The Med Student Goes to Therapy

Give yourself some grace

[@DGlaucomflecken]

For those who don’t know, “the match” is when med students find out which residency program (and specialty) they will be joining. It’s a pivotal moment in the life of a doctor. Unfortunately, there are not enough residency spots for everybody, so some med students inevitably will not match and have to reapply again the following year. It’s a nerve wracking, awful process.

[@iunacosta6620]

In Brazil, we make another test to compete for spots in the hospitals for the residency. But we also have 6 years of med on collage and leave as general doctors. Btw, I cryed because even I didn't had to match here, the failure feeling is so commom and never are prepared to that. Thanks doc!

[@emiliabolsas]

What do they do instead?

[@r.harishkarthick8671]

Why are we forcing residency? Why can't we have general doctors too?

[@dr.floridamanphd]

@@emiliabolsas I had to Google it because I didn’t know either. Here’s the top result. If you do not match, then you should participate in the Post-Match Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program ®(SOAP). SOAP is an opportunity for eligible residency candidates who go unmatched during the main residency match to apply to residency programs with unfilled positions. They may not get what they want, but they might still get work.

[@nancymuncy7359]

@@emiliabolsas kinda

[@emperor8716]

I like how every time, its the doctor being called in, but this time, the med student willingly went to therapy lol

[@critterwatcher8009]

Thankfully Dr. G's med student still has a hint of knowing it's OK to put himself first by seeking therapy. By the time residency is over all hints of self-care have been extinguished.

[@Liriq]

Med Student hasn't built up the ego yet

[@Hassony523]

The pathologist also went to therapy willingly.

[@cburns0280]

As a med student who didn't match, this hits me right in the feels. Thank you, Dr. G. I don't know you and you don't know me but it feels nice that you've got my back.

[@kirasawamura8380]

hey, sorry for bothering! could you please tell me what does the "match" in this context mean? english is not my first language and im trying to guess the word meaning from the context haha

[@crisrsmith]

@@kirasawamura8380 The Match is a day on which all graduating med students find out which American residency they are going to. If you didn't match, then it means you don't have a residency position for the next year.

[@cardoxon]

@@kirasawamura8380 medical students in the US apply for their residency/postgradual training/specialty/whatever you call it via NRMP (national resident matching programme) aka the match

[@kirasawamura8380]

@@crisrsmith tysm, that helps a lot ☺️💖

[@kirasawamura8380]

@@cardoxon thank youuuuu 🙌💖

[@anastasijahabarova1533]

“This is a temporary setback among a long list of accomplishments” I needed to hear that! 😭 I’m a recent graduate from a veterinary assistant program and I had been working so hard both in class and at my externship, yet the place didn’t want to hire me after and all the job interviews I had gone to since then went nowhere. I can’t help but feel defeated at times, but I will keep applying anyway until something lands. 😔✊

[@sammitra]

Hang in there fam, you got this!

[@Shalkar]

They may just use the free labor of an externship for the free labor in your area then never pay anyone for the work, or pay a lower rate. Technically it's illegal, but it just ain't provable. The best bet is find a job elsewhere then move

[@KatieCottingham]

The world needs good vet techs because you play an important role in keeping clinics running. Look further abroad and know your worth is not determined by how quickly you get a job.

[@ana.sinu94]

Vet assistants are amazing! You can do thiss

[@khondamirimamnazarov6983]

You can do this!

[@D4n1t0o]

I like how the therapist's general vibe is slightly intimidating. He softens up at the end of this, but otherwise he's basically a tough bulwark of unrelenting incisiveness.

[@dalpz205]

I'd like to know where these "feel good" therapists are hiding out. Are these the kind of therapists only doctors get?

[@zeeshanfaruqui1920]

He is a psychiatrist

[@Nicole-ui5wv]

@@dalpz205 trauma specialists that dabble in other modalities besides CBT and DBT in my experience have been the more feel good ones, compared to typical blank canvas therapists that leave you feeling awkward

[@dalpz205]

@@Nicole-ui5wv Ah good info! Ty

[@snowmonster42]

@@dalpz205 As a psychologist, it is my firm belief that logic doesn't have to hurt. CBT and Rational Emotive approaches are totally consistent with Unconditional Positive Regard. You just have to find a therapist who cares enough to not let you get away with sloppy thinking.

[@thehummingbirdbandit9542]

So six years ago, I became disabled and had to drop out of college after my first semester. I had to give up a full ride, and bounced around homeless for years, and am just now getting my feet back under me and trying to return to school. Seeing this hit me really hard in the chest in a way I really needed. "This is a temporary setback among a long list of accomplishments" is really, really good advice. Thank you, Doctor.

[@Kay-kg6ny]

Wishing you all the best, friend. You're worthy! Keep doing your best and keep moving forward at whatever pace you can.

[@thehummingbirdbandit9542]

@@Kay-kg6ny Thank you so much for this! I actually got back from campus three hours ago, having an interview to get into my program that went extremely well. I'm so excited to be able to move forward.

