A Day in the Life of a Medical Student | Black Girl, White Coat

[@timberly2388]

Chin up, Sandra! " A black woman in medicine should not be an anomaly." Dr. Taiwo Odufunade

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Timberly I surely agree! Thank you for the encouragement ❤️

[@Meredith2xx]

Sandra you are such an inspiration! I need to get my butt in gear in the mornings like you. I love that you take 15 minutes out of your day to read inspiring literature. So glad to have you as a classmate.

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Meredith2xx thank youuuu! I really do try, but I really need to make it a habit. I definitely struggle with picking it up every morning, but I'll gladly admit that I am a work in progress. I'm grateful to have you as a classmate too Meredith 💞 thanks for the support!

[@goldokoeka8591]

Hey girl. big ups for how far you have come. I am Nigerian, n girl, you reppin! Anyways, i am a registered nurse, i work in medsurg, and i have had patients refuse care because i am black. literally. no other reason. so, i am not even surprised, its really sad, but it is what it is. I don't let it bother me, i just try to remind myself....its not me, it them. i am not the problem, they are. goodluck babe.

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Gold Okoeka hey girl! Thanks for watching and supporting 😁😁😁 And yeahhhh man that's tough. I like the way you handle it though. I know I need to work on the skill of remaining quiet after hearing ignorant things said to me. My first instinct is to respond, but I know now that this isn't how I should handle it when I start seeing patients.

[@JoJoWC07]

Love you and this vlog! Whenever I feel down as I am making my way through this Biomedical Sciences program I watch your vids! May God continue to strengthen you and shine His face on you. May God bless your hands and your ministry in the healthcare field. Can't wait to be in your shoes.

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Jodi-Ann Riviere AMENNNNN! Thank you so much girl. I thank God that I'm reaching more and more students, and I'm especially grateful that our paths crossed. I wish you the very best in your program as well! If you ever need anything, I am here! Just send me an email 😊

[@bettinatranquille2676]

Jodi-Ann Riviere hey!!I'm currently studying for my MCAT . Im looking at different biomedical science programs to apply to. Do you mind giving me any advice?

[@Stoneface_]

Bettina Tranquille how was the MCAT?

[@moniquedavidson988]

You have an amazing personality . It’s my first time watching one of your videos I’ll definitely be watching everything you posted

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Monique Davidson aw thanks! Welcome to the BGWC fam 🤎

[@Antheaojadi]

Whenever I feel like I'm at my lowest in this journey towards med school I always rewatch your videos! They're so inspiring and so are you!! Love your pages!

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Anthea Ojadi that means so much! Thank you for watching and supporting 💞 stay strong on this journey, we need you!

[@nikkib3103]

I love how genuine you are !!

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Humble Soul thank youuuuu! You're so kind. Thanks for your never ending support too ❤️

[@nessababy146]

You go girl!! You already know i love your vids!! I truly appreciate this vlog. I am counting down till my med school journey! Don't mind the ignorance on you tube. Trust me..he is just jealous of all your success. You are determined for greatness !

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

nessababy146 thank you girl!!! 😊😊😊 Girl that person somewhere sad and lonely lol. But really though, I can't wait for you to start on your medical school journey as well. I know you'll do great! 💞

[@nessababy146]

Black Girl White Coat Thank you! By God's grace

[@bettinatranquille2676]

i loved a day in a life! i can't wait for the next one. again i love your energy. optimism is something i defintely need to work on. and about handling a situation in which a pt dsnt want my care the only thing i can do is tell them that im just as well trained as everyone else , but ultimately the pt decides who they want to be treated by. it's their own personal problem. anyways, good luck on your exams !!!

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Bettina Tranquille thank you love! And yeah ultimately it is the patient's decision, it's just a bit disheartening. No matter what, as long as we know we are capable of providing great care, we won't be moved of shaken! 💪🏾

[@keairamuhammad8241]

It hasn't happened to me however one of my co-workers, while scribing for a ED Doc walked into a room where a patient told the scribe and the doc who was also a black women that she doesn't want to be treated by our kind. It's comments like that, that make me work harder. I'm currently completing my undergraduate with my husband and we want to be examples in our community to not let race hating, ignorant people stop you from being an example to our people that we can and do succeed. Thank you for your vids and stay prayed up. I love that you keep God at the forefront and let him guide your steps. Keep it up! Stay blessed!

