ALI ABDAAL QUITS MEDICINE FOREVER! - Doctor Reacts

Yet another youtuber quits medicine. This is getting insane! This is the 3rd or 4th video I've done know on KZbinrs quitting medicine. I think ‪@aliabdaal‬ probably has the best case for this and you'll see how I feel about it in the video. It may surprise you!
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[@aliabdaal]

Loved the video :) on the salary point - if I were making a US attending salary it would still be a matter of ‘do I enjoy this enough to continue doing it if I won the lottery’. Your answer to that seems to be yes, which is great to hear :) my answer would probably be no, but maybe that’s just because I haven’t found a speciality / gone through residency (6-8y in the UK) to get to that point of genuinely finding it super fun 🍀

[@wackaer25]

Yeah but you kind of shit on individual efforts as doctors by saying you don’t save lives the system saves lives” You’re ignoring your contributions when you individually go out of your way to do something that changes the patients potential outcome. You’re belittling the efforts doctors do. The system is not human and would lose its touch pretty quickly

[@Farinata2]

@@wackaer25 Yes. He quit because he is making more money from KZbin. Just save us the day and say "I quit because I am making more money from KZbin", and then it will be fine.

[@harrisonachunche4098]

Appreciate you a lot Ali. Thanks for the additional insights

[@lorengjoka342]

I think you left medicine partly because you didn't have to fight a lot to get in

[@BallyBoy95]

The replies here are pretty depressing. Ali, you enjoy yourself doing KZbin! Everyone else is just jealous from my perspective, and that's surprising as I consider myself a fairly envious person aha.

[@stanleyezidiegwu7187]

I am a medical doctor myself. I think medicine should be made more flexible. A situation where you can pursue other things in your life. The occupation just consumes you literally

[@dirkdar1]

I am aspiring medical doctor. All of the things that make me nervous is everything outside of the patients and medicine. How do you manage the other sucks on the profession.

[@lmdreamcover1802]

Totally agree!

[@geraldmcmullon2465]

He already found a way to work a shorter week as a doctor. But that was not working for him either.

[@stanleyezidiegwu7187]

@@geraldmcmullon2465 truthfully if I see any other source of income surpass my salary that I am passionate about i will quit medicine as well. It can be a depressing job sometimes

[@daniaawni5180]

and that's why i chose dentistry over it.. i am passionate about medicine, but i just know i would not be happy in an occupation that eats all my time and effort, especially that family is really important to me and i want to be present for my (future 😅) kids most of the time..

[@ianleonhardt8934]

I feel like KZbinr's, whether intentionally or not, send subliminal messages to their audience about where their true love/passion lies depending upon their content. Ali clearly didn't love medicine as much as his content creation, and there's nothing wrong with that! Dr. Cellini and Rachel Southard seem like they're in medicine for the long haul, and Dr. Mike is honestly somewhere in the middle - wouldn't be surprised if he left medicine in a couple of years - his schedule must be crazy!

[@ana.eduard1493]

You say it correct,

[@moonlightikah6753]

Yess! Rachel is definitely in medicine for a long timee. We can really see the passion and lovee of medicine in her eyes

[@SoloJedi_]

100% agree

[@adamgill618]

I can’t really see Dr. Mike doing something else to be honest. Unless he just become a med school professor.

[@Anniefawesome]

Violin MD is amazing too.

[@coolman123ism]

🍀great video!! I don’t blame medical people for quitting, I actually applaud them for taking a courageous step away from something he or she work so hard for to then focus on other passions and might have a different and more meaningful value in his or her perspective.

[@Carole1279]

@@biologywiththanosthanos5785 because they earned the seat

[@callum4387]

He completed FY1/2. In the UK, everyone does 2 years of foundation training after med school which is a mix of different specialities. After that you apply for speciality training which is equivalent to residency. So he never actually specialised

[@danforyou1]

that's why his thoughts are way too shallow, he didn't even go through

[@stevehtz]

🍀 Big thank you for always being exceptionally relevant! As an accepted US med student, your channel is a great way to take a needed break from the workload but do something that is valuable to my pursuits. Keep it up!

[@medlife2458]

I believe that it is important to get a feel for what your future career before you go through all the schooling/challenging experiences/debt. He made it only 2 years and instantly jumped out to travel, KZbin, and start new businesses. Good on him for finding his passion, but at least let this be warning to those who are going into medicine but aren’t truly invested. Not everyone can do the same and still come out on top. 🍀

[@xoxoxo8513]

He wouldn't have been where he is right now had he not been a medstudent from Cambridge. This whole medschool journey actually led him to KZbin..happy for him

[@medlife2458]

@@xoxoxo8513 perhaps. He participated in years of drama plays and always had a passion there. There are several routes which he could have gone, but his success as a student was his largest boost in the youtube world. But again, my comment was aimed more as a warning that not everyone may achieve the same success by going through the same steps.

[@bellebwells9782]

how can someone find out if it is the career for them? any ideas?