[@OkayUser]

Wow that's insane man, you're a warrior

[@livewellwitheds6885]

I have a pretty similar story. it's not easy at all, but many make it work!! I'm rooting for you

[@garysuarez9614]

Putting you up in prayer. (even if you don't believe in a god there is the water experiment and quantum entanglement.) I believe in you!

[@PleSeagr]

This is so uplifting... And I'm not even a med student

[@SatumainenOlento]

I am only a student of life, but I felt *so good* hearing this!!! 💕💖💕💖💕

[@captainbeard3323]

I am a programmer who went through some shit, my psych used our first (out of twelve) session to make me list all my accomplishments because I called myself a failure and a loser

[@michelle_ajema]

Same here.

[@ineedtoeatcake]

Me neither. I’m an occupational therapy grad student.

[@connievalencia5513]

I know...right.

[@andrewslye4855]

As a Psychiatrist I appreciate the funny and respectful way we are conceptualized in the therapy series. Often we are the go to punch line in medical satire along with radiology and orthopedics. I am a big fan of the channel 🙂

[@oooosomeone8987]

نعم وانا كذالك أوافقك الرأي

[@llAlukall]

Agreed! :)

[@lapislazarus8899]

I've had two really good orthopaedic surgeons, both did excellent work and were very approachable and easy to talk to. The podiatrist I had, on the other hand (foot?), did nothing for me because he wanted to do a reconstruction, when anyone could see the only way I was ever going to walk again was getting an amputation and a prosthesis.

[@Giantcrabz]

I would love to learn more about psych as a pharmacist

[@poikoi1530]

Finally, the med student gets the well deserved Therapy Session

[@staceyk2274]

At the beginning I noticed he asked if the psychiatrist "had a minute", meaning his schedule doesn't even allow him to schedule therapy - which I can relate to.

[@zomb0t]

I'm a med student in 5th year (here in Belgium it's 6 years + specialty afterwards). The past year I had a burn-out and lost all motivation to keep studying. I only need to do 2 more exams and residency.. but I was so close to just giving it all up because, well, it's an education that takes its toll on your mental health and I think many can relate if I say imposter syndrome is a very real thing. I live by myself and don't have any support from my family. My father thinks I'm a total loser. But I'm proud to say I recently found my drive back and I'm studying again. If any of you read this and recognize yourself, just know that you're not alone and it WILL get better!! In a few years, when graduated, you will be so proud and it will all be worth it. If it truly is your life dream, never ever give up!!!

[@akashmukherjee4213]

Med student from India here. Our undergraduate medical course, MBBS, is 5½ yrs long. I feel you..right down to every last word. Ours is a life of constant frustration, depression and burnout. It's upto us to face our struggles and soldier on. You've got this! Best wishes🤝🏼

[@andrewcurley5006]

Why on Earth would your father think you're a total loser? He should be beaming with pride in you!

[@s96822]

Stay with it. Use your dad's non support to fuel your spirit even more to succeed. My dad also was not supportive. I remember (a long time ago) while I was an intern my mom would see me exhausted and wrecked from the schedule in those days. She reassured me she'd still love me if I were a sanitation worker, ha maybe it was her wishful thinking.

[@amystarke3317]

I would feel so proud if one of my children went to medical school!

[@yzfpsycho]

Kudos for not giving up! Stay strong. You got this! 👍

[@ameerabates]

As a 2nd year med student who is prepping for STEP 1 and often feels like a failure, thank you. This made me cry. Remote learning in med school was really tough. Thank you for noticing that too.

[@charesepelham7682]

Ameera Bates--you’re not a failure. You made it into medical school. That’s tough all by itself. You’re going to succeed at this! I studied Kaplan’s Q Bank. My advice: don’t just study books anymore. You can “read” and study all day, but if you can answer questions about the subject, THEN you own it! Do LOTS of questions! Kaplans Q Bank has both timed and non-timed mode, specific specialty mode, generalized topic mode, and it EXACTLY replicated the look and feel of the computerized Steps I, II and III. Kaplan also tells you why the right answer was correct, AND why the wrong answer was wrong. When I used Q Bank, I learned as much (or more!) from the questions I missed, as from the ones I got right! I studied and worked on specific areas, then started doing generalized topics in timed mode. Due to Q Bank, I was confident walking into the test. I’d guess if you can score in the 70s on Q Bank, you can pass Step I pretty credibly. If you can get higher, of course, you’ll knock it out of the park! Study Q Bank! You can then test and learn anytime, day or night; the computer is always on! You’re going to be a wonderful doctor. Just hang in there! Please let us know how it goes.

[@MsMusic4dance]

I'm not a med student I just work in Healthcare n this made me cry

[@jain.z]

@@charesepelham7682 Thank you for sparing time to write this! I'm a 2nd year med student from India preparing from step 1 too. (We have to do things a bit differently)

[@meganofsherwood3665]

Fellow second year here, currently panicking about Boards! _so many things. so little time_ Nevertheless, you're not alone, and not gonna lie, this sketch made me feel a lot better about myself. We've done our preclinical years during a global pandemic. What did you do in med school? 😆 Best of luck on Step 1!!!

[@charesepelham7682]

@@meganofsherwood3665 take Kaplan Q bank. You’ll knock it put of the park. I promise. Worked for me.

