Before You Go to Med School You Must Know This!

Before You Go to Med School You Must Know This! If you want to go to medical school to become a doctor or surgeon, make sure you get this in your head first!
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[@AznDomination101]

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle Awesome video man!

[@drbuckparker]

exactly!

[@soPhuzy]

I am not in med school and I have 0 interest in going to med school. Not even sure how i found your channel because I'm not even in the medical field. However, your videos are very helpful for just life in general. It's interesting to know these things because I can name 2 bad habits that I NEED to stop. Thanks.

[@monyattacobb210]

Great video, I really need to see this. Just left Chem class after failing a test that I should have passed. I have a bad habit of cramming and waiting to the last minute to study. Failing this test has me feeling like giving up all together because I am a nurse and it would be much easier to just become a nurse practitioner, but my end goal is to become a doctor. So I will seek out tutoring and try to form better study habits instead because I can’t imagine going through life without achieving this huge goal.

[@drbuckparker]

you can totally do it! it's just changing your mindset, and how your brain tells you what to do:)

[@langyd4518]

I think you would be better served by sticking with nurse practitioner. It doesn’t make any sense to switch fields....

[@amnamir6676]

Langy D doesn’t make sense to you . She obviously has a different brain and ultimately goals . 🙃

[@MsAakifa]

Langy D it does. Depending on what you want to do

[@sakhumuziasantenkala7582]

i feel like you made this video for me because its just the perfect timing. Thanks Dr Parker, you the best.

[@alisonexe]

He has an awesome beard.

[@shemahomes9499]

I'm a junior in high school and I feel like you save my life with every video. Future plastic surgeon here, thanks for all you do!

[@drbuckparker]

yessss i love saving livessss!!! ;)

[@jlove-s5117]

Paul D'C You don’t have to put other people down for having a set future. Although it is quite common and she will probably change specialities no reason to be rude....

[@Gangsta0wns456]

Dr. Buck I took this advice at the start of my second semester during my Freshman year and now i have a great habit of sitting down and studying. My stamina has improved so much and my grades have improved despite taking harder classes. Thanks for your help!!

[@drbuckparker]

awesomeeeeeee

[@isaaclucero7773]

Always better than Doctor Mike.

[@IK-fg4gw]

Orion Musk hahahaaha

[@barakomamba]

Nailrox Doctor Mike is fine, he started out as an awkward teenager like most and worked hard to achieve what he has. He is actually humble for someone who has as much as he does

[@skyhappy]

Doctor Mike is cringe.

[@cojut]

Hey, I wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for Dr Mikes videos who lead me onto these. He is funny, I like him too. Actually I like almost all doctors that I come across :)

[@monalletinie143]

Bruh is it really necessary to compare them? Both are amazing

[@lf0153]

I trained my self to just watch youtube videos lol

[@drbuckparker]

lmfao

[@swinxfee]

Same fam

[@jodollman8136]

49 and need to retrain my brain in order to FINALLY finish the degree I started multiple lifetimes ago. Once upon a time I was an Honors College Pre-med Biology major. I didn't have the life skills and habits necessary, so I burned out and gave up. At 40 I became a Surgical Tech. Now, I really want to finish my BS. It's going to be one heck of a challenge, but sometimes you just have to find a way.

[@josha4969]

THIS OPENED MY EYES!! THANK YOU SO MUCH DR. Parker. You have no idea how important and valuable your videos are and I have no way to express my gratitude. I'm a senior in high school right now and I now understand why I have bad habits, especially when studying. It's because I've trained my brain to cram and to ignore problems/deadlines. Starting today, I will begin to "re-wire" my brain to study more effectively and to not run away from challenges. Thank you, you truly deserve millions of subs so you can reach a larger audience because I know for a fact that you will help inspire and guide many students to become the best they can be. Please continue the great work and know that you are deeply appreciated.

[@jaceserrato7062]

I will remember these videos when I become a doctor. There’s been so much questioning since I got to college . But this literally made my vision clearer and I couldn’t be more excited for the years to come. Thank you. Thank you.