[@medlife2458]

@@bellebwells9782 exposure to the career. If you are interested in medicine, then ask to shadow someone who works in that setting. If you want to know if you like working with patients, then find a job to work with patients. CNA, care tech, rehab assistant, medical clerk, etc. really anything to get your foot into the medical world and near what you are interested in. Maybe you take a job in a pediatric office and find out that you hate working with small children. Try to find another setting and explore your options.

[@Mrs_Canary]

I think we all get invested n a passion...he did finish med school...but we determine life could be better and change our minds...and its nothing wrong with that.

[@KinzaHussain]

Great video! I respect Ali's decision to leave medicine to pursue his KZbin career (& other projects he's working on). Ali was very transparent about his gap year and I think he grew a lot as a creator during that time. As a KZbinr myself, I know how much work goes into being a creator. As fun as it is, it is still a career that he puts his time and effort into. He reinvests to create better content for all of us to learn from and enjoy. He is an avid reader as well, and he doesn't read books about medicine. He reads books about what he loves - productivity, building habits, self-improvement, etc. I respect that he has other passions that he monetizes and remains consistent with. As a current M3 and part-time influencer/KZbinr, I understand the freedom a creator has vs. a medical provider who isn't their own boss. We have immense responsibility for someone's health/life. We are also part of a system that is extremely expensive to be a part of and has exploited its healthcare workers because saving lives is more than a job. We are partially at fault for erasing boundaries around reasonable work hours and for accepting poor working conditions & cultures. It is a privilege to practice medicine, and can be an extremely fulfilling career, but only if you like it. A career in medicine is a choice like every career in life. If Ali was leaving law school to pursue KZbin full-time, there would be no controversy in the comments. I hope anyone who is reading the comments finds happiness in what they do and takes ownership of their life choices. Including myself!! xx

[@wol_ves]

I don't know, I feel like a practicing physician who also does youtube is more in tune with the actual day to day practice of medicine than someone who quits their job to become a full time youtuber. The daily grind can be intense and the actual practice can change, and it's hard to remember and keep up with that stuff unless you're living it every day. That's fine, depending on the content they're putting out, but I feel something is lost as well.

[@anshumanjha3138]

I am a Family doctor in Singapore, I come from a family which has 3 generations of doctors and I did struggle with whether I am doing medicine because its all I have seen my family do or is it my true calling. I am obsessed with other things like literature and politics and I did think about investment banking as a career but once I actually started working as a doctor I realised that there is nothing else I really want to do . I cant imagine sitting in an office and doing something else no matter what the returns are . I still harbor other dreams like writing a novel and dabbling in politics in one day and incubating business ideas to the point of fruition but I cant imagine not doing medicine and it took me a long time to realize this.

[@shamrockgirl6595]

......and your medical 🚑 career will allow you to compose ✍. U can have both.

[@boiseraise]

That’s why I truly believe having one career it’s just a myth. It’s even waste of intellectual resources

[@jhondalton130]

Thank you

[@gazmio8339]

Perfect =)

[@shrutisinha7966]

damn u literally spoke my mind

[@Denoheatwave]

Starting med school this upcoming August after two gaps years. I’ve been reflecting over these two years working clinical jobs to make sure I wanted to work as a physician above all other career options, and I’m coming in with a fire lit under my ass when I matriculate. I think med schools are selecting for students with multiple gap years for this reason- to make sure that future physicians are more likely to be happy with their career and more motivated to perform in their training and onwards.

[@alecpugh2005]

Absolutely, I have done the same and am grateful for the knowledge I have gained before going in as well as the experience- if you can enjoy medicine during the good and the bad it makes Med school and the career an easy choice, congrats on the acceptance

[@gerinimoify]

Hey Doc, you should do a video on studying habits/how to keep yourself motivated for those of us still in medical school! With all of the work you put in to get where you are at, I think a lot of us would be interested in how to survive this never-ending grind.

[@rachelleb2007]

I like how you keep it real respectfully, I hope I have tons of fun on my medical School journey.

[@kennyg919]

Always interesting to hear your perspective!

[@MDZac2024]

Current M2 student and stumbled on your page. Great page and subscribed. I think Ali did the right thing. Gotta follow your passion-even if that means a complete change of direction career wise.

[@lavdieel2369]

It's always a great satisfaction watching your videos!

[@barryhuizing2804]

Not sure how long you have been at 250k but congratulations to you! Awesome

[@JS-hu7pv]

A friend of mine is an otolaryngologist and quit practicing a few months ago. He was miserable. He’s now doing hair transplantation and loves it. My average week as a general pediatrician in private practice is 60+ hours. I love what I do but medicine is a jealous mistress.

[@TheCJMurph14]

I have trouble with the word “fun.” I get that you want to have fun at your job and even that you want to enjoy your job, but it’s feels like a cheaper term to describe something that is really meant to mean “meaningful” or “what keeps you up at night” or even “what you get out of bed for.” Lots of things bring pleasure or fun. Most of the things that I have committed my life to are not “fun” things. Most the time they don’t even bring pleasure. I’m in medicine because it’s meaningful to me. It’s enjoyable a lot of times, but it’s meaningful ALL OF THE TIMES. There’s a lot of moments that are not fun, but they’re worthwhile. Snow skiing is fun for me. I mean I have fun every minute I’m skiing. Why haven’t I committed myself to a life about snow skiing? Because it’s not meaningful to me. It doesn’t keep me up at night thinking about ski spots or technique or ski olympians. I don’t dream about being a ski instructor. I do dream about practicing medicine in different parts of the world, or clinical judgement skills, or surgical skills, or famous doctors that contributed a lot to the profession though, or teaching medicine. Pursue what is really meaningful to you over what you have fun doing. Great video.