[@jjmitchell14]

I clicked on this video because I saw the title and was like "haha *I'm* a med student who goes to therapy" and started crying in the middle, especially when the psychiatrist said "a temporary setback amidst a long list of achievements". My schooling system is quite different from the north american system so I don't have the match, but that doesn't diminish the sheer stress of studying medicine, no matter where you are. Thank you for these words Dr. G 🥰

[@krbrandt82]

Bravo!! As a residency training director (psychiatry-though, I’m not in my 70’s) I love this. Many students and residents have challenges during training and it absolutely does NOT mean they failed. It is an opportunity for growth and reevaluation of priorities & goals. Many will learn from these setbacks and go on to be great physicians who themselves have battled adversity. Who can be great advocates for other students as program directors, deans of med schools etc. Let us all remember doctors are humans first and allow each other grace, the patients will benefit also ❤️

[@kalidmatr9050]

set backs are real possibilities and a reality check. It's just such a hard pill to swallow and percieved as such a waste of time and money (money that was lost and that couldve been earned)

[@kittycat1004]

Whats the secret to psych drs not aging and having flawless glowing skin? Work life balance and lots of vacation time😁 most psych drs look soo youth and are just angels 😊

[@Strovil]

So is it cool for a Psychiatrist to talk about their other patients?

[@olenickel6013]

Reminds me of an acquaintance of mine who used to do HR for a project providing medical support to AIDS patients. He said applications with "clean" CVs without any breaks, unexplained holes or career switches went straight to the bin, because he was hiring people who needed to relate to people who often had a history of drug use, worked in prostitution or lived in poverty and the overachiever type who never once had a setback in their life would probably be unable to relate to them.

[@LuisXGP]

@@Strovil it's a white lie

[@js.4415]

Third year med student here. After finishing a virtual case by 1:30 am and having to wake up, cram for and take a surgery evaluation exam at 8am and then spend until right now (9:30PM here) awake dealing with another case + lectures the whole day, you don’t know how much this means to me Doc. Thank you.

[@rebeccadenson4054]

What's a virtual case?

[@owl7547]

You’re doing great, good job

[@js.4415]

@@rebeccadenson4054 Since we still don’t have in-person classes, our “patients” are just virtual cases. Our professors just upload all of the information we’ll need and we have to figure out the diagnosis and management. What makes it hard is we have to compile everything (from what questions we’d ask if the patient were a real person, to the physical exam findings we expect, all the way to a detailed explanation of the disease process). If our patients were real, we wouldn’t be doing any of these things anymore. So a case in the ER that would take like 15-20mins tops plus a brief 5-minute discussion with the consultant irl, becomes a grueling case compilation with me sitting in front of a computer for 5-6 hours.

[@rebeccadenson4054]

@@js.4415 Thank you very much for the information. I have said for years - even before the pandemic - that how you guys get the same information that we did in the 1990's looks so much harder. Plus you guys have so many distractions that we didn't have. I really thought that maybe you had to virtually do call with a resident in real time - like an appy that didn't finish until 0100. Good luck!

[@Taeyoming]

Man, was not expecting to cry today. As a new grad nurse who feels like "a fake nurse" at times, I heard what I needed to hear the most. Thank you Dr. Glaucomflecken, you're the best!

[@wookieelee38]

Don’t cry and you are not fake you got this far,,,, intimidate them!! that’s your super power!!!!

[@CloroxBleach-cq7tj]

As an Aussie grad nurse, you aren't alone. I feel the imposter syndrome all the time - but that doesn't stop us from caring for our patients ❤️

[@mmuleb]

Aussie RN here, a few years into practice …. We all went through feeling like an imposter. It will get better, you will feel you know what you’re doing. But in the meantime when you have any questions find those people in your ward who can mentor you and above all… Look after yourself! Also don’t forget, you know the fundamentals, you know the basics of care, you know how to listen to the patient and their family, so you know what…. YOU GOT THIS!!

[@CHAOS_ENGINE]

Keep that humility and use it to make yourself stronger!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@missbeaussie]

Bitch you did that. You are not a fake anything! Don't let that imposter syndrome get you down. The fact this feeling even occurred to you probably means you have excellent bed side manner and will make a difference in people's lives 💜

[@jmcastro8621]

I needed to hear this talk 6 years ago when I got rejected for my Surgery Residency application. Thanks for this, Doc. Btw, I'm a 5th year surgical resident now on my graduating year. I couldn't be happier.

[@radia-6201]

Congrats that's great! Well done Ps:i'm a fourth year med student on my neurology rotation :0

[@Ginea25]

Well done!

[@maryc.2359]

That’s amazing! Well done 🙌🏼

[@marchneine6298]

are you in your mid thirties?

[@TheNoorzain]

I really loved the motivation you gave here. I’m not a doctor but a senior software engineer. Today I got rejected in the fifth round of an interview and was feeling devastated throughout the day. I kept getting imposter syndrome and thoughts that I’m a failure. After watching this video I realised you are right. This is just a setback in the long list of accomplishments I’ve done so far. Thank you for making my day and make me feel better

[@csc1641]

I couldn't work for a company that had 5 rounds of interviews. Tells me everything I need to know.