[@laurend.5970]

I just tapped into "training my brain" to study this past semester... I'm a first year post-bacc student and learned this pretty late after basically sucking in undergrad and being a C student who loved my college life and football season way more than actual class.. Folks, training your brain is legit. I've wanted to take a nap so bad after a long day of work, class, and the gym but instead, I'm laying in my bed staring at the fucking ceiling for an hour reciting chem formulas and reworking homework problems in my head to the point I just get up and start reading. it's actually annoying honestly but I just made the best grades since I was taking dumb electives in undergrad. thanks for this vid bc I totally can attest that this is real and works.. Gen Surg. Topics I'd like to know more about: Acute Care vs. Trauma .. (if you don't have one already) The choice to choose a subspecialty or is it necessary in Gen Surg. Does it bother you to put off starting a family and pursuing your medical career first or NAH lol

[@raquelvargas487]

Just wanted you to know that i consider you my mentor, im currently a college student in New York City, I can’t see myself being anything other than a doctor, I always come back to this video to remind myself that I can do anything just by simply accepting it as a fact NO DOUBTS just conquer and achieve my fullest potential, thank you

[@drbuckparker]

thank you so much.

[@KRXsS1995]

I'm actually a law student (probably the profession that docs might hate on 😂) , but I watch your videos, because I think your sarcasm is just brilliant and hilarious and lawyers are in some ways similar to doctors, we try to help people solve their problems! You're definitely more funnier than dr.Mike. 😂

[@drbuckparker]

hahah well you can watch my videos cause u said i'm funnier than dr. mike! love it

[@KRXsS1995]

Buck Parker, M.D. I like people who are honest about things. Thank you for your response and don't lose this good quality of you when you reach 1.000.000 subscribers. 😊

[@dilpreetsekhon8219]

I listened to this video in the car while driving ... lol ur videos r becoming my go to instead of the radio... I guess that's a better more useable habit so thanks

[@drbuckparker]

that is AWESOME!

[@SuperKhan440]

I love when pple talk straight forward . Dude ur awesome

[@IdeaCalledFreedom]

I get the brain training thing. It’s exactly why being away from the gym it’s so hard to get back but after two weeks of being back it so much easier.

[@drbuckparker]

exactly!

[@DrakusEurekus]

14K already. you're content is amazing, and this video is perfect, oh the idea of surgicals skills and teaching, wow that's amazing, and you do look like jaime Lannister

[@drbuckparker]

so glad you guys like these vids!!! so much fun!

[@iDiceKingkaiserzap]

MY BRAIN IS KILLING ME BECAUSE IT’S HUNGRYYYYYYY FOR MOREEEEEEE KNOWLEDGEEEEEEEE I MUST LEARRRNNN MOREEEEE MOREEEE MOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[@drbuckparker]

Yesssssssssssss

[@DOMin8r1992]

So I definitely have this going. I have been reading every possible moment for over two decades, (I have seldom read more than a few articles on a single topic, totalling hundreds of topics. My specific ‘interests’ would be technology associated with automation and off-world application.

[@jacquelinegibson1933]

Oh my god, this video makes SO much sense! I was always smart in high school so I never studied because I just naturally was able to get okay grades. One day I was thinking like “Imagine how smart I would be if I ACTUALLY studied, I could probably get close to a 4.0...” So I’ve made it my goal to study each subject (math, biology, etc.) at least a little bit everyday, and its much more effective than trying to cram everything!

[@ThatMedic]

I’m growing the beard too - just need a bit of silver now 😂

[@drbuckparker]

yeeeeaaaaaaa

[@someone-eo5cd]

That Medic my 2 fav doctors 😀😀

[@ThatMedic]

thank you Lux xx

[@aakriti6276]

In a lot of self help books they talk about "reprogramming your subconscious mind" which is basically changing the beliefs you have about your abilities, health, life, relationships etc. in order to lead a better life. That's actually something I was trying to do but repetition is key. So repeating the new beliefs/thought patterns may take some time. Thank you for great content!

[@drbuckparker]

absolutely. i totally agree. there are lots of things we are "programmed" with that do not serve us very well.

[@ast1848]

Doc, how about a video series for MS3/4 students that we should know before the wards/residency, eg: how to take a history, auscultations, controlling annoying patients, etc..

[@drbuckparker]

love it!

[@wilhelmheinzerling5341]

Consistency... being precise and concise but consistently. That is what I took from this video.

[@hasniichasnii7671]

Thanks regarding the brain and relationship with habit concept. I have FEW QUESTIONS listed below. I am incoming MS1 and so far my goal is to go GS. I have quick Questions about General Surgery: Q) Do you feel like you get bored now or will get bored in the future, as similar and very limited cases come more often? Q) How much control do you have on your work hours? Can you decrease the workload if you wanted and vice versa? Q) What is your perspective as a GS in the future? How is it going to change? Different factors that are affect GS today and in future. Just wanted to get your perspective on these questions.

