Day in the Life of an Internal Medicine Doctor: Overnight in the Hospital

[@ZachHighley]

Total time slept: 4hr 30 minutes Use this link for the sketchy discount!! app.sketchy.com/sign-up?

[@Som.Suwadee]

stats for nerds.

[@BigDawgCAM]

Serious tips from a former first responder for night shifts: 1. Blackout curtains are must 2. Drop room temp to

[@PEGGYINTAIWAN]

this is what i learned with the sleep doctor here as well. sunglasses are your best friend for night shift when you get off and on the way home.

[@JesusLightsYourPath]

I also work night shift but Im not a dr. I agree.

[@SpaceBoyDanny]

The quality of the content is outstanding! Seriously, I applaud the work you put in to this on top of the busy life you have as a resident!

[@t21m94]

Hey, Zack! This is the content I most look forward to seeing, meaning the hospital stuff, thanks for the nice video!

[@celine-s8q]

I watched this video several times just because of your pure beauty Zach❤

[@YonexCC]

Did 7 years night shift as a nurse and didn't have much issues with sleep. I was always a late night person playing video games or watching series so I grew accustomed to nights fairly quickly when I first started. It also helps that I'm an easy, heavy sleeper meaning I fall asleep easy and I can sleep nearly everywhere any time as long as it's a cool temperature. It also helps that my unit crew was fun, noisy, and all around similar ages so we would keep each other busy throughout the night and do some dumb sh1t lol. But, I've never worked a 24 hour shift and I'm not a doctor so brainwork is very different. My remaining few years as a night nurse, age started to take it's toll and nights were rough. Glad to be off bedside, off nights, and now enjoying a great work-life balance as an NP.

[@yuliaantonenkovolkovamd552]

I'm Soo glad I quit practicing medicine, I'm so much healthier now!

[@maazmahmood3835]

Been a while since I commented Zach! Really love these type of vlog style videos!! Keep them coming please 🙏 also loving the newsletters!! 🤝

[@minimusmaximus757]

Wow I agree I love these sort of vlogs @ZackHighley

[@phillipsmith7759]

I drove an 18 wheeler for 13 years. Studies show that the body is sleepiest at 4am. It's sad and dangerous for all night workers, especially making critical decisions. God bless you!

[@katherynsantana6891]

Congratulations on coming near to your intern years end cheers to you 🎉

[@sparklypinkleopard26]

This is great! Please do more of these!!!

[@rania_sun]

It's good to see you Zach !

[@zopenzop2225]

Beautiful vlog man, your videos are amazing

[@madoka-q8o]

Yay a new upload!Thanks for sharing😁🫡

[@samay5599]

so proud of you , my man!

[@BryanWang-hf4pf]

your video always make me feel motivated❤

[@mariadamelio6974]

I really love this type of content; he's so cool! 🙌

[@Som.Suwadee]

Best vid this month…oh wait there has been only one. But seriously, NO late night- thank you! Entertaining to watch though…

[@ZachHighley]

Haha fair fair - thanks Som

[@Quit3Cut3]

You need blackout curtains and trazodone. I’m an RT and did nights for 5 years. The trazodone is the only thing that shuts my thoughts off so I can sleep, otherwise I’m tossing and turning for hours. Oh and take a melatonin on the drive home, should kick in by the time you make it home.

[@Minnieflim]

Im a engineering student but still love to see your content zach ❤❤

[@june3536]

Always been excited to watch your night shift vlog & finally... 🤩

[@fionaokeefe1906]

No folks in the whole hospital…..he the only one walking around no other docs in the lounge or hallways! Hmm….

[@jonathanramirezuribe2433]

Med student here. I look at your videos everyday for motivation to keep studying and working hard.

[@davidh9844]

You will make more as a physician's assistant or Nurse Practitioner. Malpractice is lower. Hours are better. Everything is easier. And you can laugh at the MDs on your way to the bank.