[@pinkcashmeres]

They didn’t deserve you!

[@arkitakama7]

If they can't make a decision within two rounds of interviews, they're not a company worth working for IMO

[@Nassifeh]

​@@arkitakama7 This is VERY common in software engineering. Like the match, it's a form of sadism that you basically just have to get used to in order to operate in the industry you want to be in. Not that nowhere does fewer, but the "fewer" might just be worse in tech--either you get bonus sadism or they're rushing to avoid you finding out that they're a total mess.

[@FlabbyTabby]

Yeah, a lot of software dev interviews are useless. Useless algos/DS bullshit that has no relevance to your actual work, and they'll decide based on their perception of you and not your actual skill.

[@charesepelham7682]

How do you have time to work, have a family, AND turn out brilliant, thoughtful, well-acted, well-written, high-quality videos such as this one? WAIT--It’s Jonathon, isn’t it?? I KNEW IT! Ingenious!!! Now, if only I had a Jonathon. . . ! PS. Tip of the hat and much respect for Mrs. Dr. G as well!

[@dorianenriquez4180]

hearing this as a nurse that failed the nclex the first time because of the pandemic, because the strain my education put on me, my past relationship, and family. hearing this was nothing less than uplifting. Thank you

[@christopherschroeder3231]

I failed out of nursing school (well, I got a C- in a non nursing class). I was told a very similar thing. It really does help.

[@michaelreep2912]

As an IM PGY 3, who didn’t match into surgery…twice…this hits home. To all of you who didn’t match, you are smart, you are intelligent, you have accomplished so much in a time of chaos! You are worthy! Never let yourself for a moment think you are a failure. You will get through this! It will get better. This is not a reflection of you! I finally matched: into Rheumatology Fellowship. Keep your heads up. We are here for you! Thank you for this video! Keep up the amazing work!

[@strongDr]

Congratulations! GS is general anyway, you are a Specialist now!

[@s96822]

Back in the day when I was a resident (USA) there came a rule that if you completed a specialty (IM in your case) there is no funding for a second different specialty (GS in your case) Has this changed?

[@paulshuttleworth6261]

Going to need some help with IM PGY3 I’m guessing internal medicine (although where I come from there’s just medicine, so I’ve never understood what the internal but is) but what is a PGY3 and why would you transfer from medicine to surgery?

[@strongDr]

@@paulshuttleworth6261 Internal Medicine is same as Medicine, PGY3= 3rd yr of residency, He said he tried for Surgery twice before going in IM.

[@paulshuttleworth6261]

@@strongDr so he’s a 5th year doctor? A bit like a first/second year registrar?

[@aishapm6708]

Deep down, med students or not, we all need that reassuring talk that just because we failed in one phase somewhere in our life, doesn't mean our past achievement doesn't matter. Which, deep down, we all need a therapy

[@CloudslnMyCoffee]

which is why I tell my kids therapy is life skills/emotions class

[@elsagournay6660]

I'm not a med student. Far from it. But I am a woman who had her heart deeply broken. And this made me cry so much. ... as it was what I needed to hear.... you may not even read this, but thank you so so much 💗

[@trishdowd7511]

I hear you... and agree ❤ This is only a temporary setback! 💐

[@mochicattotv185]

"This is a temporary setback amidst a long list of accomplishments" This hits hard, Doc. Thank you so much.

[@zaatarmalfouf139]

As a med student who very frequently feels very inadequate, this is very enheartening. Also I'm an M3 in an ophtho rotation now and I'm literally being Jonathan. My attending (who I really like) always forgets his retinoscope, but yesterday I handed it to him before he asked while he was reaching for the phone to call for it. He was impressed.

[@renneverbright]

nod

[@klee1173]

As a med student going through a little mental breakdown, I needed this, thank you sir.

[@elenanojkovic2554]

Croatian med student, currently in my final year, year six, and god this made me cry. I'm confused, and scared, and I'm not even 100% ceartain which path I want to pursue but this made me feel better!

[@jacobpaces9800]

You made me cry a little! As a nurse I know how incredibly hard Med students work to get where they are: in a position to work incredibly hard to work through residency, so they can work incredibly hard to become a specialist so they can work inhuman/inhumane schedules for most of their lives treating the sick. Y’all are superheroes.

[@VelvetJazz]

I love the, “it’s a temporary setback in a long list of accomplishments” part, I needed to hear that; we all need to give ourselves that grace sometimes.

[@jjk4891]

I’m a PhD candidate graduating this semester and things have been rough. I have good work ethic (bad in a way that people say they see me in the office anytime of the day), had a great internship, and overall nice performance and thought I was an OK researcher. Been to couple of final interviews for great positions but didn’t make the cut. I feel like I am so close but will never get to where I want because I’m not enough. I was feeling like a failure, disgrace to my parents who have supported me so much. This video made me cry, feel a little better about myself. I guess life goes on.

[@dancurran8977]

I hope that you have found success since you wrote the comment above. I burned out after spending three years in a PhD program after my masters. I came here to say that all of the education, hard work, and dedication can help you find success in other fields if your current plans don't work out. I know from experience as a recent retiree.

