someone even beyond role models".<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Yeo M |date=December 15, 1998 |title=To boldly go: we have to look beyond the Simpsons for a true medical hero |url=http://www.cmaj.ca/content/159/12/1476.full.pdf |journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal |volume=159 |issue=12 |pages=1476–1477 |pmid=9988569 |pmc=1229891 |access-date=January 23, 2018 |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313124956/https://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/159/12/1476.full.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2012, [[IGN]] ranked the character Doctor McCoy, as depicted in the original series, its films, and the 2009 film ''Star Trek,'' as the fifth-top character of the ''Star Trek'' universe, behind Data, Picard, Spock, and Kirk.<ref>{{Citation|title=Top 25 Star Trek Characters - IGN|date=May 8, 2009|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/05/08/top-25-star-trek-characters|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090655/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/05/08/top-25-star-trek-characters|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, Doctor McCoy was ranked as the fifth-most important character of [[Starfleet]] within the ''Star Trek'' science-fiction universe by ''[[Wired magazine|Wired]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/09/star-treks-100-crew-members-ranked/|title=Star Trek's 100 Most Important Crew Members, Ranked|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|date=2016-09-05|magazine=Wired|access-date=2019-03-20|issn=1059-1028|archive-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302002145/https://www.wired.com/2016/09/star-treks-100-crew-members-ranked/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, [[Syfy|SyFy]] ranked McCoy third of the six main-cast space doctors of the ''Star Trek'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/every-major-star-trek-doctor-ranked|title=Every major Star Trek doctor, ranked|last=Roth|first=Dany|date=2016-06-29|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en|access-date=2019-07-04|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704150923/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/every-major-star-trek-doctor-ranked|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, Screen Rant ranked the reboot film (Kelvin timeline) McCoy, played by Urban, as the 17th-most attractive person in the ''Star Trek'' universe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-most-attractive-characters/|title=Star Trek: 20 Most Attractive Characters|date=2017-12-15|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-12|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416012852/https://screenrant.com/star-trek-most-attractive-characters/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, [[TheWrap|''The Wrap'']] placed Doctor McCoy as sixth out of 39 in a ranking of main cast characters of the ''Star Trek'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/all-39-star-trek-main-characters-ranked-from-spock-to-wesley-photos/|title=All 39 'Star Trek' Main Characters Ranked|date=2018-03-21|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-22|archive-date=July 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702182344/https://www.thewrap.com/all-39-star-trek-main-characters-ranked-from-spock-to-wesley-photos/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, [[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] ranked McCoy as the 11th-best Starfleet character of ''Star Trek.''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-starfleet-members-ranked/|title=Star Trek: The 25 Best Members Of Starfleet, Ranked|date=2018-10-27|website=CBR|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-20|archive-date=June 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620180207/https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-starfleet-members-ranked/|url-status=live}}</ref>