[@AlaaSharaf-bg5db]

@@davidh9844 that's max level cope

[@arock8586]

@@davidh9844 wtf. who even asked?

[@JesusLightsYourPath]

​@@davidh9844 It's not for the money 😐

[@SludgeMan90]

​@@davidh9844Cope

[@imasuperkoala]

I'm a third year IM resident. Nights SUCKS!!

[@davidh9844]

No, 3 MIs back to back at 10:30PM followed by a GI bleed just before midnight sucks. That's when you know that even though you aren't wiped out now, you sure as hell will be by 4AM, with no relief until 7:30-8AM at the earliest.

[@umamakhatib3085]

Hiii Dear Friend I am missing you so much.. Happy to see you.. How are you? I completely understand you after seeing your video.. Keep going someone is watching you.. and someone is me 😅 and I keep going because of you 🤗

[@ZachHighley]

Miss you too! We back

[@LeoIwata-j8m]

Yeyyyyyy Zach is slaying again with his signature "Awesome hair!"

[@airbendersall55]

👏👏👏 For the dedication

[@hodasamadi7903]

If I ever get hurt, I hope your around to be my doctor lol congrats! 👏

[@ytubeanon]

that's neat that there's an app to communicate between nurses and doctors, I wonder if communication is recorded as part of medical documentation. I use a sleeping mask to help get to sleep, seems pretty effective

[@itsjustmelol5703]

Bro you are living my dream life😔

[@Pire4162]

Fellow resident here 1. Blackout eye mask (I use ilovenightshift) 2. Melatonin 3. I wake up during the day after a 4-5 hour nap, go for a walk/gym, then come back and nap before going to night

[@davidh9844]

Trust me, the best lessons I look out of 3 years of Medicine residency was a) how to fall asleep instantly and anywhere, and b) how to do a LP in 15 minutes at 4AM on a 400 pound septic patient so my interns wouldn't have to butcher her.

[@oscarromero4728]

Great video I really enjoyed it! Lot of the camera work reminded me of Casey Neistat's videos! 🙌

[@roxtendo]

The danger of night shift is real. I have two little kittens, couple of days old, need to feat and clean them every two hours

[@mariovega8426]

I used to do the night shift at my hospital, and my strategy was drink tea throughout the night to keep myself awake. Usually, 3-4 am was rough, but would push through. Also, I would only get about 4 hrs of sleep, which suuuuuuuucked. oh well!

[@grantmowry2195]

How consistent has your schedule been between taking the night and day shifts? I heard from Huberman that it's much better if you're doing nights to be consistent for at least 2 weeks, rather than swinging between the night and day shifts. If you're doing many night shifts in a row, there are some useful things that you can use to shift your circadian clock, which were covered on Huberman's episode on shift work.

[@Kate1q2w3e]

Do you have blackout curtains?? Tricking yourself into thinking it’s dark out might help.

[@laviniafratila2677]

Great video! make more about medicine :)

[@D___A]

I got proud so much at the Sketchy sponsorship heheh

[@MuslimahiA80]

Hi Zach, I use the anking deck and as you know some cards have sketchy included. The thing is I find it difficult to follow the story of sketchy and that's why I've not purchased it. Does sketchy guide you through the cartoon and tell you how you should relate the medical topic w a certain image? coz seeing them on my card doesn't really help..

[@nuwanekanayake5791]

U wear scrubs from home? Is it okay to do so? Cuz here in our country we should only change to scrubs only inside the hospital

[@Faustobellissimo]

Why the trekking shoes in a hospital ward?

[@jonathans7302]

Hey Zach! Just curious, have you thought about subspecializing or going into general practice?

[@ameliebaudet8353]

I could totally picture you wearing Moscot glasses 😉 Trust me !

[@sujayantony819]

It would be helpful to spread the news globally if you put up story about the resident doctor who was gang raped and murdered in her hospital conference room when she was resting after her 36hrs shift 😢

[@13GreatBeatBox]

Wtf where did this happen

[@TheOutlier-c6o]

So scary that we, the patients, put our lives in the hands of such doctors who are depeived of such basic biological need and their competency may be affected.