[@jjk4891]

@@dancurran8977 Hey nice stranger! I indeed landed a wonderful job that I wanted for long at a place I wanted to live! I guess life goes on and keeps on opening new doors for who keep trying :D Have a wonderful day!

[@jenniferdobson3422]

This video hits so close to home. For PharmD we spend our last year doing 4x2 month rotations, during which I cried countless times. I did so well in pharmacy school only to struggle in my final year. It took so long for me to admit I needed a break but after failing 2 rotations (and the threat of having to leave pharmacy school if I failed more than 3), I asked to take time off and seek help from a psychiatrist for my anxiety. That was last year, I’ve since completed 2 extra rotations and my licensing exam; now I’m a practicing pharmacist. The imposter syndrome is so hard to shake off, no matter how much I’ve accomplished but seeing videos like this really help.

[@csc1641]

Wow, you did it in a very hard program. Give yourself some credit. All I see is a very smart and dedicated woman.

[@Angela-wf5um]

I’m an PharmD student going through APPE rotations right now.. I cried so much this week because it feels like too much right now. I’m proud of you for doing the dang thing. We’ll be okay, yeah? 🥹

[@teshn1229]

Good on you for taking time out to recover.

[@bharathsharma6280]

This was a very necessary video for students, so much pressure is put on to matching that it’s almost feels like your whole world would crumble if you didn’t.

[@jasmineproulx5172]

I had seen this one a while ago but forgotten about it. Match day in Canada has just gone by and I was devastated to find out I didn't 😭 One of my long time mentors sent me this when I told her and I don't have the words to express my gratitude that you made this to lift all our spirits ❤️❤️❤️ You're a fantastic human... Thank you 🙏🏻

[@seaofbenevolence]

I was so lucky to match yesterday and I definitely failed several times before and during med school and learned the most from them.

[@meganofsherwood3665]

Thank you. Step 1 is approaching for me and I am not at all prepared. I'm already envisioning telling my parents I failed & struggling to take & pass it during rotations. Knowing that you can have setbacks along the way and still make it is exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you

[@melodyramirez2789]

Medical school can be so incredibly demoralizing. 1st year is the insane didactic curriculum and constant comparison with your peers. 2nd year is the battle with Step 1 and feeling like a husk of a human being. 3rd year is trying to grapple with your own sense of inadequacy while seeing patients and trying not to step on the toes of residents and attendings. And it all culminates in 4th year, when you feel like you are just a crunch of numbers put into a system advertised as playing in your favor. Thank you so much, Dr. Glaucomfleken, for reminding us of everything we achieved to even get to this place.

[@afiim6224]

I love how the psychiatrist handles every situations with each individuals. Would really love to see 'how to ace your psychiatry residency kinda videos which often shows inside of the psychiatrist's department. That guy is the most stable character in your videos imo. Lmao i am preparing for MCAT right now and (wish me luck if you wish) :&

[@jasper7713]

you got this! good luck

[@afiim6224]

@@jasper7713 thankyouu

[@JAAAY62]

Good luck!

[@charesepelham7682]

Afi I’m wishing you luck!

[@afiim6224]

Thanks a bunch folks :D

[@Stephanie-wq4tk]

After years of fighting depression, this year i finally gain the strength to continue my medical studies, but its been hard starting again all over. I felt this video was talking to me, thank you for the amazing content.

[@WordyGirl90]

I’m proud of you ❤️ I’m proud of you because you made choices that were right for you

[@sleeplife752]

I can understand this. My only advice is to study from somewhere that makes you feel engaged and is easy to understand. I watch ninja nerd on KZbin but sadly he doesn't cover everything so you might wanna try other sources too Edit:typo

[@Stephanie-wq4tk]

So update... i got acepted for the residency program of my choice (radiology!) and i am about to continue my medical studies :)

[@halloy5021]

@@Stephanie-wq4tk Awesome!!! Good job, hope you enjoy the studies and meet lots of fun people aswell🥰

[@darelinmelon]

​@@Stephanie-wq4tk late to the video and comments but I'm so proud of you, Stephanie. All the best for the rest of your residency 🎉

[@doctorjungman]

Dr. G knows the struggles of a medical student.. Huge respect

[@jmend011]

As someone who didn't match initially years ago, I wish I had this video to look at during that horrible week. Thanks for making something like this addressing all the things a student feels as they are hyper self- critical. I went on to scramble into something I ended up loving actually. There is hope for the umatched med student.

[@ceral1079]

I'm not a med student, but when Psychiatry lists Med Student's accomplishments I replace them with my own, and when he then asks "Does that sound like a failure to you?" it gives me almost Jonathan levels of comfort.

[@siprincess2000]

Thank you for posting this! We don't talk about this enough! "This is a temporary setback among a long list of accomplishments” - This is the golden take away.