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Keaira Muhammad wow! You won't believe how many similar stories I've heard. It's such a shame, but just like you said, it makes me work harder! To you and your husband, keep up the great work. We need you two! Thanks for the support ❤️

[@Itachi9951]

Watching your videos gives me so much hope for the future

[@desiree7123]

I love your videos and look forward to watching them! Such an inspiration, I'm in Public Health so I love following your journey in med school!

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Desiree Tupas Thank you so much! Means a lot to have support. Keep doing your thing girl, we got this 😁

[@nelliajanellia]

I agree 200% about the spiritual growth when going through school. I am not Christian, but I'm studying to be priestess. Doing this while trying to become a doctor is challenging, but it is definitely help me grow. As far as the race thing... Just remember, each encounter will help you become stronger and better! You are truly inspiring.

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Thank you so much Janellia! Growth is always key no matter where we are in life. And yesssss, everyone who tries to break me only ends up making me stronger! Best of luck to you :)

[@eunique612]

Absolutely love your videos! This will be me in 2 more years!

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

YES GIRL! You will achieve your wildest dreams and more! You can do it.

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Thank you so much for the love and support :)

[@ambre2659]

Keep going with the vlogs because this one was awesome ! Your voice is super soothing too, as a French personn I realized English spoke by African American people is much more understandable for me !!

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Bambrou_ kee wow thank you so much! Please check out my other videos as well whenever you have the time!

[@krystald4701]

Dying at that girl on the bike 😂😂 like the sidewalk was literally right there. 😭💀💀💀

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Krystal Dean literally RIGHT there 😂 lmao I wasn't having it that day.

[@DezziDe_z]

I'm a junior in high school but I'm looking to be a pediatrician in the future. Glad i found your channel! Makes me excited for everything. It's nice to see how you have things balanced. I think that's my greatest fear lol. But looking at your channels makes everything looks do-able! 😌 Subscribed! 💖

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Simply Des You are awesome! Thank you for your kind words! It is doable if you have the passion for it 💪🏾 you got it!

[@DezziDe_z]

Black Girl White Coat Thank you so much!! God Bless! 💕

[@soulsaveroriginal]

even if you are a black doctor, you are still a human ?! why would someone say or do that ? I'm a white muslim doctor who is wearing Hijab, so I can relate to what you are saying :( God be with us.

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

FollowingMyPASSION people can be so cruel, but good thing I serve God and not man! Thank you for your support 😊

[@brayan9645]

I love your videos they are so genuine.

[@sydneebrown7639]

I don't know how I've never seen you (well I'm kinda quite) I'm a Baylor alumna too just a little younger!! Hopefully this will be me after I finish post-bacc. I actually went to your school's annual conference that the diversity office puts on, fell in love with the school! How do you like it? do you feel like you fit into the environment?

[@msmoki]

I am hoping to get into your scholl. can you post a clog on the new curriculum, what the doctoring is, how the schedule runs, etc. I wanted to see how it would fit in with my nontraditional life. Also, how are you liking it there?

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

YAY! I love it here. Please email me so we can talk specifically about McGovern.

[@guercie1]

God knew I needed to hear you speak through this vlog today. It’s still relevant today. Being black women who pursue medicine, we will get those racist comments, but still we rise.

[@_opoku_]

I love these types of vlogs! Can we see more?!?

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

William Obeng Jr. Why of course! Thanks for watching, please stay tuned for more great videos to come!!!

[@NaturalNumi]

What year are you? You seem very balance with everything

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Natural Numi hey! Thank you so much. I'm only a first year right now actually. Working hard to get the balancing act down.

[@NaturalNumi]

Black Girl White Coat Well just the fact that you're able to take time to vlog I think that you're doing well for first-year. Most first year that I spoke with their crazy right now because they just don't have a good grip on studying and all of that. What do you study on average as far as hours?

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Natural Numi thank you. It really is a battle no matter who you are. First year = transitions and I can definitely tell you that it's not easy. BGWC is just something I'm passionate about :) I don't time my studying or anything, but if I had to guess, I say 5-10 hours a day depending on lectures, lab, and a lot of other variables. Email me and we can talk more about this!

[@anniegiselle453]

I love your videos!! :D

[@brayan9645]

I would just remove myself from the situation and offer to get the patient another doctor, whom he/she feels comfortable with. That girl @ 16:08, I'm dead shaking my head like nooooooooooooo, what are you doing. HAHAHAHAH

[@victoriaieshia]

Are your four lectures for the same courses or are they different ones each day?

