FAMILY MEDICINE: What It's Like As A Resident. Explaining The Rotations. Tips For Medical Students!

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

I hope you enjoy learning more about Family Medicine! I have added time stamps in the description for your convenience. 💚

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

@@alvingil9654 It may very for each program, but in my program we took turns leading morning reports. We were able to choose a topic and teach it to our attending physicians and our fellow residents. It was a half an hour teaching and usually included a PowerPoint presentation.

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

@@alvingil9654 Congrats!

[@nikolaimanek582]

Thank you! Very informative.

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Thanks for watching!

[@dulymd]

Thank you so much for making this video. I'm an MS3 student and have been torn between different specialties leaning most towards FM. But after getting more insight from this video and part 2 I'm all in for family medicine.

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Oh wow, so exciting! I’m glad the videos helped in your decision making. Thanks for sharing with me and good luck on the rest of your journey into residency. :)

[@skategenie]

Brand new MS3 here, I really appreciate this video!

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Thank you, and good luck on the rest of your journey in medicine :)

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You’re back!

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Hey! Yes, I got my computer fixed! I’m glad I didn’t have to buy a new one. At least not yet. Lol.

[@DrSaraFamilyDoctor]

It's a very informative and important video & really helps me because I started residency in family medicine just now. It is a new department in my country Ethiopia, thank you for the video doctor.

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Oh wow! I have been to Ethiopia before. I loved it. Thanks for sharing. I’m glad the video helped you. 😊 Good luck with the rest of your residency.

[@DrSaraFamilyDoctor]

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[@sogazelle]

Excellent video..great job!

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Thank you!

[@hoglasanches7895]

Thank you!! It was a very detailed and understanding video, it was very helpful. It really made want to know more about this career.

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Thank you! Thanks for your comment and glad it was helpful :)

[@AaronTrillo]

Excited to apply FM next year! Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts.

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Thanks for watching and congrats!

[@cubayayo]

I just matched and I start soon!

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

That’s Awesome! Congratulations on your match into family medicine! 😊

[@topeycasanova4003]

More upload of video about family medicine as a specialty, please.

[@MedTina]

This is so helpful!

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

I’m glad it was helpful for you :)

[@ShesJustLivin]

Very informative video!

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Thank you! I hope it helped :)

[@Dekthagr8]

This was very helpful! Thank you

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your comment :)

[@v_ronyca3244]

I am surprised about the surgery rotation. I didn’t know that family medicine doctors would actually perform surgery aside from draining abscesses. I thought they would just need to know pre and post-op care. Could you please explain more about this?

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

You are correct in that family medicine doctors don’t typically perform surgery outside of residency. However in some very rule settings or even in some military careers some family practice doctors may be able to do surgery if trained. Those who go on to do OB also do surgery (C-sections). I think the rotations in residency are so that we are well rounded in knowing all aspects of taking care of surgery patients. Each residency may be different too. In the hospital I trained in there were only surgery residents and family medicine residents and we worked alongside each other often.

[@zaccetraro9529]

Today I was interviewing applicants for Halifax Residency, and an applicant found our program through your youtube channel. Thanks for the marketing! Ha I wish I had found your channel earlier to share with applicants, you do a good job explaining our program.

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

That’s so cool!! Thanks for sharing! Are you one of the residents or attendings?

[@zaccetraro9529]

@@dr.lindsaymarie I am an intern here at Halifax!

[@harikrishnauppalapati6769]

can you make a video on fellowship options for family medicine

[@baboylove]

Thank you for this video! This is so detailed and concise!

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

You’re welcome! Hope it helps :)

[@Jere616]

This is for choosing the demanding career of family medicine!!

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Wow, Thank you so much!! This is my first super thanks and I’m really thankful for you ☺️🙏🏼

[@Jere616]

@@dr.lindsaymarie You're very welcome Doctor. Interestingly enough I was able to appreciate the demands of your particular specialty through Dr. Glaucomflecken's humorous videos on YT, which even as a layman I found both hilarious and educational. My doctor friend (infectious control) loves his spoofs!

[@DraMariaPaulaFernandes]

Great video! I live in Brazil and I’m last year of the graduation. I will do residence in family medicine here , in Brazil. But I would like to know if there is fellowship in family medicine. Do you know?

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Thank you! Family Medicine residency is a 3 year program in the US and there is a one year fellowship in certain areas if you choose to do more training afterwards. Examples include OB, Pain Management, Sports Medicine, Geriatrics, or Integrative Medicine. I talked a little bit more about each of these at the end of this video. :) I am not sure if the training is different in Brazil though.

[@karthikadevi6161]

Binging ur videos! So so helpful as a med student

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

That’s great! I always enjoy reaching out to medical students. If there is any other advice or video topics you would like to see let me know. 😊

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[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Thanks for watching

[@MrAhmedBakhsh]

Thanks

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Thanks for watching!

[@ziggymoon]

Sorry, sort of confused by your statement regarding GP's, are you saying a GP does NOT have a Residency requirement? If not, are they allowed to practice once completing med school and obtaining their license? Anyway, I'm an older RN (55+), besides doing something like a NP program... whats the quickest option, in total years, to ones own practice (ie. BS to Licensed & Practicing MD) - and remember, we're talking older dude, not an over-achiever, lol.

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

A GP who completes 4 years of college and 4 years of medical school without a residency is not board certified. Now a days without board certification job opportunities are very limited as most hospital or clinic employers require board certification. If you want to own your own practice there are three main options. MD/DO, PA, or NP. For you I would suggest looking more in depth into both the PA versus NP options and see if either of those would be a fit for you. Good luck!

[@javedkhan-dv5vk]

It's like repeating our internships for 3 years. Here in India

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Yes, lots of repetition! Lol

[@dryvonne3944]

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[@dr.lindsaymarie]

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[@saadharoonraja1342]

So one can become a consultant after doing 3 years of residency in family medicine?

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Hi, in the United States family medicine is considered a specialty of its own but encompasses a wide variety of medicine. It is a 3 year program after 4 years of medical school and 4 years of college.

[@huseinabdulraheem4285]

So you work 80 hours a week during all the residency program? How are the hours distributed? Do you work on the weekend?

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

In my particular program it was up to 70 to 80 hours a week on the heavy rotations. Yes there were weekends. There were also night shifts and 30 hour calls. On some of the lighter rotations it was more like 40 or 50 hours per week.

[@huseinabdulraheem4285]

@@dr.lindsaymarie Thank you Dr.Lindsay for the reply

[@edwardlawrence8448]

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[@strongbodystrongmiind]

Family medicine is so boring but so essential... Haha I guess it's the happy medium

[@strongbodystrongmiind]

and the crying kids... ugh my mental health just couldn't handle it lmaooo.. I got tired of seeing the snotty noses & cough

[@v_ronyca3244]

This was very helpful! Thank you

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

Thanks for watching!

[@v_ronyca3244]

@@dr.lindsaymarie If you have time, I would love to hear about your process for evaluating different family medicine residency programs and how to select/rank them. I think medical students who are applying to family medicine residencies would appreciate your insights. :-)

[@dr.lindsaymarie]

@@v_ronyca3244 Great idea. I do plan to make a video about this. The short answer is make a list of the things that are important to you in your residency. This can be anything from city location, rotation schedule, benefits offered, patient volume, types of electives offered etc. Then after your interview and after you get a good feel of what the program is like, it’s best to go with your gut :) hope this helps! Good luck in your process.