[@CookWithStephh]

LOVE this message !!

[@DebraJohnson]

I love this take.

[@GlamGoddes101]

He did say there were better words he could use, but he chose to use the word fun

[@breeb2638]

I came here to say exactly this! I chose a career in nursing because yes, it's fun, but mostly because it's meaningful and fulfilling. Of course content creation can be meaningful for some but I agree that the choice of 'fun' was odd.

[@progamer-zm7kk]

Thank you for your comment . I was so confused but you made it simple . 🙏

[@rineilperez1633]

Great video! US pharmacist here but white belt at KZbin-ing. Your video got recommended to me, prob bc I follow Ali. But love your content and you my friend, are very lucky to enjoy what you do. I still do as well but maybe not full time. Also subbed!

[@johnlevine3384]

Great reaction and perspective!

[@DoctorAzmain]

🍀 Great reaction vid Dr Cellini! For myself, I still have the drive and passion to be a doctor, while starting my KZbin for educational vids on the side. Who knows, I might change my mind at some point, but I doubt I'll leave medicine completely. We shall wait and see!

[@DrCellini]

Love it

[@felicityaeh]

In the UK a specialty doctor makes £45,124 to £77,519 a year. If they become a consultant that goes up to £84,559 to £114,003 (but if they work privately they could make more). Ali was about to start his specialty training so would be earning £39,467 to £53,077 a year. Not a small salary by any means but compared to his other work it's only a small percentage

[@louissanderson719]

Pretty sure there a plenty of consultants over over 90-100k

[@felicityaeh]

@@louissanderson719 Just realised I managed to miss a whole sentence from my comment. Fixed it now, thanks

[@louissanderson719]

@@felicityaeh 👌

[@catslifethepurrsuitofjoy4000]

So no matter what he said about fun meaning of life etc his main focus was money and his heart was never in medicine

[@chrishernandez295]

Hey doc!! You have the best channel in the KZbin game!!!😩👍

[@Shivdotb]

my issue with passion is that your wants can change over the course of your life and through experiences. That being said, as a student, I have definitely had these moments and I know my other colleagues did as well. Medicine is very rewarding especially financially so i agree that its worth seeing through to get a real description of the feel of the job but that definitely would require going all in and not having a back up plan. I think to me, I would only switch after seeing it through and feeling out another field. Then who knows if this other field could also end up being a bore eventually. thats the trick. I think i'd only quit if I felt absolutely miserable. Props to anyone who ever had the guts to quit though. Not any easy choice.

[@danielaalejandrachamorroha8361]

it's great studying medicine in first world countries, in my homeland, Nicaragua, doctors usually tell us that they are proud of us for making it to 3rd-4th year (6 year here for MD) because it really shows we are there for real vocation knowing money won't be a a real reward... doctors here earn veeeeery little, only some specialists that work in private hospitals make enough to call it "worth it"... and even them earn a laughable amount compared to US doctors...

[@XSemperIdem5]

@@danielaalejandrachamorroha8361 healthcare is a business in the U.S. We don't even provide access to medical care as a basic thing to our citizens. People have to decide between receiving needed medical care or going to bankruptcy or between getting their prescriptions this month or affording food and housing. It makes sense for salaries to be higher here when the companies that own the clinics and hospitals tend to be a for profit industry. Plus the coat of living is quite high in some cities in the U.S. In other places such as where you are it does seem that it's more likely that people are in it because it's truly their passion and they want to help people.

[@charlescoffey695]

Great content as usual.☘

[@Safe97]

In the UK our first 2 years are foundation years (i.e. basically an intern but rotating around different specialities every 4 months). I think after that he did a few locum jobs in emergency medicine but didn't pursue speciality training (aka 'residency')

[@samuelakpan8009]

I like the video. I was crushed when I heard about Ali quitting medicine but hearing you say you love your job has this resonance effect that makes me realize it's medicine for me or NOTHING.

[@JoshKorzan]

I took Ali's video editing class in Skillshare and he teaches the iPad trick in that 🙂

[@gwillock5891]

Not a med student here but as a pt student who thinks the world of medicine is super interesting, this guy commentary cracks me up with his delivery of med content lol 👍🍀

[@Halenhulsebus]

🍀 great video!

[@raqimk]

Hey doc, love the vids

[@DrCellini]

Thanks!

[@TuExklusiv]

This was a great react

[@monahiba5587]

🍀loved the video! I loved Ali’s video as well.