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

In our first semester we got a foundational education, which basically means we got bits and pieces of a lot of different subjects that we will go further into detail in this coming year and a half. For example, we had lectures in Immunology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Physiology, etc. If the week we were in was Immuno based, then the 4 lectures would have been different lectures concerning immunology. Hope that makes sense. If not let me know!

[@aniabrown6076]

I looove your videos i just discovered your channel ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@nikkib3103]

That moment you realize AGAIN that we are more similar than I thought :) A CYLISTT def deserved that TT at the end. Haha . So insulting . I always think as well there is a sidewalk for a reason !. Smh. Thankful for another day :)

[@nikkib3103]

**cyclist . And you are me!! I am really really really early morning gal as well :) people just don't understand !

[@nikkib3103]

That reminds me ..just this very early morning I just casulally saw a post that 4-6 am 100% brain function 6-7:30 am 50% and night 20% .

[@nikkib3103]

But you know, people are just wired differently. Shrug

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Yes girl shout out to all my morning people! I just can't function optimally at night AND I love my sleep lol.

[@nikkib3103]

Haha Right!

[@Reedcarlton]

I read that book it was pretty good

[@UrgeidoitNet]

love this !

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

Subscriber 1,101! YEAH!🤓

[@Liya_Marie]

I totally understand what your saying about reading 📖 your bible. But as long as we're faithful God rewards us for the effort the grow in relationship with him...the racism we face in life, especially professionally, just thank you for your comments& input.

[@DagoBoilermaker]

how do you tear your ACL in med school?! Oh my Goodness

[@thenightdances21]

I sometimes think about this..what would I do if I had to deal with racist patients, ect. I definitely had my encounter with a racist professor for my radiological science program (only 40 accepted , so we are interviewed..along with observing in a radiation department, written personal statement, etc.). She basically said no "messy hair" (to a few black student..I later found out) & also she said if your late to clinical, I would be kick out (mind you I was super early, I straighten my hair for the interview & I'm always early to class, appointments, ect). I never dealt with racism personally... or maybe I just didn't noticed it & moved on. I'm black/Nigerian & raised in the south (don't want to name the state I live in lol). It really bother me & sometimes still does, but I'm going to keep going & remind myself that this is a story of my life & that I'm grateful for all our elders who paved the way for us🙏🏾🙏🏾 (parents, grandparents , historical leaders). This gives me the motivation to continue my educational journey! Glad you brought attention to this b/c this is still a huge issues that black men & women in healthcare (& other professions) will or might have to address sometime in their life. In fact, a report about this was trending Twitter yesterday. God Bless you! & good luck!! You can do it 👏🏾🔬👏🏾😊💪🏾!

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

thenightdances21 Thank you so much! Very true, this is all part of the story! Thanks for sharing and encouraging me today ❤️ best of luck on your journey!

[@thenightdances21]

Black Girl White Coat you're welcome!! You're vblogs encourage & inspire me, so thank you! 🙋🏾

[@lifeofchuks1299]

Really enjoying you vlog.... Cheers

[@NaturallyNerdeeNicol]

From my understanding unfortunately if you face that type of racism, you are not supposed to act on your personal feelings but get them another doctor. Even though I know anyone would find it difficult practitioners are supposed to remain objective an focus on the patient care. I remember Dr. Tweedy facing that situation as he recounted it in his book but he somehow over time befriended the patient and the patient's family.

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Yeah sadly I know that is what we are supposed to do. It's just tough to have to face these kinds of situations in the workplace in this day and age. Despite any obstacles or discrimination, we will still rise though! :)

[@yayan281]

I'm in the gym right now watching you lmao. Thursday are the hardest for me too!! They never happen 😭

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

JNaye Masters LOL we have to make sure it happens tomorrow though! I'm trying to go for a perfect week. We got it 💪🏾

[@HealthWeightFaith]

God Bless sweetheart , sorry you had to experience that comment from someone who feels inferior, because that's all it is. On the two occasions while working when someone made an ignorant racial comment to me, my white coworkers/counterparts spoke up and handle the situation/person before I could say anything. So keep your chin up and keep on achieving, as you know success is the best revenge.

