Happy Doctors' Day 2021 Images, GIFs, Quotes to Honor Physicians

National Doctors' Day is today, March 30, and it is a day to thank our doctors for everything they do. National Doctors' Day is especially important today as doctors and frontline healthcare workers in the U.S. and the rest of the world continues to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today is a great opportunity to show appreciation for the doctors in your life. Many local healthcare organizations and hospitals are inviting people to share messages of support and e-cards to their doctors on this day, but what should your message say?

Happy Doctors' Day Quotes

Take inspiration from the following messages from hospitals and healthcare groups below and share your own message of support on social media.

IBM Watson Health said: "On #DoctorsDay, we celebrate the clinicians who work selflessly to provide compassionate care for all impacted by COVID19—while also delivering clinical and pharmacological care for ongoing medical and public health challenges.

"You are heroes today and every day. Thank you."

Take inspiration from UNICEF Oman (but tweak the message to address your local area or state) and say: "You are relentless. You are dedicated. You are our heroes.

"To every doctor in #Oman and around the world who is rising to the challenge of #COVID19, working day and night to keep all of us safe—thank you."

The Massachusetts General Hospital said: "Happy #NationalDoctorsDay to all of our physicians who provide compassionate care to our patients and their families every day! (Especially those working the overnight shift so we can all rest a little easier!)"

Happy Doctors' Day GIFs

If you'd like to make your social media message more fun, why not attach a GIF? GIPHY has plenty of GIFs that are perfect to use on National Doctors' Day.

To find an appropriate GIF head to GIPHY.com and search "Doctors' Day" or search directly in your social media app, including Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp, which provide GIFs from GIPHY and Tenor.

This GIF by Richie Brown sees a doctor wearing a mask and PPE holding up peace signs with the message "Thanks for your service."

This GIF from GIF-Cards sees a koala bear dressed in doctors' scrubs, with a bird holding a heart-shaped flower, and the message: "Thank you!"

This GIF from Jio sees a doctor using a stethoscope on a love heart with the message "Love you doc!" which could be a great option to send to your family members and friends who are doctors.

Happy Doctors' Day Images

Add an image along with your social media message, or use a free-to-use image to create your own e-card. You can access free photos of doctors and National Doctors Day images on numerous websites.

Pixabay has free Doctors' Day images, including graphics featuring stethoscopes and love hearts, which would be great to send as an e-card. Simply head to Pixaby and search "Doctors Day" to find the right image for you.

Unsplash has plenty of free stock images of doctors that would work really well with a message of appreciation on social media. Head to Unsplash and search "Doctors" where you'll be able to download an image for free.

Finally, Wallpaper Access has dozens of free images of doctors that you can download and include in your thank you messages online. On the Wallpaper Access website, search for "Doctors" where you'll find several great stock images.