[@FreeSkillsStyle]

It's cool that you basically summarize books in a few minutes

[@FreeSkillsStyle]

Power of habits right?

[@FreeSkillsStyle]

Hey doc can you name books that are good to read to have the right philosophy/mindset for medschool? (I already read the power of habits and a message to garcia)

[@drbuckparker]

just made a couple videos on that! more to come as well!

[@vysokinskyi]

Yeah man, I do understand that brain pathways and making your brain to do things for you. Right now I'm working on trying this thing to work for myself. Just was happy to hear that it is actually possible to create habit of studying for 8-12 hours straight. Waiting for your general surgery videos.

[@robinfisher36]

Great book on this: Neuroplasticity (Moheb Costandi).

[@breitperformer9310]

This is one of the most important secrets to studying. Thanks for the mental push forward.

[@markmccormick4354]

This is an excellent point. As a former med school student, its incredibly important to understand before you go to med school that you have the mentality and approach of needing to constantly study otherwise you will be completely thrown off by your pre-concieved expectations of what med school is like. Personally, I didn't really understand what I was getting into with medicine, and when I kind of realized that I would need to constantly study, do questions, etc not only in med school but the rest of my practicing future as a doctor I realized the profession was not for me and I left school. Its very important to know what you're getting into with medicine, otherwise you will be very burned out and drained by the training and expectations of the field

[@gullysteph]

love how you actually try to help. obviously views are great and every youtuber wants them , but i can tell you actually try to help people. thank you vv much ! 💗

[@andrewetzel2803]

I understand where you are coming from. In the service they show you where they will put your mistakes. That was a definite motivator to train our brains in studying and with recall.

[@amjadbataineh5701]

You probably just changed my life, you really opened my eyes to stupid sh*t I keep telling myself! THAAAANK YOU!!!

[@chaisofresh]

I love it Dr. Buck! This is very true because ultimately you are stimulating different neural pathways and the more practice the stronger the pathways and the better the outcome you are working towards.

[@matthewhall6026]

Your videos are always awesome! I’m a pre-med student and I always enjoy how informational your videos are. A video about the Nissen Fundoplication surgery that is done for gastroesophageal reflux disease would be great.

[@drbuckparker]

can do that!

[@devinthado0od]

Lol at the Dr. Mike hate

[@drbuckparker]

hahaha;)

[@kadiegalewaler2976]

Devinjonesfit 😂😂

[@harnoorsidhu3121]

Hahahahahha omg i love doctor mike so I mean idk 🙈🙈😉

[@dorinistrate843]

I can't emphasize more with your idea. I've been having the same thoughts for an year now. I'm currently staying home, took one year between highschool and medschool to study for the admission exam. In this year I decided to train my brain exactly like you said, making study a habit, and it works. Been doing it for 3 months now, and I just feel the urge to study after the pattern I trained myself on. It's amazing, our brains are amazing, and I can't wait to get into medschool! Thanks for the great videos, doing a great job.

[@sarahgee5659]

You are definitely better than Dr. Mike!! Please keep up with these types of videos!

[@heidypreston5914]

Watching these videos kinda of late but, they are so fun. There is a real person behind that camera. Thank you for your big mouth, you say what we need to hear and nobody else says. LOL

[@beverleebradley8310]

I truly enjoy your videos! Medicine is something I’ve recently taken an interest to, its a complete 360 from engineering which is what I was doing! I’ve reached 30 so a career change is freaking me out! But it’s a passion I’ve always had just never really taken the reins on, more so went with the family business and rolled with it! So your answering all of the internal questions that I have that are taboo to ask doctors! Their great videos!

[@brandonhe1]

I enjoy listening your stories and advice. I am a Rn and I struggled to pass my RN BOARDS AND I NEVER GAVE UP. I want to help my teenage boys who are 14 and 16 to get their A GAME ON.

[@mushfiqursiddique8231]

Way better than Doctor Mike. Keep up the good work Doc!!!

[@olivermulvin576]

OMG! I would love for you to do a clip on surgical procedures!! Im literally going to order a suturing kit online today, i love all that. Btw the info i that video is pure gold

[@drbuckparker]

will do!!! glad u like!

[@rajbirsingh8225]

What do you do if you didn't "train" yourself during the younger years like high school and middle school? How to you fix that (or untrain the bad habits)? Like how to you force yourself so that you are making progress and enjoy studying; not just passively learning and wasting time? Lastly, how do you reach that state you described where you are "irritated" when you don't study? Thanks! love your channel btw.