[@shakerajohnson5384]

Great Great Great Video!!!!!!! I love that you are a black women in a white coat but also that you are a believer in the Lord Jesus!!!!!!

[@UrgeidoitNet]

awesome!

[@bee-rn1621]

I'm a nurse and I've endured racist encounters. There are so many patient rights where I work so you kind of have to let it roll off of your shoulders. Either way it's your job to treat them, but they also have the right to refuse. I love the refusal 😂😂😂😂

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

brittney webb Hahahahahha girl I don't blame you. I'm sure I'll learn to love the refusals too!

[@KryanaBrown]

Hey what was your pre med major? 😊

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Kryana Brown hey! I graduated with a BS in psychology!

[@KryanaBrown]

Black Girl White Coat OMG thanks so much I love you and your channel soo much! I was discouraged earlier, but thank God I found your channel!!!!❤❤❤

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Kryana Brown ❤❤❤ anytime girl! Just email me if you need anything!

[@Destiny_detroitdoc]

Yeah, it really sucks that we have to deal ignorant racists in this world. What these uneducated folks fail to realize is that in order to be a practicing physician you have to pass the board just like your colleagues and depending on what specialty, u go into the numbers are ranging. You continue to be a child of God and pray for your enemies. If I was encountered by a racist patients would take the opportunity to let them know my experience and that I am qualified to take care of them. from there it is nothing you can, but respect their wishes no matter how superficial and irrational they are. We have a great community as minorities in medicine that builds a resilience within us. Our character speaks more for us than any situation! Us black women have been strong through much adversity and we will continue to be!!!

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

I definitely agree with this! Thank you for your input and your encouraging words. Let us both continue to be faithFULL and fearLESS!

[@Destiny_detroitdoc]

Black Girl White Coat AMEN!!!

[@BrionnaFarryn]

I hope this isn't too personal, but I would love to see an apartment tour, if you don't mind.

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Hey! I am not opposed to an apartment tour at all lol. It'll be coming in a blog very soon. Keep watching :)

[@cilva7able]

I understand how you feel about that comment, but here is something for you to chew on. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges blacks and histpanics are getting first picks for entrance into medical school. The only ethnicity being discriminated against are Asians. Here is a link to the website. www.aei.org/publication/acceptance-rates-at-us-medical-schools-in-2015-reveal-ongoing-discrimination-against-asian-americans-and-whites/

[@ellascott9467]

I am 11

[@touboulayefaobuda7198]

No hate but why did you assume it was a boy when there was no profile picture?

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

touboulayefa obuda You know what, I actually do not know. Probably because I've seen guys talk down on women like that so much on social media. I shouldn't have assumed that though.

[@HD-kt8xg]

Converse*

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

marlene dontsop noted! Thanks.

[@mizzannie001]

marlene dontsop

[@WhereYouWannaBe]

New subscriber! I'm sorry about your experience with that racist comment. It's unfortunate that people feel strongly enough to spread hate. Personally, I'm white, my primary care doctor is a black female and I wouldn't trade her for the world because A) I'm not racist and B) she is a fantastic doctor. Not to mention, she just has the most adorable personality ever. Just like you! You've got this girl. Prove this racist prick wrong ;]

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

WhereYouWannaBe I really appreciate this comment more than you know. Coming from you and getting an empowering comment from you means a lot! Thank you so much for your support.

[@CharlesMcDaniel-wy8ot]

youre hilarious lolol

[@general_electrics]

You got into med school because you're black! Well yea, because black people are awesome.

[@ellascott9467]

You is a Nice girl

[@ME-qn7hn]