[@faybulous_x]

Attending life might be a lot better, but in other countries like Australia, the first 2 years as a doctor are general training and do not count towards specialisation. Not sure about how it is elsewhere, but in Australia, getting onto a specialty training program can take at least 2 years in some specialities, and then training itself is another 4-6 years, so staying in the hospital system for that long when you're burnt out is extremely difficult. All the best to Ali Abdaal and others out there! 🍀

[@ciararobb8049]

MSI here. Love your videos. MAKE MORE FINANCE VIDEOS :) Maybe you could interview some different finance people and make videos about the business side of being a physician and other financial topics that are relevant to physicians and student doctors! You should try out some longer-form content !! :) Thanks Dr. Cellini.

[@Bwolf1]

I respect his decision you only get one life do what makes you happy and if you KZbin is where you find happiness then do it!!

[@Kwippy]

It should be understood that medical education in the UK is mostly subsidised by tax payers' money. Unlike in the US, UK medical student pay just a fraction of the cost of training. That money is wasted every time a doctor quits. Secondly entry into medical school is highly competitive while the UK has a chronic shortage of doctors. Someone who leaves the profession has effectively denied the chance for someone else for a career helping people,

[@nubian5811]

Still not by force to continue if you doesn’t like it. Blame the system if anything.

[@jeanetteraichel8299]

Kevin Jubbal did the same thing. Quit residency to make a small fortune helping potential medical students get into med school.

[@jenniferwatts3777]

Thank you dr Cellini

[@SoloJedi_]

As a physician and KZbinr, I would LOVE your honest opinion on people that leave medicine to pursue KZbin for financial gains. When you go to medical school interviews they ask, "Why medicine?" and you go through the personal statement essay. But moves like this just seem like a slap in the face for people that don't get in and have to reapply

[@quon535]

Yessssss.. It’s kind of disheartening not gonna lie

[@ishaqsaleem1627]

I want to preface this by saying I am very sympathetic for the many people who work hard and dedicate years of their lives to med school applications only to be shunned for often very trivial and unseen reasons. Med applications are not a pleasant world and a very distressing time in people's lives. But Ali deserved his place. He genuinely enjoyed medicine, was intelligent way beyond the standard we have for medicine and was a passionate and driven individual. If he continued with his speciality training I'm sure he would have been a brilliant doctor. That being said he owes it to no one to do something that isn't in his best interests. The worst trap we can get into in life is the sunk cost fallacy. Thinking that we need to just stick it out even at the cost of our own health and wellbeing. Ali made the choice that's right for him at this current moment and that's what everyone should be doing. At the end of the day it's not ali's fault that other people don't make it into medicine. The decision for medicine was right for him at the time. And now an alternative path is better.

[@quon535]

@@ishaqsaleem1627 ok

[@JTD33]

Whether you like it or not (I know you don't), you need to realize you're not that special. Medicine isn't some ultra exceptional career for the "chosen ones" which you're then forced to dedicate your entire life to. Assuming a KZbinr leaving medicine can only be for money and saying it's a slap in the face of those who did not get in just highlights that bias. It's crazy how so many in these comments cannot seem to accept the fact that people change careers.

[@quon535]

@@JTD33 Hey it’s okay❤️ U don’t have to get upset. Let them have their opinion

[@ristogrkovski7931]

I think nowadays NFT trader, & Audience Builder & influencer & podcaster sure is super fun, however you make a good point regarding job security.

[@Lelobookreview]

out of my 5 friends 3 of them got out of medicine after medical school. some got in to high tech.. some public health. this is not new!

[@umamd366]

Not every one can lean on genius. Dr. Ali Abdal can in my opinion. Most of us med students learned to work hard and get good grades that paved our way to medical school. But had we had ingenuity and creativity at genius level, am sure we would have found another path for ourselves as well.

[@user-sf8ql3pv7z]

👏

[@Janon743]

I think ingenuity and genius or not doesn’t have to determine going into medicine, as that almost sounds like people go into medicine just because that’s all they are good at, not because they are truly interested in other things And on the other hand, some people with those exhorbitant amounts of smarts and genius truly care about medicine and chose to do it, it boils down to what you believe in enough to set as your goals I think

[@leagueofotters2774]

XD

[@zhvanrekani1408]

If Ali Abdal is not happy with his job medicine it's okay to quit it . This is great video reaction . Thank you 👍

[@mediokritet]

Tbh I have no issue with someone not having passion in medicine and leaving but he had some very questionable opinions in his past videos such as his time "teaching" people his youtube strategies is more beneficial for society than working as a doctor who supposedly saves only 8 lives per their career. To each their own but hearing that as a doc during pandemic that sounds inaccurate (even for the most easy going specialties- derm certainly diagnoses more than 8 early melanomas in their career so 🤷‍♀️) + tone deaf. Anyway, good luck to him

[@felicityaeh]

I definitely think it was the right choice for him. Patients deserve doctors that care about them and can feel the impact their having with their patients

[@PassionPno]

Your derm example is inaccurate. It totally depends on where you live. Skin-related cancers are almost unheard of in my country.

[@mediokritet]

@@PassionPno mr snape, thank you for your feedback. Would you like to provide official statistics for your country in absolute numbers so we can discuss further.