[@drbuckparker]

working on a video series for this right now!

[@msalinas2434]

You're great and very funny. Your study tips are so true. I'm doing nursing school and I'm using your study tips. Fear to fails is getting me "A's". I watch your videos because I pursuing Med school after I finish nursing school. I really learn so much from your videos. Thank you for the time you put into all your videos. God bless you.

[@zanethunderbolt2716]

See i am going to put it straight: THOUGHT, WORDS, BELIEF, ACTION ,RESULT. That's all what it takes.

[@chrisdodson1985]

This was just on point! I love the idea. It’s the power of a habit.

[@TheBlackWid0w]

YEEEES! Suturing tutorials please! Im going through clerkships and I get so excited when Im asked to close incisions that my hands start to shake lol

[@taylorskyblue9413]

Dr. Parker, thank you for your videos! You and Dr. Andrea Tooley are my two favorite doctors on KZbin, and you guys both happen to be surgeons! What I aspire to be. Best wishes!

[@farhanahmed9526]

I feel like this guy needs a hug

[@gustavogonzalez184]

“The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg explains in great detail how we form these habits!

[@alfredmanrique9619]

Excellent video. I'm a nursing student but I keep watching med-related vids (maybe the universe is trying to tell me something) Anyways, I totally agree with what you were trying to say. I recently started mindfulness training through meditation. I barely started but I can feel small changes. Keep up the good work, doc!

[@drbuckparker]

awesome!

[@alfredmanrique9619]

Buck Parker, M.D. I don't mean to take much of your time but I just need an advice. Based on you vids, we may have the same mentality as a student (how you describe yourself before med school). I'm really considering doing medicine after I graduate as a nurse but I am scared I might continue my "lazy" ways of studying and I have the tendency to change my mind halfway through cause I get bored, etc. Do you think I should still do it???

[@kristineanngeronaga7404]

Thank You For That Very Important Tip: To train my brain to do things before getting into med school. Really Helps.😊

[@lickakek]

You're a doctor, you swear and you're a pretty good looking rooster. Subbed.

[@drbuckparker]

hahaah thanks!

[@eddiec7740]

You have to callus the mind through consistency. Great video!

[@serakim8796]

OMG YESSS SUTURE VIDS AND SURGERY TOPIC VIDS PLSSSSS edit: yes i understood the brain training in this vid

[@INVIRT]

Love the drone in the passenger seat!

[@balwanpandit3007]

Yes, train your brain to do stuffs which are hard for others and always show love to those stuffs in your brain and in front of others and you will start loving them because ur subconscious mind will accept those repeated comments and translate them into reality.

[@mr.medicine5924]

My god you are right ... after finishing my high school and still waiting for the university ... i feel myself itching for studying again ! You must me be physiological doctor !

[@tequila.terriquez]

You motivate me everyday to continue to follow my dream to be a surgeon 👩🏻‍⚕️ even though i doubt myself everyday hut its part of the process 🤟🏼💛 love your videos please make more

[@armankabir9906]

This is actually amazing advice Dr. Buck. I always feel really inspired after watching your videos! Thank you for another awesome video.

[@armandosoto2267]

I love your videos ! Love receiving this motivation to continue towards my journey .

[@love4dog]

Can you do a video on Angelman’s Syndrome? My baby cousin was just diagnosed. It would be awesome if someone like you could touch on this subject to bring awareness to it and get more people talking about it and find a cure. As always, your videos are awesome!

[@joed.7468]

Great vid. More like this plz. Would really like to hear about what inspired you to push past the feelings of thinking med school or being a doctor is impossible. And "convincing" oneself that all the sacrifice is worth it. Thanks for your vids! They're epic. Cheers!

[@janalyvillegas5750]

Make good studying habits so that you get OCDish about it and it indefinitely gets done is what I got from this 🤔 Shut up and post all your videos bc you're awesome ❤️ can't wait to see your upcoming stuff!

[@drbuckparker]

hahahahaa love u guyss!!!!

[@Lunarclipse36]

Dr Mike ain’t got shit on Dr Buck’s beard! Lol And yes you are so right Tom Brady has learned how to train his brain to win. That’s why he is so successful year in and year out. Same thing with Med school or whatever it is that you aspire to do in your life. Love the videos man and keep them coming! 👍

[@drbuckparker]

hahah thank you! and yes u r correct whatever it is you aspire to do it can apply to

[@ranika3995]

Love it will try it I really need to start doing well last semester was the worst I've ever done can't repeat that thank you

[@amiralmamri2881]

I think I found my new favorite KZbinr!