This is going to be a long comment sorry First of all I want to congratulate you on your accomplishments thus far and you definitely need to keep going and having strong faith in God is going to be key to that but just like Job in the Bible people are always going to be tested but don't let your faith lose sight or your joy get broken but I do have to say I can tell from the beginning of the video when you said you've never experienced anything racially tells me you're very young which doesn't mean anything but it also says alot because these new Millennials coming up born after 1994 born after 1991 born after 1989 they haven't really seen what I had to experience growing up and I'm 42 years old and there's people in this thread much older than myself they may know what I mean? racial slurs was just apart of my growth I had to fight in elementary school, Junior High, High School racially I had no choice there was no such thing as bullying when I was a teenager back when I was in high school when my class graduated 1991,1992 there was none of the things that young people are being coddled for now you just had to pull up your bootstraps and keep on pushin and if you had to take it out with a fistfight then you took it out with a fist fight and there was no coming home until it was done and I'm not saying that this behavior was right but to be honest it made me stronger it made my skin a lot thicker I've learned to deal with people on life's terms I know the difference now between people who are racist and people who are prejudiced those two terms are actually very different because everyone has prejudices we can't escape them and to be honest I have more respect for somebody who would call me a monkey and the N word then to be around white people who will laugh in my face and pretend to be my friend but actually there stereotyping me because they think a black person is someone who listens to rap music and lives in the ghetto and is from the projects or they won't invite you to their families home because of fear of what their parents are going to think to me stereotypes are more hurtful than just being true to what you actually feel and I think young people these days are almost acclimated to the stereotypes that they don't even see how wrong that mentality is for example I don't like when a white person approaches me and assumes I should know something about Newport cigarettes and the newest Lil Wayne or Drake album because I'm black so I shouldn't know anything about 80s new wave music and classic rock the reason why I'm saying this is because you becoming a doctor is a very big accomplishment but what you should look out for is these stereotypes and you're going to be taking a Hippocratic oath to help and save people's lives to uphold specific ethical standards there's going to be a time that you're going to be possibly working in the emergency room maybe someone's not going to like you and it might be because you're black or a woman but you need to make a decision are you black or are you a doctor?? that's the actual real gift of turning the other cheek and being humble and maybe that person will appreciate you in the end and even if they don't God sees all and the gift will be fulfilled and counted for I'm not a med student I actually came across your page because I was looking at another KZbin video of another young black female student and she's in medical school but she had videos up of different natural hair styles and as I was going through her videos she was talking about being a med student so I'm going to send you her link because she's actually talking about what she's experiencing as a med student I'm actually just a blue collar worker I do customer service for a living and I've been doing it for 23 years it's abusive but I won't have much of a retirement if I were to woll off on everyone who set me off based on the calculated words they choose I see that you're definitely into reading books that give you positive affirmations and spiritual reflection like Joel Olsteen he's a wonderful man very spiritually grounded but I would also suggest if you ever have the time to read Norman Vincent Peale the book is called the "power of positive thinking" my advice to you is don't get emotionally charged this is just a little fraction of what you're going to experience you're not practicing on actual patients yet so many of thousands of things are going to come up that could emotionally break you that doesn't even have to do with race but the continuity of patient care and whether you're a woman,a man, black,white or homosexual doesn't matter what you have to understand is that people don't like doctors I mean it's unfortunate they are the ones that save people's lives but they are the least liked people in the medical profession because people have fear of doctors you ask the average man that's about 53 years old if he would like to go see a doctor he's probably going to tell you no!!! people have good experiences with doctors and loved them and people have bad experiences with doctor's it's only in the last 25 years I think that the medical profession has changed its way they care for patients my aunt was a registered nurse for 32 years and she started practicing nursing back in the sixties she lived through the Watts Riots in Watts L.A 138 blocks in Watts blew up around her when she was going to school in Compton there was no continuity of care back then and I hate to say it but the nurses now are nothing compared to what my aunt was as a registered nurse these young nurses now don't even compare to some of the older nurses they can't even measure a stick to them cause you're either born with common sense or you have none at all because you can't be taught common sense anyway I don't want to go on and on because this is already long enough I just want to say good luck to you I'll be praying I hope everything works out for you it seems you are on the right path me personally I would have left the comment up on my thread so other people can see this type of mentality still exists anyway God bless oh and here is her Link kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGOpeIN_bsabkLM

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Thank you for the message and the encouragement. I agree, there are a lot of things that I haven't experienced because I am young, but I know that as I continue through my Medical career the experiences will only grow in number. I am ready for whatever life has to throw at me. As a future doctor, the health and well-being of each and everyone of my patients is most important. This is how I will conduct myself as a future physician always. God commanded us to love and he has sent me down this Medicine path, so I know that this is where I am gonna make my mark in the world. Thanks again for everything!

[@ME-qn7hn]

Sorry it was so long and lack of punctuality commas, periods and such i actually have a learning disability called i write in run- on sentences sorry plus i had to get up for work early and i wanted to write that to you God Bless take Care i will keep following

[@BlackGirlWhiteCoat]

Samantha E it is totally fine! I appreciate it all even without punctuation lol.