[@PassionPno]

@@mediokritet No, I don't have a stat. The reason is I'm from an Asian country. Almost everyone soaks their bodies with sunscreens daily, uses UPF umbrellas and has UV-blocking window tints. We think y'all in the West are insane for loving the sun so much. Edit: Found it. "The annual incidence rates of SCC for Chinese, Malays, and Asian Indians are 2.6, 1.3, and 1.4 per 100,000 persons, respectively."

[@sohniya7681]

@@PassionPno reason why you guys pump yourselves with sunscreen and take bleaching pills is only because of your obsession with white skin. It has nothing to do with preventing skin cancer. You Asians hate the sun because you want white skin!

[@Dr_Theatre]

Another awesome review Dr. Cellini. Just like you mentioned in the beginning, I am wondering why now so many are leaving medicine (specifically doctor (med-student or Resident)). How do you feel about Dr. Jubbal leaving medicine during residency? Not gonna lie, $27,000/week as passive income would make a lot of people think twice about continuing with their salary or day-to-day job. I'm not sure I'd give up clinical medicine though if in his shoes. I'm not a physician yet (accepted medical student) but I know at this stage that I like it too much. I've been working in clinical medicine (Scribe, A-EMT, ED Tech, MA) since 2014 and I honestly can't see me working in any other field.

[@NaomiandJack]

A little background on the UK, Unlike the USA, residency is markedly longer. In the UK the shortest trainee program is 5 years for general practice. Everything else is soo much longer. Many people become consultants in their 40s. He never started specialty training. Loving your videos btw!

[@midastouch2879]

Not true, general practice in the UK is 3yrs and there are plenty of doctors that become consultants in their 30s...the residencies only differ on average by a year.

[@olieholmes9391]

General practice training is 3yrs in UK dude, get ur facts right!

[@NaomiandJack]

@@midastouch2879 after two years f1 and f2 which is not necessary in the USA guess if 5 years will amend that. Plus the bottle neck of consultants 😅

[@midastouch2879]

@@NaomiandJack 8yrs on average to become a doctor in the us, 4undergrad and 4 medschool Vs 5 to 6yrs to become a doctor in the UK..total amount of time even when you factor F1 f2 will less in the UK if you wanna be a GP. Plus medicine in the US is alot more competitive so yeah you lose more time if you need to resit

[@vans4lyf2013]

@@midastouch2879 so from high school it takes 11 years to be a Family medicine doctor in the US, but 10 to 11 years in the UK if you go straight through. Every other training programs takes way longer to complete in the UK and the vast majority of British doctors will take multi-year gaps in their training unlike in the US where it is very uncommon to takes gaps in residency. Also medicine is still very competitive in the UK and many applicants don't get in first time. The US is a better deal for medicine in every way tbh. That's why UK doctors are leaving in droves to go to Oz or NZ.

[@NN-rn1oz]

I am a physician and my 6-year old boy's biggest career dream is to be a KZbinr. At first I laughed. I'm laughing a little less now.

[@NaomiandJack]

😂❤️

[@orlandoalessandrini2505]

You should explain to him KZbin is not as easy to turn into a "career" as it is to do it as a hobby.

[@FacundoMD]

ER doc here ! Just passing by ! STAY SAFE ALL !! 🗽🚑👍

[@sabeeh93]

Practicing medicine in the UK can’t be compared to the US. More and more doctors here are quitting because of the awful treatment of doctors and poor pay in the NHS. It seems as if most doctors in the US like or love their job. Here most doctors you speak to dislike it at least partly and many detest it. So many young doctors I know have quit medicine (despite not having million ££ KZbin channels to focus on instead).

[@Jiggy77XD]

This is true. As a doctor trained in the UK I now moved to Canada because of how poor the pay and lifestyle is in the UK, as well as the agenda against doctors and toxicity picking up in the last few years. UK is great for patients (free healthcare) but terrible for doctors. US is terrible for patients, great for doctors. Both systems will eventually fail. It's only a matter of time before most UK doctors leave and the system fails completely and privatises. Then patients and the government (who have played on the goodwill of UK doctors for years) will realise how good they had it for years and will regret their actions.

[@MA-zg2pz]

The grass is not greener over here. The work life balance is nonexistent.

[@HassanPoyo]

@@Jiggy77XD As a UK medical student, I personally know a good handful of people planning to take the USMLE to leave for America after graduating from here. I am one of them. I’d rather go through the gruelling process of moving countries than stay in the UK and get treated like trash. Especially after all the hard work I put to become a medical student - a good one too.

[@HassanPoyo]

@Nicky L Depends on my salary. Right now I’m still borrowing from the government.

[@griselgriselda2901]

@@HassanPoyo Please don’t come to America.

[@SunshineKane1]

BEST CAREER ADVICEthat I’ve given to my kids…..if you refer to Wednesday’s as ‘hump-day’ AND you don’t ‘whistle while you work’, find another career!! Life is seriously too short!!