[@drbuckparker]

YESSSSSSS Love to hear thattttt!!!! Thank you Amir!

[@prarthanasharma8608]

Well you happen say, exactly what I needed to hear today and yes the "untrain the brain pathways" totally makes sense. Thanks for the philosophy talk:)

[@kevinfranzen9733]

Power of Habit is a book I need to read. Yes you made sense. Breaking out the pigs feet and ribs for sutures and chest tubes, we'll that's how miltary medics learned. Just don't forget the good stuff like drainage and if the wound is infected post the sutures and how healing happen during the lecture.

[@Incandescence555]

Love the faux resentment towards Dr Mike haha

[@barbaracorcoran1928]

Brilliant video. Very relatable as I'm a nurse and when I went to nursing school I had to train my brain to function like you said. I hope to go to PA school and use your advice

[@gmoneyb5559]

Love your videos Dr. Buck! As a PharmD student I think this video also applies to pharmacy school!

[@drbuckparker]

saweeet thank you!

[@mariak.copello5016]

btw, yes, it is all about training your mind and having some motivation behind it.

[@wholeNwon]

Med. school is really fascinating and lots of fun. It's not extremely difficult per se, but it is tedious. Being a physician is much less fun and I wouldn't encourage anyone to do it who isn't very well informed about exactly what he/she is getting into. Talk with lots of docs. before you take the plunge.

[@hannahmarie08]

Your stories are always amazing

[@Swanke]

So I'm just starting medical school, and I have that weird paranoid/anxiety thing you talked about in a very similar way. It was almost spooky when you started describing it. I don't know where it stems from, but I feel sort of like I've been conditioned in the mentality that if I don't get A's/crush my med school exams, I'll somehow die, or my life will be in danger. Like OH SH*T I'm so F*CKED if I don't go study NOW! Really vibed with that.

[@kadiegalewaler2976]

OMG IM 16 and I’m doing this now!!! I already work in the OR and my grades in school are insane. And also feel that I NEED NEED NEED to learn something everyday. I know a lot of medical things already .. and I’m so young! I agree with everything you said Doctor! Omg Dr.Mike is cool! But you are too!! OH I KNOW how to suture.. too! Well not all the types. And I also know diverticulitis as well.. and yes I know about what you were saying, neurons , conditioning, psychology, Pavlov’s dog! :) yup 16 :) !!

[@steffeanne1177]

I love this!!! I just discovered you and subscribed and I am binge watching you! All for my daughter that is striving to be a doctor at the age of 13!!!

[@luv28uni]

Can you do a video on suggestions on how to get your brain trained/on the right tract?

[@drbuckparker]

yessss working on this now!

[@alexandertataryn3660]

Good video doc. Definitely, do practice questions every day. Training my brain to take the exams. So then during the exam my brain doesn't have to work hard to find the correct answer and it can be less fatigued.

[@caseyreagan1731]

IBD would be an awesome subject ☺️

[@lizp.8558]

Yes! The brain training idea is so awesome! I never really put it into words, but i'm in my 3rd year of med school and have felt different about studying recently (I used to suck and procrastinate)... and when you said that it clicked, I think I finally trained my brain! About fucking time. SECOND THING. Idk if this would be a good topic for the general public, but i'm a girl and reallyyy want to be a peds CT surgeon. Lots of ppl tell me that being a girl in the field is hard bc of on-call schedule and general lifestyle and surgical atmosphere. Should I just go for it? I literally can't decide and need to start residency applications in the next few months... Thanks Dr. Buck I love all your videos!!!!

[@omarfaraj1089]

Yesssss pls make the suturing techniques and general surgery vidssss :))))

[@ARob63696]

Love your videos. I wonder if you could talk about the complications associated with revision surgeries, thanks!

[@chadrichards4681]

I would love to know the 5 most common pimp questions during a chole, 5 most common during an appy, etc. Those would be dope. Also, yes on suturing!