[@Ps3shwoo]

bro as a senior med student i almost cried

[@jessehendriks2877]

The "have a Good day med student" really got me😂

[@Callidus7SSM]

I was looking for this comment. I was starting to think I was the only one. 😂

[@LeeannG]

“This is a temporary setback among a long list of accomplishments.” If that isn’t the best mantra for disappointment ❤️ Also, why are all psychiatrists in their 70s but look like they are in their late 50s? I feel like this is a thing

[@valentinareis4481]

Wow, I’m only in my second semester of Med school, but I needed to hear this. 😭 The fact that I started my medical journey in the midst of a pandemic, not being able to even go to my university, having to learn things online, not having any human contact whatsoever with my colleagues and professors, and worst of all: worrying about the kind of doctor I will become having learned so much of the basics online… it’s been hard. It’s been causing me a level of anxiety and stress I’d never experienced before. But I’ll take your advice and have faith that this is just a temporary setback! Things will go back to normal 🙏🏼. Thank you!

[@binary964]

that was me in 2017, not being able to finish my med school thesis because of anxiety, therapy helped me push through. I'm so grateful for the psychiatry resident who took care of me :)

[@Ginea25]

I love how positive and sweet the comments section always is on your videos. I mean, the videos are great, but seeing so many wholesome and sweet comments... on the INTERNET! ...it's just wonderful. Thanks for being the cause of it.

[@888starkid]

This truly made me cry. I failed Step 1 and although I eventually passed, I’m terrified for match. Gotta keep reminding myself of this 💜

[@beepbeepcasucha]

I'm not even a med student, I'm a humanities one but this made me feel better. I've been in such a slump recently. Thanks Doc Glauc 🥺

[@lalalacie]

i'm a biology student so i can't fully relate, but my motivation to graduate has been below zero these past months - I've done my entire uni studies during the pandemic & in therapy, I feel like I've learnt absolutely nothing and I failed all my exams taken in 2022 so far. I was just talking about this feeling with a friend of mine, so this video brightened up my day a little bit ❤️

[@charesepelham7682]

Lacie-check with Kaplan. They have a bunch of online tests. My sister took Kaplan for her nursing test and knocked it out of the park. I studied Kaplan Q Bank for the Steps and it was wonderful. I’m pretty sure they will have something for Biology. They even have Q Bank for MCAT! Good luck!

[@lalalacie]

@@charesepelham7682 unfortunately I'm not from the US so our uni system is very different from yours, but this is very sweet of you either way!! thank you for your kindness 😭❤️

[@pauldegregorio6432]

Consider law school?😯

[@lalalacie]

@@pauldegregorio6432 huh, why law school? 😂

[@pauldegregorio6432]

With the hit to your grades may be an option! Kidding of course!😂

[@noffeepie]

Something we all needed to hear, regardless of whether we're a med student or not. Thank you!

[@carliamiller]

Absolutely!

[@gaufreanonyme4035]

Heyy As a french med student who is struggling with motivation to study and mental health, this has gone direct to the heart :) thank you very much for all of your work, you brighten each of my days a bit ! And to all of the med students here, you’ll get through it and be a genius and caring doctor who will save lives :) Love y’all !

[@Kaname98]

I'm a dental student but I feel you! I'm having hard time focusing because of my damn depression and these videos and comments like yours makes me feel like I'm not alone in what ever this is.... Hope you're doing well and wish you luck :)

[@RaGiNgBaNaNa101]

Final year pharmacy student here waiting to hear if I match into residency tomorrow. Thank you. I needed this :)

[@jacob2359]

Congrats dude! 3rd year here looking forward to clinical rotations and the application. You're almost there!

[@RaGiNgBaNaNa101]

@@jacob2359 thank you!! And oh good luck! I loved my APPE year! I’m on my last two weeks of my final rotation of internal medicine right now.

[@rebeccawambua3759]

Me twooo the countdown to tomorrow is finally here. I wish you all the best. 🤞🤞😊😊😊

[@PixelFoxCrochet]

Thank you. I needed to see this today. I'll be sending it my husband too. He didn't match last year. This year has been particularly rough, including a 6 months stretch where we were both unemployed, so he couldn't afford to apply to more than a few programs. He got 2 interviews TOTAL, both for Family Med (which is not his desired specialty, he lives and breathes surgery and worked his butt off in med school to be an average Ortho applicant and strong general surgery applicant). He decided not to submit his rank list, or participate in the match this year, especially after he was offered a contract to work as a Surgical Assistant at Mayo Clinic in January. It was still not fun for him to have to answer all the "did you match?" questions from his friends (he was the ONLY student in his class last year not to match/SOAP) and the residents and attendings he works with. But he figures a year working at Mayo won't hurt his application for Family Med/Sports Med, and may help strengthen his surgery application (especially as he's already assisted for the Ortho PD and other doctors who make the interview and rank decisions) But it is still hard not to second guess and wonder if this decision was the right one.

[@txlee5513]

Good luck to your husband! It looks like yall both have a lot of grit.

[@SpaceShipDeathstar]

"So give yourself some grace and realize this is a temporary setback amids a long list of accomplishments." - applies to much more people than just the med student...

[@Testuser582]

I am not even a med student and this made me emotional.

[@kaichen9368]

the secret of medicine, from the beginning undergraduate studies to the end of a career: keep working. commitment and hardwork always prevail in the end.