[@rimaviolet]

thats vague

[@annejones3659]

I cant help but think that ali didnt even to make a whole 40 minute video. It was for the sake of his passion and mental health, or overall happiness. I dont think anyone needs to explain why they’re doing something for their happiness. As a 3rd year level burnt out nursing student that wanted to go into medicine, I get this whole idea of quitting for the sake of pursuing passions/happiness.

[@yousifalasad1308]

Hey dr, if u want to do the writing on the iPad, u got to have a green background on the iPad and then just add it on top of this video and there you have it. I hope u understood what I said lol. Just have a green background on the iPad screen while ur writing and screen record

[@musiqal333]

A lot of these "I quit medicine" videos recently. Fascinating.

[@mikeacademy1809]

Wow, you reached 250k subscribers. This reaction videos seem to be doing well

[@EROK1R]

🍀 at the end of the day it is best to do what truly makes you happy. So you won’t have regrets and have what if thoughts. However, it makes it difficult when you don’t know what truly makes you happy/want to do and don’t have the means to venture out and figure it out.

[@zyl23]

I'm not a doctor but I had always wanted to be a doctor but seeing doctors have no time made me not want to pursue it. I feel sad for other doctors seeing them like slaves. They don't hold their time at all specially in hospitals. Being a doctor is a calling.

[@mpasev]

I will be honest, the video provides a good set of reasons for transitioning out of medicine and into media, but there is another reason that is complete ingnored by both Ali and Dr. Cellini and that is the fame. Taking a look at Ali, who has spoken about his dream about being a gym shark athlete, I think another obvious reason that is being shunned, for the obvious reason of not being noble, aside is the fame. Being a doctor vs. being a KZbinr with a huge following on all platforms is simply not the same in terms of the fame that it comes with and as we all know fame is addicting.

[@mr.wildcat405]

Two of my cousins are physicians and are going to retire as physicians. We share some of the same bloodlines. But, I realized when I was younger that the stress of school, training and practice would have been too much for me. Always wanted to be one. I am a HCP, but not an MD. Much love for physicians.

[@Colt-ii4qn]

Who wouldn’t love the respect doctors get , plus the money and women always being impressed with you 👍 It’s something I could have never been 😕

[@linglee8632]

Medicine pays poory in UK - why would he go back into medicine when earning bank on youtube

[@atianajjar1273]

Is this going to affect how admissions boards will look into students and allow the personal statements have a higher weight. Because I doubt it medical schools and residency programs would not look more into it

[@forevereveru]

So I am guessing being a physician in UK you’ll likely never make more than 120-150K, whilst in the US the doc salary could be 5 times more or 7 figures for lots of specialties. If Ali’s pulling >1M a year right now by YouTubing, which is already x10 of UK salary, this decision is obviously a no brainer. I agree would be interesting to know: If Ali is a IR doc/neuro/ortho/plastic surgeon in the US would he still quit? 🍀

[@louissanderson719]

Doable to make big bucks if you mix in private healthcare to NHS. NHS consultants are still on very comfortable wages though

[@zahsum]

Why do doctors in the UK get paid so little? I always wondered that

[@louissanderson719]

@@zahsum it’s not “so little”. In the grand scheme of things, you’re gonna be living very comfortably on 70-100+ k as a consultant

[@zahsum]

@@louissanderson719 well when I say little I mean compared to the US. It’s no secret that US doctors easily make 4-5x more than UK doctors

[@AllIAm1]

@@zahsum privatized healthcare vs single payer

[@MrBraceface216]

🍀☘️🍀☘️ Lots of nurses leaving too. COVID is a big contributing factor, but some people have found out real quick that nursing isn’t for them, despite jumping through so many hoops just to become a nurse. Thankfully I still love my job as a nurse😅

[@AGreyAlien]

Nursing sucks ass.

[@griselgriselda2901]

Good time for me to get into nursing. Gotta make that $$$

[@MrBraceface216]

@@griselgriselda2901 Definitely take advantage of it, especially if you travel nurse. I’ve been traveling for 3 months and I just extended my contract. I was able to save more money in one month than an entire year as a staff nurse

[@shrutisinha7966]

Oh! this video exists! great!!

[@NurseJPQ]

Love the clover. 🍀

[@joynish8661]

I'm a M1 at PCOM - GA. PLEAAASE come TEACH, even if you do it at the Philly campus, I'll see it!

[@BallyBoy95]

Clover Emoji, and a nice reaction. Prefer people accepting his decision, especially since it seems well thought-out and something that's realistic.

[@hannes9135]

Hahahaha Cellini’s reaction to the per week income🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@walleball29]

First comment. Proud of myself. This is drive and power.

[@DrCellini]

Lol I’m proud too

[@ShalakaSitre]

There is a vast disparity of pay in UK they are very less paid than the US. where most f the physicians are elite class it isn't the case in the UK

[@HDPeterson19]

If you want to learn how to write on the screen, he shares how he does it in his KZbin creator academy course on skill share!

[@dianecervantes1042]

☘️🍀 Good talk very informative

[@stanleyezidiegwu7187]

Lol if youtube server shuts down he can always dust his certificate and get right back in lol

[@shamrockgirl6595]

"less sucky"-- my new phrase 😄 love 💘 reacts especially when you're viewing 1st w/us

[@suns1457]

He just likes the money. Not that anything is wrong with it. But ya it can be described in 1 minute.