[@drbuckparker]

great vid!!! love that!!! will do

[@chadrichards4681]

Dr Parker, one more suggestion/request! I know you were an IMG so I don't know what the extra curriculars were like there, but I would love to know what you think about having that stuff on residency apps. My school (Nova in Ft. Lauderdale) has clubs on clubs on clubs man. And there is massive FOMO (fear of missing out) constantly. Honestly I think that stuff is just a big distraction, but I'm 33 with four kids, I don't feel like I need a club to help me become a mature adult. The chatter around school though is that you have to really go above and beyond if you want surgery, and you need to push for these club positions as part of that. I don't know man, I would just love to hear an actual surgeon's perspective on that stuff, especially if you work with students. Sorry for the long comment, THANKS!

[@infamoustimothy3034]

I am about to train my brain to get this career

[@MarkMusu92]

Perfect timing... in the middle of my fourth pomodoro on this algebra book I’m doing... had to take a pause cuz I felt I was in the middle of hitting my mental wall after almost four hours of studying. Then I start watching this video... said fuck it why can I only study for four hours before I feel fatigue if I can do four I can do more. And that’s when that video hit me!! Great content! Illuminating!

[@Tellymounto123]

You gave me so much hope! Thank you thank you.

[@mariakierstead4422]

This was a really good video! Thanks! I think place cells are an integral part of training your brain to win. I wonder if Tom Brady would have the same winning streak if asked to play the same game, but in a totally different setting and with different visual cues? Place cells are involved in forming a cognitive map of your environment and they’re direction specific- so if you’re walking from your bed to the bathroom a place cell will fire at a specific location in your environment, but won’t fire at that place if you’re walking from the bathroom to your bed. I’m currently studying for the mcat and something I do repetitively is run on the same path around the same time every other day. I was studying in the stacks at the NYU library and have literally been killing it with productivity, but I recently switched to the stacks at this law school closer to my house. The first day I went, I was exhausted and wasn’t as focused and I fucked off (despite this super productive streak when I was able to still be productive on days when I hadn’t had enough sleep). I always like to sit in the same spot so I kept going back to that first spot at the law school and every day I would every day I wasn’t focused for the first couple of hours. But yesterday my spot was taken so I sat somewhere else. I was both well rested and well caffeinated and sitting in the new spot, I had an incredibly productive study sesh. Last example- when a person becomes addicted to drugs and are able to tolerate higher doses, but then takes that same dose in a different location, they can actually overdose (my dev psych prof said that was likely why Whitney Houston died in that hotel room). Take away: I think specific cues in your environment are crucial to making / breaking a habit and I think it’s because of place cells in the hippocampus!

[@drbuckparker]

i agree cues are very important in our habits!

[@SydneyLevy20]

😳 Stoked for the suturing, surgical techniques, and related topics videos.

[@drbuckparker]

me toooooo

[@katiewells5812]

Thanks so much for the video, I enjoy your comedic insight!

[@abhishekdhaka8724]

I'm in Pre med stage so thank u Sir for this to the point and great video. Recommend your videos to my friends and classmates and now u have some more admirer. Keep making such videos sir. Thank u once again and Namaste from India.

[@drbuckparker]

Awsome thank u!

[@dentonfugere6732]

Been watching your videos here for a while now! You’re very inspiring! I’m a premed student at Stephen F. Austin State University here in Texas. Personally I had trouble my freshman year and ended up with a 2.2 GPA. Was very disappointed in myself as I felt that I wouldn’t be able to get into medical school. After watching these videos I’ve become more motivated. I have signed up for tutors for my science classes for the upcoming semester after I watched your video on how you picked your GPA up. Thanks for being an inspiration. Also is that a DJI drone in your passenger seat? Lol

[@jordanharris3680]

You are the fucking man. Every video is an awesome lesson. I want to be a ped surgeon and start med school in the fall. Can't wait for the suture and general surgery vids!!

[@singhfrom5ab]

i train myself, to do Calculus, Trig, and Algebra, at Grade 9

[@karinagrinberg2598]

My brain thanks you, Dr. Parker! P.S.: I like how (physics) tutor story gets its spotlight in every video! 😄

[@gsandhu8975]

This is good! Studying for the mcat right now but at times I find myself not being able to focus. I'll think of the randomest shit instead of studying

[@portiaokafor7539]

I enjoyed this video a lot! I'm currently deciding if medical is school is for me and this answered that question, so thank you!!

[@chimaijemotitolouis8291]

What’s The Island? I’ve never heard of that tv show, but the way you explain it kind of reminds me of Survivor without the million dollars😂

[@southernwoman2010]

Thanks! I'm currently a Junior, and I've still yet to pick up effective study habits despite making all A's & B's. Still learning to force myself to "study".