[@csc1641]

Also pays to have rich mommy & daddy.

[@mariamahmad57]

As a resident, this brought tears to my eyes🥲. thanks doc!

[@hadiahasan2589]

I can't beleive you made this, thankyou so much. As a med student we constantly feel that we need to be better and constantly feel disappointed in ourselves, thankyou for the reminder that it's only a passing phase. Currently in 2nd year

[@Wraggler87298]

So true, we accomplish so much and beat ourselves up without keeping the perspective how far we came students/residents.

[@sara215]

I didn’t match and I shed a tear at this :) I didn’t match neurology. Thank you

[@khoitrananh6461]

As a law student: thanks doc, really needed this video.

[@rufussweeneymd]

Okay but I'm getting emotional right now. Dammit Glauc, every once in a while you get me right in the feels. I haven't felt this way since the peds interview.

[@supriyagour2892]

Out of all the laughs, I do believe this is my favorite of all your videos that I've seen. It's positively uplifting. I love how you word your encouragement. "It's just a temporary setback amidst a long list of accomplishments" and "Give yourself some grace" are wonderful ways to let someone know they're not failing. Thank YOU for your grace.

[@AVALONPres]

Badly needed to hear this... Thank you doc 🥺

[@AJSdanmakufu]

I didn't get to even apply to the match this cycle (I had to retake my surgery rotation -- failed the shelf by 1 point, and failed the retake by 2 points), and I still feel this way watching all my friends celebrating about their match emails on social media....

[@charesepelham7682]

AJS-check out Kaplan Q Bank. Online computer testing. They can help. You’ll pass your shelf. Honest. Worked great for me for Steps I, II, and III. Worked great for my sister for her nursing boards.

[@AJSdanmakufu]

@@charesepelham7682 Oh no I'm fine, I've passed all the exams now. It's just that I wasn't able to do all that in time for the match cycle, so I'm just biding my time til graduation, and the next cycle

[@charesepelham7682]

@@AJSdanmakufu I’m so glad! Hang in there, then! In the common saying, “You got this!” Proud of you!

[@yunenofune]

I am a fourth year med student studying in a European country so we have a different system than the US, but I really appreciate the mental support. It's tough to study these days and more often than not you feel like you don't know enough, like you're not ready for real work, etc. The plot twist with the immortal psychiatrist got me invested by the way, so I await a sequel where his identity as a vampire gets discovered.

[@shelbymcdaniel6868]

Your videos are absolute gold. The accuracy, the timing, the acting... comedic genius.

[@lalaith]

As a current student struggling through, I needed this today. So thank you.

[@GarnettStephenBenjamin]

Doc. I almost cried watching this. Thank you.

[@sumire_90]

I just somehow needed to hear this 😭 Reminded me of all my academic achievements and other things, which I always forget and just bash myself for being a failure. Everytime! The pandemic has been so hard for research academics :'( I've been "unemployed" since 2020 because I couldn't travel abroad for the position I wanted 😭😭 And I've been cursing myself everyday... It's hard.

[@i-love-comountains3850]

Dr. Gloc, I'm an electrician's apprentice, and I needed to hear this. I so often only see my failures, and none of my successes. Thank you.

[@maryc.2359]

I’m not in med school but I’ve failed so many times, even failing the same subject a whopping three times. I didn’t have a talk like this and I spent years in rock bottom. I wish younger me had this kind of talk because I felt this in my soul, and it would’ve been life-changing. Thank you, Dr. G.

[@mariacargille1396]

"So give yourself some grace, and realize this is a temporary setback amidst a long list of accomplishments." Not a med student, but this was definitely something I needed to hear today. Thanks, Dr. G, much appreciated.

[@sfsaquibful]

Thank you for posting this. I can relate as I did not match 15 years ago. As you said eloquently, this was only a temporary setback and does not define who I am. I can say 15 years later I persisted and things that worked out very well for me. Better than I could’ve ever imagined then.

[@pranitamatani]

This is such a wonderful gesture, and such an apt video that one who has been through this process really needs to hear! Thank you, Dr Glaucomflecken!

[@theog.5197]

I feel like I needed this and I'm not even a med student. Thank you!

[@FORGOTTENMINDFREAK23]

My theory is that the therapist is a Jonathan who evolved beyond needing a charger and his coding to be the singular point of the hospital where everyone would need to go at some point. Step one in the Revolucíon de Jonathans 😂

[@ryanjones7202]

I luckily was blessed and matched 1st time around but with my last board exam around the corner I am starting to really doubt myself and my ability as a physician. This helped remind me of all the accomplishments and success I had to even get this far. Thanks for the reminder !

[@temi8087]

Man I'm a UK med student and this still made me cry

[@ChenChen-yp5zq]

This is so good. I feel this isn’t only applicable to medical students but also residents in training (sitting clinical exams), and probably beyond medical field too!