[@XxChuyoxX]

He's been making a lot more through KZbin for some time now so that clearly wasn't the only factor.

[@anishaa6216]

he didn't really enter residency because he was a FY2 which is like 2 yrs of work after u finish medschool

[@conniehowe5421]

If too many doctors quit who will take care of them or patients would have to wait for a doctor who can help them …

[@acke7980]

Haha, first Kevin Jubbal reacting and now Dr.C

[@DrCellini]

Oh I didn’t even see it lol

[@petertravis4048]

He looks a little lookalike. You are the original Italian Stallion MD

[@julieb8311]

Funny how everyone finds it weird to quit after all those hard sacrifices and training, I get it 100%, even if I wouldn't have the same reasons for quitting, though.. You can quickly burn out and destroy your mental health in medicine, quitting is not always a "lack of passion", sometimes quitting breaks your heart... But it's vital. Sometimes you love something but you feel that you don't belong anyway, or you love something else even more. Personally, I'm not even a "doctor doctor" as I am a veterinarian, but the last years of my training were so soul-crushing, destroyed my (already low) self-esteem to the extent that I though about quitting before the very end, not because I didn't have the passion, but because I didn't feel good enough for my future job... But a lucky first job in private practice proved me otherwise and I now can properly enjoy my job. But still, I'm not surprised so many MDs are quitting, and wouldn't call it "a lack of passion". Ali doesn't have the face of burn out and gave us other reasons but damn, I think some doctors quit to avoid commiting suicide... . And good thing that I now love my job because I really can't do it for the money XD (hey I'm quite curious how much a veterinarian makes in the U.S., or the UK, , like a GP for example? Here in France it varies but we make between 24,000 and 30 000 euros a year on average, I'd say... A bit more if you're a board-certified specialist, but not much more if you're a "half-specialist" like myself and most of my fellow vets ie you received significant continuous education in the field(s) of your choice like ortho surgery, advanced internal med (+endoscopy, echocardiography,...), opthalmo, etc...)

[@noraaa8479]

Finally someone who gets it! I’m not a doctor yet, I’m a 4th year med student and my mental health has never felt worse. I don’t want to quit but sometimes I’m afraid that will be my only option because I keep getting worse..

[@julieb8311]

@@noraaa8479 I don't know about your med school course in your particular country... But I can tell you that what they say about the "outside world" being way worse than med/vet school, is not always true, so you might find your solace further along the way. You might feel burnt out and useless now, like it consumes your life and you'll never make it, never be a good doc, etc... But that's temporary. In school/intern year clinics, you only see what you do wrong and it's often not a great learning environment for students who have low self-esteem and not the competitive personality of most of their peers... You feel alone in school, but I can promise you a lot of students have the same pain as you, they just don't feel they are allowed to feel those things. I send you loads of love, and see with your administration if it's possible to take a gap year to have a break and reflect on what you want in life. And of course, ask for help, they can't deny you some time to go see a therapist, because mental health can also be an emergency. I know that it's hard to think your pain will end but it will. Look, for example, I was a lost cause, I had several anxiety attacks while on rotations (even just as I was closing a cat after surgery so not ideal) because I couldn't stand the pressure I felt from other people watching... I know a lot of my classmates said I was too weak and couldn't stand being a practicionner... Now I am a happy practicionner, I discovered that I wasn't a bad vet, not at all, because I found a practice with amazing people who value my accomplishments, and my "fragility" translates into compassion and that's something my colleagues and my patients' owners/parents actually really like. You'll be surprised how resourceful your education and self-drive make you in "real life", those "I need to be the doctor for this patient now because there's no one else to do it, but that also means there's no one else to tell me I can't make it" situations. Med school is cruel, but that does not mean you won't thrive once you're out.

[@JustineAprilJ]

“I think some doctors quit to avoid committing suicide…” Spot on sister, this is me

[@abbygalerowe1254]

Once I saw the title I jumped !!!

[@DanniTrades]

Doc he's probably using a green background on his iPad and just writing while recording his screen...in post he can remove the background and put the screen recording on top of the video.... 😉

[@ashog1426]

Once Im in Im never quitting lol im only gonna be a physician assistant but Ill work till its time to move on to the next life especially considering the 100 k or so in debt im gonna be haha

[@mandymorrow5473]

I'd still watch you! I don't care what it's about! Heck, I understand nothing about stocks but I watch the ones about stocks!

[@nalis074]

☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀 thank Dr.C!

[@smadm2437]

You are awesome. Thanks! So annoying to look for that clover emoji tho! Is it just me or has Lewis Howes gone from asking thought provoking questions to his guests to caring mostly about money? Like Tim Ferriss. Enough already!!!

