New Junior Doctor Viewer Q&A! | Part 1

[@geraldinemiller8384]

Hi Dr Ollie, you're correct when u say the nurses can be a great help to new drs. I was a staff nurse on cardiothoracic surgery and we always helped the newbies. Ul be an amazing Dr Ollie. You've got the right temperament and attitude. Good luck in your new job x

[@dellamantle355]

Great video Ollie, starting FY1 must be scary but you’ll be great! As a nurse it made me laugh at the end, yes we are masters of tact when informing doctors of their mistakes! That’s so nice and reassuring what they said to you about mistakes being expected. Looking after patients is a team effort so getting on with your team is crucial! Never be afraid to ask questions and don’t be afraid of looking stupid, the more you ask the quicker you’ll learn. Also thanks for the inspiration I’m starting medical school in September and I’ve been following your journey for years ❤️

[@xenne.]

It makes me feel a bit better that I’ll eventually be able to choose slightly when the time comes of which rotations I can do, as long as general internal is in there I’m happy x

[@corinachan8533]

Not a question this one but a word of advice - I come from a family of 10 doctors; my son being No. 9 in 2017. There would be 101 things in the real world that you'd come across that they never taught you at med school. My neice (GP) once told me that she'd seen a few new FY1 doctors locking themselves up in toilets to sob privately due to work pressure and in a state of despair and feeling of uselessness. Very important to get on well with the nurses and other non medical staff (including the cleaners) and they can make life easier for you. Be humble and treat everyone, staff and patients alike, with respect. Good luck!

[@smithereensloccomotives678]

Are u a doctor as well ?

[@DK-hs4rd]

What an interesting video! Well done!👍👨‍⚕️ And I just love that medical monitor on your left - where can I get one of those? (I presume it's an app running on a tablet?)

[@OllieBurtonMed]

Yeah it's just some stock footage running on repeat!

[@michybitshuayi4309]

Do you recommend any books to read during your foundation years?

[@xenne.]

Like how competitive is general internal medicine ? If you know also I’m from Newcastle too

[@nicolag4487]

Post more!!! This is amazing

[@abeypramod]

Hi Dr Ollie If I heard it right you were mentioning that first year med school is hardest. Can you explain why. Is it because too much learn or you're into new environment and leaning experience?

[@OllieBurtonMed]

I think a combination of both. I was in particular talking about the first year of graduate entry medicine at Warwick, which combines two years' worth of work into one. That's hard, and as you say on top of being in a new environment with new people.

[@xenne.]

If you were really passionate and almost certain on which speciality you’d want to do (eg. At this current time In my life I’m pretty set on doing general internal medicine so it’s important I get to see what it’s like to me) can you ask or specify that you have a preference on one of them and maybe up your chance on it ?

[@OllieBurtonMed]

You can certainly rank those rotations more highly! Most foundation posts will have one or two medical rotations in them (I have acute medicine as my final job of F1). Don't stress too much though as you won't need to have done a GIM job to apply for specialty training in it

[@xenne.]

Do you know about the whole application and stuff for general internal medicine ?

[@OllieBurtonMed]

Yep, you basically do your foundation training, then go through core medical training (now internal medical training) and then apply for an ST3 post in GIM! You can also dual qualify in GIM and a particular medical specialty such as cardiology or gastro

[@xenne.]

Ollie Burton omg thank you so much Ollie I’m so excited ❤️❤️best of luck you’re going to be an amazing doctor

[@xenne.]

Ollie Burton also last thing sorry aha but would you say 3a*s at GCSEs 3bs and 3cs are good enough for enough medical schools

[@OllieBurtonMed]

@@xenne. I would think so? I'm honestly not sure but I would suspect that most emphasis will be on the A levels and your UCAT scores!

[@abeypramod]

Hi Dr Ollie I saw one of your previous video and was curious to know how long is the accelerated medical program is..

[@alif8736]

It’s 4 years :)

[@OllieBurtonMed]

Hi both - thanks Ali for the answer so rapidly! Abey as a graduate entry student you can either complete the standard course in 5 years or the accelerated one in 4 years

[@goodmorningholyspiritchannel]

Congratulations

[@eliastalks7411]

I couldn't find a suitable place to contact but if you ever have a spare slot for a discussion I'd love to talk about my exp of mental health, disability, estrangement/care leaver & arts background in grad medicine! 💜 Hope you first FY1 job goes well I'm sure you will smash it ☺️

[@janscie]

Wearing scrubs & a stet at home hahahahahaha

[@OllieBurtonMed]

It's called swag

[@MrShobanem]

Why you jealous/bitter ? Get out of here!!

[@brahimboudaouad8064]

You are very nice docter love you