[@michaelskuce3677]

bless ya so much hard work to become an dr I'm sure in end your get there i hope one day to help teach medical students as one of there body donors as I'm thermally ill young man so decided to give consent to body donation in hope to help teach medical students Anatomy i wish all well in there studies and pray you carry on to become great dr take care

[@IlveMe63]

I am watching this while on my 24 hour internal medicine shift as a resident. I am sick and exhausted and its dangerous for patient care

[@retnopujiastuti1398]

Wish you luck, all the best, Doc 🙏

[@Asad_Nayyer]

Great Video.

[@derpflegermaki]

Doc Zach drink a cup warm almond milk. Make your room dim and put your phone away from your room. I am a nurse and it really works good for me.

[@oZinthemix]

caught me off guard😅😅 7:04

[@ogbedex6176]

Not a doctor yet, but I usually try running right after my night shift so I stay away long enough for my 40 minute ride back home. I usually knock out as soon as I get home cus I’m so tired

[@creativerse6447]

Thank you Zack for the video. But as a regular viewer and a medical student from India, it is very sad to mention as well as to raise your concern, that a resident doctor of pulmonary medicine doing her masters in a Govt Hospital in Kolkata, India was brutally killed and raped during her night duty. The entire nation is in shock and doctors are protesting throughout the country 😢 I felt so sorry to mention you, but as a solidarity all the doctors from every corner of the world come and stand together, so that we are kept in our workplace. 🙏🙏

[@ec2749]

doctor realizes night shift work is awful.

[@boblolrus]

Nice!

[@metrazol]

I don't get why they don't put Westin beds in the on call room. The sleep would be better. Heck, it might be too good, but that's what opening the door, turning on the light and yelling at the intern to get the hell up he needs to sign out this patient is for.

[@Prachtbart]

Bro that sleep problem is serious i feel u :/

[@manse8039]

oooo.... RIP..... Circadian Rhythm

[@LeoIwata-j8m]

Some pary felt like paranormal

[@mok2092]

Yesterday was my night schift

[@ZachHighley]

How’d it go

[@mok2092]

​@@ZachHighley It was quiet like yours except for the one who attacked the security guard

[@smarthereafter5992]

But this reminds me of the rape incident of an Indian intern(doctor) doing 36 hours long shift. It is brutal. 😢 These people are saving lives. No one deserves this tragedy.

[@ZachHighley]

Awful story. Breaks my heart. If you know of any way I can help or links that can be shared would be grateful.

[@IncogStats]

Bhai wo resident doctor the intern nahin

[@smarthereafter5992]

@@ZachHighley well that is all over the news in Indian Media. Thank you for your concern brother. But this has reached the extent where the police and courts can only do something.

[@smarthereafter5992]

@@IncogStats thank you for correcting me. We couldn't celebrate this Independence day. Or ever may be. As this happens in our country somewhere everyday.

[@HolgerFried]

That doesnt Sound safe for the Patients and doctors at all

[@rishavplays4839]

It's sad that as an Indian we are still aspiring to become a doctor watching creators who live far differently from our reality

[@ZachHighley]

Keep going keep going

[@jaskiratsingh7750]

One of the many reasons why I'm migrating and studying medicine in Germany... I wanna be alive, appreciated for my work and get the respect I deserve. And obviously got some personal reasons also.... I think I made a wise decision... No regrets now

[@Dark-le3bn]

​@@jaskiratsingh7750 Hey man, i want to do the same, can you help me out please? I am entering a college just now for my mbbs degree Like what's the roadmap now for Germany?