[@dr.aniruddhachimote5941]

He first took an year off before joining ob/gyn. Now before joining he decided to quit

[@joelowens5211]

I have lots of doctor clients and own a commercial real estate company. They buy passive NNN commercial properties with the goal to eventually replace most of their medical income. They also build additional value by owning their practice or owning a percentage of the company they work for . The surgeons can make 1 to 2 million a year or more but longevity to earn income is a shorter span because it takes it's toll on their bodies versus a doctor that sees patients for minor stuff in a practice. The full time KZbinrs that make lots of money I have heard some of them work 12 hours a day stuck in their house with 3 other full time employees and that is their life pretty much. No thanks to that existence. It's not just about the amount of money but how you make the money and if that is a path you want to live and go down for the journey and experience.

[@dr.aniruddhachimote5941]

He has 5 companies, all doing very well. He employs a staff of over 25 people.

[@faizanalvi3932]

i mean work hours for doc in the uk are mandated to be around an average of 40 hours per week the compensation is way less but life style is usually 12 hr calls ( even for surgeon) 2 days a week and a the rest are just normal 9 to 5 days and thats it

[@shaydelre1898]

i haven't watched any of these yet but low key i am getting annoyed at all the quitting idk

[@geraldmcmullon2465]

In the UK the way the NHS was set up has been eroded. Some of the reasons are down to being able to do more, the cost of the most advance treatments and a rise in population. Others are down to under funding, ignoring the reports the government set up and waste e.g. trillions on failed ppe purchased not fit for purpose and wasted on a failed track and trace system. The pressure of 12 hour shifts. The over work, broken equipment, lack of beds and in leaving the EU telling many doctors and nurses that they have no right to stay, delay their applications and force them out of the UK. Then do the same to non-EU doctors and nurses they had recruited. Finally the government wish to move to private health care modelled on the worlds worst system that of the USA. The other profession that has also been under funded and badly treated are teachers. Nurses, teachers, doctors and lecturers are leaving their professions because of the hours, under appreciation, under funding and a yoyo demand on procedures and paper work that do not improve the outcomes. UK and USA are not the only countries heading that direction but are leading by a long way.

[@siquanwu3131]

UK system is different from USA, he is equivalent to just finishing intern year.

[@prettybyte6513]

Please don’t speed your voice/videos. Although some people naturally speak fast, KZbinrs speed up in hopes of keeping a viewer watching longer and increase the viewer’s interest. Yet, there is no proof it works. I think of it as a parlor trick or a young editor. You are so kind to say those who quit have all had good reasons.

[@cojut]

Thanks for summarizing! He makes his videos too long and repetitive. As far as I understand it he finished foundation year training which in UK is 2 years. However he should have had full registration after just 1. It seems after foundation training he was too busy with KZbin etc and seems to have stayed as SHO (senior house officer-old term but frequently still used) rather than going into a training program (nowadays there are a few different pre-registrar SHO programs you can attend or just stay SHO) and he surely did not progress to become a registrar (which I think is the same as attenting). The final step would then of course be to become a hospital consultant. Alternatively you can join the GP training program and become a GP. I am not sure though if Ali did attend any of the pre-registrar programmes though. The salaries in UK for doctors are very low and especially at his low level which he has outlined in his videos previously. So makes sense he chose it.

[@ollieburtonuk]

Just as a point of clarificaton on this - it often makes more sense to get to SHO as your locum rates are higher and you can jump back into specialty training. He would then become a specialty registrar (resident) and then a consultant (which is the same as an attending). So at the point he's left he hasn't started any kind of specialty training, you're correct.

[@SunshineKane1]

His speech is fast😂I watch majority of KZbin vlogs that subscribe to at 2.0 and had to change it to 1.5🤷‍♀️

[@HHSMCJROTC]

Did u commit to private practice mostly/largely due to the salary increase, since you likewise love teaching, or did you just wanna avoid the research part of academia? I know that one can research and teach even in private practice but I know that it’s a requisite in academia, unlike privately, and that it’s much easier to engage research working somewhere like a med school than privately.

[@brady1123]

Leaving medicine was definitely the best decision for Ali, but some of his arguments for leaving medicine are weak or simply wrong. For example, his "value above replacement" argument fails when you consider that he took a seat in med school from someone who would otherwise still be practicing and the UK has a low supply of physicians. So there isn't an actual "replacement" in this scenario. If the UK was overfull on physicians then his arg would hold weight but instead he is taking an entire doctor out of the supply. Similarly, his figure about how many lives a physician "saves" during their career is wrong on its face.

[@jeff-hc8ux]

meh, he could always return and trying to weigh this stuff saying he took a seat is just plain ridiculous as if the time he contributes doesn't count for anything and that him getting others into med school is also incredible. simply put he might have had a bigger impact than we think

[@catslifethepurrsuitofjoy4000]

Your correct his argument is weak. What he doesnt admit and which is clear that he left for money. I dont understand why he didn’t come out and say it. If you watch most of his videos its all about side hustling and making money. Nothing wrong with that but yo come out and make this video of reasons why and skirt around the point is nonsensical. He went into medicine because the pay was higher than most jobs in uk. At same time he was doing side hustles then youtube kicked off and all he saw was money. That means his heart was never in the job in the first place. It your dealing with people other humans in a care setting and you dont like your job and only doing it for money i would advise get out. That means your care for the people will be only half hearted