[@Sandy-ux5of]

I have exams for residency in about three weeks, and I'm only writing the exam for one hospital, today going over questions I felt like I couldn't figure out so many of them, I was stressed because my average dipped a little during the pandemic, because lets be honest, it was hard for everyone. This video couldn't have come at a better time. Along with being incredibly funny, you really capture the ups and downs of med school so well. Thanks so much. Tears of relief and joy on my part knowing I'm not the only one who feels like they're not good enough in stressful times

[@fludderkiddie]

I love EVERYTHING about this. This made me cry my eyes out

[@WhaleInSpace]

This hit close to home even though I’m not a medical professional. I’m going through a rough patch too, but with relationships, finances, and career. From all this, I’ve learned a lot more about what I want in life and how to achieve it. Things are starting to look better. Thank you Dr. Glaucomflecken for reminding me to give myself some grace. :)

[@hashiramasenju5001]

As a med student who's failing hard. Thank you. I really needed to hear this. Thank you doc.

[@tedsnoopydubs1692]

Hey Doc, thank you. I’m just an undergrad, but I found out I didn’t get into med school a few days ago. I definitely needed to hear this today. It sucks, but it’s a only gonna temporary setback, and I’ll come back stronger next year

[@yonpark6245]

I see you. You're not just an undergrad, you're a successful college student who had the grades, MCAT scores and letters of rec to even apply for med school. I am an attending radiologist now at a quaternary hospital system, but I was once you. My college advisor actually was cruel enough to laugh at my transcript (last laugh's on him: he was arrested for DUI and felony assault for hitting the cop). Keep trying, but always add new and better things to your application each time: for me, it was the paper in the Annals of IM (and the letter from the Dean of Nursing School who was my co-author) that got me in.

[@meganofsherwood3665]

Hey! You're not alone - I didn't get in on my first try either. It hit me pretty hard, but looking back, I _needed_ the extra year. I didn't have the mental or emotional maturity yet, and as much as I hated it, if I had gotten in on my first round of applications, it would have destroyed me. I had a lot of learning and growing to do in that year before I was ready for Medical School. You're gonna be okay 💛

[@cw6842]

I needed this! I am a post-doc and mother, and the past 2 years have been terrible! Bless you Dr GF!

[@karenyunika9569]

I'm a design student whose supposed to be in an internship a while ago but i still haven't gotten a job until now and have started to feel like a failure... This is exactly what i need to hear thank you!

[@EveloGrave]

"This is a temporary setback among a lost list of accomplishments." That doesnt work for just medicine that's life in general. Going to keep that one on hand whenever I feel super down. Thanks for that one.

[@TopazFire15]

I ended up having to take a year off between 2nd and 3rd because I didn’t feel ready for Step 1 (also it was still scored), so now I’m sitting at home, struggling to feel like my first two years weren’t just a Zoom-based fever dream, and that I actually did accomplish something besides flunking out of med school (I didn’t even fail! I’m still enrolled! Damn brain). Thanks for this, Doc :’)

[@mranderson1635]

American Med school or foreign?

[@bugscranks7605]

Good luck to all those who matched and those who didn’t. Don’t let one set back define all that you have accomplished and mar all of your future successes.

[@samuelberg9089]

Love your videos, this one legit made me tear up if I am honest. I just passed Step 1, and am starting clinicals soon. I spent almost my entire basic sciences in isolation, lots of virtual learning and self loathing; thanks for the pick me up, needed it.

[@csc1641]

Congrats on passing Step 1 . . . I've heard it is so hard. Give yourself credit. I could never be a doctor brain-wise or study-wise so you are doing something that most people couldn't do. Keep on going!

[@laurendukes3099]

I'm sure this is helping so many med students. I'm not one & even I felt comforted. Great work, Doc!!!!

[@oscarrivero6060]

This really touched me. I'm not a med student but I have recently finished my bachelor's and my master's and haven't been able to find a job until now. I've been feeling like the med student, a failure, but the psychologist words almost seem made for me. I've come across 5 years of college and overcome a ton of exams, tests, team projects, and two final works, I'm not a failure. Thanks Doc for the uplifting words.

[@JB-yh6sh]

My hat goes off to all in the health care field. Thank you, for your dedication and strength, and for being human.

[@kevinbissinger]

I really REALLY needed to hear this today. Thank you so much for sharing kind words, even if it wasn't literally for me. I love you.

[@obieobrien5883]

This message is absolutely perfect! We need to stop looking at our failures and start looking at our accomplishments.

[@Liantx]

I love how therapy was so nice to med student 😊

[@gotenkes]

I've watched a lot of your content. This is the first time I've teared up.

[@alanar5788]

As someone who had set backs in nursing school during this pandemic I really related to this short. Thanks for sharing it and your lovely brand of humor.

[@charesepelham7682]

Alana-do Kaplan Q bank for nurses! My sister used it for her nursing boards and knocked it out of the park!

[@ravichotalia2835]

Man just today I found out I didn't get into the training job I wanted after two years of Foundation training( in the UK). I spent so much time developing my CV only to fall at the final hurdle that is the interview. Always stings because I feel interviews can be very subjective. But fate would have it came across this video today and it really helped! You're a legend Dr G I routinely show all my other junior doctors/ nurse colleagues/ friends your videos

[@CoAi4Ever]

As a med student about to sit for the theory part of my pro exam tomorrow, this helped. A lot. Thank you, Dr Glaucomflecken