[@jaskiratsingh7750]

@@Dark-le3bn well if you wanna go straight out of high school, you need the following: Excellent Grades (90% and above). Attend the Studienkolleg if it applies to you. As an international student you need to give TestAS so that you can increase your chances of getting in. German upto C1 or C2. The thing is getting in is tough. Your overall grade (average of the three) will decide whether or not you get in. I believe I'm at a pretty solid position right now. My Abitur from high school alone is 1.3 (1.0 being the highest). I'l try to get 1.0 in both Studienkolleg and TestAS so that I can average it out to 1.1. then you can pretty much get in. As an international student I believe we have a lot of advantages... Some spots are reserved for international students. And I don't think many would wanna spend a whole year mastering the language, then attending Studienkolleg and then getting in to study the whole thing in German language. So if you do so and keep your Grades high enough. You may end up getting atleast one acceptance. Many people on the internet say that 1.0 is dead necessity for you to get into medicine or dentistry, but that applies to only 30% students. Rest are decided individually by the University itself. If you're going after completing your medicine degree, then the pathway is a bit tricky and I don't have much idea about it. But you can check it on the internet. You'll easily find it. All the best!!! I hope I'll get in hehe!

[@rishavplays4839]

@@jaskiratsingh7750 i you have some time i would love to know how to get into some med school in germany

[@OskarDziubaltowski]

2:18 Are you taking these running shots solo or do you have someone to hold the camera? Have any of the passers-by ever gone like "Hippity hoppity, this tripod & camera are now my property"?

[@jojobananaa]

on nights and watching this video lol

[@Majd-j3b]

Do reading or something benefit better than doing nothing❤

[@Forestamp2024]

Iam cardiology resident, and in my country everyone is sending patients to us,(internal medicine doctors) its like theres huge pneumonia, or like some kind if neurological dizziness, and they are like let me send him to internal medicine cause of mild hypokaliemia and such.. Primary care also is like sending ppl with negative P waves on night shifts. Is it same in ur country? On night shifts iam sleeping like 30mins to 1 hour....😂

[@Divyv520]

Hey zach , really nice video ! I was wondering if I could help you with more Quality Editing in your videos and also make a highly engaging Thumbnail and also help you with the overall youtube strategy and growth ! Pls let me know what do you think ?

[@melf7048]

Meanwhile medical students from asian countries having to survive on 4 hours of sleep in 36 hours 😂😂

[@mihirnabar5738]

indians let him know

[@smitjathari8098]

for context Her father found her naked, lying motionless on the floor with a broken pelvic girdle, disfigured limbs, and shattered pieces of glass in her eyes, bleeding uncontrollably. The horror she endured in those final moments is beyond imagination. Her parents were denied any contact with her body for three hours after arriving at the crime scene. 150 grams of semen was founc in her body, and a single man typically has only 15 grams. A scapegoat is in custody. The Dean labeled her as psychotic. After the case was transferred to the CBl, renovation work started in the hospital. At this point, it's not just a doctor issue anymore--it's sheer inhumanity. We keep discovering deeper levels of cruelty year after year. Those who hoped for reforms after the Nirbhaya case were naive. It's been 12 years, and nothing has changed. I even saw some Instagram stories claiming that being a doctor in this country is akin to committing a crime.

[@ZachHighley]

I had no idea, how awful. Thank you for spreading this awareness. If there are any donations or website or places I can contribute to help I gladly would. Or if you can share a link for people to learn more and help if at all possible.

[@miistmightbedead]

Nah Zach, not your fault but yeah it's pretty bad here, there are no specific donations for that yet.

[@IncogStats]

​@@ZachHighley😅 Actually no monetary but we hope that we get the support, our voices being raised from all over the globe.

[@smarthereafter5992]

@@smitjathari8098 I don't know who should be blamed if there are multiple individuals and authorities linked directly or indirectly to. Each one of the rape cases. So why people blame the entire society I think. It can be avoided if rapists are avoided. It is a social concern and duty.

