I graduated from medical school at 22. This is my journey.

[@MadePramana]

Hi Dr Matthew, I’m a new subscriber to your KZbin channel. Previously I watched one video from you about being a emergency doctor in the UK, and now this is the second video that I watched. I agree with your statement that life is not a race and everyone has their own path. I took a gap year during studying medicine due to my health condition. Next year I will be an intern doctor (hopefully). Best wishes for you.

[@mattbklee]

Really good to hear from you and thanks for sharing your own journey. Medicine is certainly not a race, and if anything we should be takign the time out to work on things that are important to ourselves. Best of luck to you for your intern year :)

[@tanvir4114]

Fair play to you Matthew on sharing your journey. Kudos to you also for saying life is not a race. Wishing you all the best in your journey brother. God bless. P. S When you said RuneScape I chuckled that’s literally what my childhood also consisted of 😂

[@AramideOyewole]

You really inspire me, I'm a nurse from Nigeria working on a tier 2 visa, I wish it was possible for me to become a doctor too

[@santy7187]

so basically you did 5 years of medical school rivht out of high school? or year 12? and are you going through residency? i’m 15 years old and im wondering what is the fastest way i could finish med school and become a doctor

[@bmk_is_a_nerd]

I’m 14 and a freshman in high school. I want to go to a specialty math and science school and eventually become a medical examiner.

[@HungWillie]

Great content! Love the journey :)! Sick music too

[@mattbklee]

Thanks man I appreciate it!

[@jeremynunns7496]

Really enjoying your videos Mathew.

[@fatmayildiz8374]

Your English is amazing!! How you did you make your english so good? I am living Turkey rignt now and I am thinking to come UK when I graduate from med school which is 2022. I am planning to be an cardiologist but ı have some afraids which is about speaking English and specialty is that long. If you have some suggestions please share with us. Thanx :)

[@mattbklee]

Thanks Fatima! I grew up speaking English as well alongside Chinese so I feel comfortable speaking it :) Practice is the key - don't be afraid to have more conversations in English and you'll eventually be more fluent 😊

[@fatmayildiz8374]

Thanx for advices. Waiting for new videos >D

[@farzanamiah3902]

Can you still become a GP or consultant without an intercalated degree and do you only need this if you want to go into research/academics in the future?

[@xXAnni3LuvsYhuXx]

Wait so did you start uni at 17 instead of 18?

[@cathy4113]

Really insightful, thanks

[@mattbklee]

Glad it was helpful!

[@arunabrunel9861]

Didn't you first graduate bachelor's on bio? I gues that people usually graduate from bachelor in pre med or other.. an than only enroll to med school?

[@landeekokoko6801]

5 years only!!!! I live in Canada it’s minimum like 8 years, so instead I became a nurse at 19.

[@ugbeatz106]

love the vid bro and the upgraded backdrop loool

[@mattbklee]

Different place same set up 😂 cheers man

[@cathy4113]

I’m currently in yr13... please give some advice on interview prep 🙂

[@mattbklee]

Hi Cathy! My main pieces of advice would be to prepare adequately by researching your med school, the style of interview and common questions. Check if it's MMI vs. panel and try adapt your planning for that. Would it be helpful if I made a video on preparing for med school interviews?

[@cathy4113]

@@mattbklee yes please it’s MMI

[@DocJoanaviMiranda0829]

I am not 22 but i still get those kind of comments! Hehe keep it up doc, will be uploading my own journey as well. 😉

[@mattbklee]

Haha perks of looking young! Of course, keep it up too 😊

[@ak-sk1lj]

Hello dr i have completed my mbbs degree in russia how can i work as a junior doctor in london

[@lucyjones3734]

Awesome video! Do you have any tips for finals?! In 2 months time yikes! Bristol med student too :)

[@mattbklee]

Hey Lucy, so happy to see another from Bristol here 😊 Absolutely, finals can be terrifying because there's so much content to study. The most valuable resources for me were questionbanks like passmedicine/pastest, and online resources! What I did was break them down into specialties, learn different aspects of the condition, test myself on a questionbank, and summarise by making clear concise notes to look back on. I'm a firm believer of the active recall technique as well and used Anki for flashcards which really helped me for finals, and in my recent MRCP exam which has even more content 😵 I also used Alastair Scott's notes (not sure if those are still flying around the uni). Would a video on how to study for finals be helpful? Was considering making one!

[@alial-isawi8590]

What is the average age of graduation among British graduates?

[@shibishibi9516]

howmuch was your fees??

[@samarshreshtha1305]

I got into a medical school when I was 22 😀

[@alexcassanova9079]

He is seems innocent

[@mattbklee]

😂😂

[@johncarter2211]

Lols I am 22 and I am in 1st year of medical school, I am being jealous of him.

[@mattbklee]

We're all in the same boat John, life's not a race at all! Let me know if you need any help with getting on with med school and congrats on getting in :)

[@johncarter2211]

@@mattbklee Well that's a fact 🙌, and can i have your email or facbook...

[@mattbklee]

Feel free to drop me a message on twitter and I'll help how I can! twitter.com/matthewbklee

[@VenReacts]

Bristol the only med school that rejected me loool😭😂

[@mattbklee]

yoo huge achievement! You were clearly too good for bristol 😉

[@RyeRyeL]

One thing that annoys me here is, Hong Kongers should NOT have to be sponsored to live and work here in the UK. Especially medical professionals. I'm so disappointed with the way the UK handles HK. But overall it's amazing hearing your story and how you manage to get to where you are. 22 is very young to have achieved so much. I'm 27 and I now feel very old. The only thing I save it IT equipment 🤣

[@mattbklee]

Thanks Ryan, there are definitely difficult points but overall it's a pleasure to be able to work here! I'm still early on my journey in life and hoping to see where else it can take me. Also learning coding myself so increasingly appreciating the world of IT!