[@fabiopedol]

Hi from italy

[@bishopdawn1]

blackout curtains

[@GEGO_2003_2]

❤❤❤

[@eternitysafro1083]

Ayeeee, I am a bit late to this video as it just showed up in my feed. But, happy to see you’re doing well.🫡

[@naddelhu4198]

❤😊

[@AmsNl2BcnEs]

My sense of it is that American doctors work longer shifts, which is the danger, rather than it being about doing a night shift. As long as you prepare for it and get sleep after night shifts aren’t inherently bad or dangerous short term. Lots of research however about the dangers of long shifts.

[@dakotahauck9859]

you need a white monster and a Zyn

[@Sammy-e6w]

It's been a while 😅

[@ZachHighley]

Ya boi is back

[@MG-qd6im]

don't doctors wear white coats?

[@adammarcusxi]

dude please try to remember how much you have to be grateful for

[@mexicangator]

You need blackout curtains

[@smarthereafter5992]

Second one here, yes 🤣

[@ZachHighley]

14th!

[@smarthereafter5992]

@@ZachHighley ok well I made second comment and 14th view. I am also proud of that. 😂

[@patrciaclemons8183]

Glad social media taking off. Horrible reality hopeful that ppl stop clout chasing a MD certificate and the hospital tells the insurance companies to shuv it and instead place money in hiring more doctors.

[@irabrimat]

Say thanks man , in israel we start at 08:00 AM , until 10-12 AM the next day ... Around 26-28 hours shift . Your shift are much better . Say thank for what you have .

[@davidh9844]

In the days of the giants, a 13 hour night was unheard of! Well, ER rotation, maybe. NY City municipal teaching hospital, 24 hour (down from 72 straight hours on every 4th weekend. An NYU resident killed some big wig NY lawyer's daughter directly because of sleep deprivation, dad sued the hospital, the kid, NY and won. Our hours went down immediately.) The logic, however faulty, is that you have to know your stuff and how to do stuff instantly, 24/7. I can't say I approve of the torture, but it worked. And what I wouldn't give to go back on the wards for two shifts... That said, Zack, get the hell out of medicine. Derm, Radiology, even Gas. Short of Peds, Medicine is the lowest paid, least respected of the fields. I loved it, but would never do it again. Have an easy night. Dr H, MD, Internal Medicine

[@pavelpavlov2129]

Bro, the first time when I watched videos from this channel all seemed very unpleasant, your life is like a nightmare bro, you live your life like is a protocol , please don't

[@ramit11]

Given the incidents unfolding in kolkata India the content might not hold up.

[@ZachHighley]

Awful story, learning more about it now - again if any place where I can contribute or help, or if you can share a place where people can help would be great.

[@ramit11]

​@@ZachHighley hi there are no monetary funds set up as of yet. There is a need to spread awareness because the authorities have shown complete apathy.

[@GermanShepherdEmmett]

Stop whining-try a 36 hour shift

[@ZachHighley]

bruh

[@iantolentino5767]

:o

[@ZachHighley]

Thanks for the watchhhh

[@iantolentino5767]

@@ZachHighley your welcome! goodluck on grinding your career sir!

[@fionaokeefe1906]

This doesn’t seem realistic to me🤨it’s almost like you’re playing a doctor on KZbin without actually having an MD! Most docs are up before 5am my mum’s doc was rounding at 5am! So I don’t understand this whole Medfluencer gig just comes across as fake! The only doc I believe is an actual doctor is Rachel Southard the baby doc! She’s the only one I believe is true, this dude I’m on the fence!

[@stephen7604]

You think every single doctor in the entire world works day shifts?

[@nlm9268]

the night is so quite... congratulate on 1st night success~

[@mosanthotshohle]

First one here, yes!🤣🥹

[@ZachHighley]

11th! I think

[@mosanthotshohle]

💔😂

[@JS-ne5ev]

Really ? Those glasses don’t match with your face handsome

[@nuwanekanayake5791]

U wear scrubs from home? Is it okay to do so? Cuz here in our country we should only change to scrubs only inside the hospital