What I Wish I Knew Before I Became a Doctor

This is what I wish I knew before I became a doctor. Now that I'm on the other side of medical school and have earned my M.D., there are a lot of things I didn't know as a pre-med.
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There are many misconceptions not only about medical school and medicine as a whole, but even in being a doctor. Physicians know a lot, but we (and modern medicine) don't know everything. Work dynamics are distinctly unique from an office work space, but politics and drama are still bountiful. Certain specialties allow for a balanced lifestyle, others make it very challenging to do so.
00:26 You Learn a Lot, and Forget a Lot
01:11 Nurses Can Be Your Best Friend, or Worst Enemy
02:07 People Skills are a Must, Including Public Speaking
03:14 Not All Specialties are Created Equal
05:19 You'll Never View Death and Suffering the Same Again
06:38 You Still Won't Know the Answer to a Lot of Common Questions
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00:26 You Learn a Lot, and Forget a Lot 01:11 Nurses Can Be Your Best Friend, or Worst Enemy 02:07 People Skills are a Must, Including Public Speaking 03:14 Not All Specialties are Created Equal 05:19 You'll Never View Death and Suffering the Same Again 06:38 You Still Won't Know the Answer to a Lot of Common Questions As always, time stamps in the description.

[@vampire_club8163]

Med School Insiders, my grandfather died early and I want to become a doctor but I don’t know if I can deal with death... any advice?(I want to give up on my dream but I can’t no reason)

[@legalfictionnaturalfact3969]

Physicians do not stop people from dying. They just deal drugs.

[@tommychen8055]

May you please explain how you can be on the nurse's bad side? Thank you

[@legalfictionnaturalfact3969]

@@tommychen8055 nurses, like physicians, are horribly miserable in their drug dealing slavery. they like to wield power over others. because they are inferior. there you have it. :)

[@tommychen8055]

Legal Fiction Natural Fact so in order to cause less problems, you have to be nice and agreeable?

[@Toogaytoofunction]

I was just accepted into medical school!!!!

[@timacorn2536]

Congratulations and good luck!

[@mar-o5473]

Congratulations!! 🎉🥳

[@ImNotTellingYou-ht8uq]

So excited for you!!!

[@user-hh7mj7gg9w]

Good job buddy

[@achanajith8590]

Congrats

[@sweetiepie4328]

I'm not going to be a doctor why am I watching this

[@mayattv4986]

Because you're about to eat something and get hospitalized and treated by a medical practitioner.

[@strayorion2031]

Same, but I'm about to be a Chemist pharmaco-biologist, and something I notice is that we have a very close relationship with doctors (even to the point that most of the sons of people with this career are doctors)

[@zotac1018]

Same Here I am trying to pursue entrepreneurship and software development.

[@leylights6867]

Same, some how this got in my recommended.

[@greentiger332]

because random knowledge is fun!

[@shasha1545]

1) you learn a lot and you forget a lot 2) nurses can be your best friend or worst enemy 3) people skills are a must (esp public speaking) 4) not all specialties are equal 5) you'll never view death and suffering the same 6) you won't know the answer to many common questions

[@tamaraj8214]

Are you the girl who is behind yourtipicalgiggle instagram page???

[@Xrelent]

All hail Asha

[@aditi7304]

M Detlef dude she just summarized the info from the video

[@charantej7135]

Ahaa

[@Biomeducated]

1) I once saw a talk that the goal of higher education is not to remember everything, but have your brain trained to put that much info in that short amount of time in your head. The attitude to process new info matters. The learning attitude. 2) This is similar to the PhD student/Postdoc and lab technician/animal care taker reationship! Treasure them! 3) This is key in almost any job...

[@judethedudeisrude16]

As a nurse, I would never treat a doctor badly by paging incessantly for a little reason or bad mouth one just because they made me upset or there was a mistake. If a physician “got on my bad side” the issue will be reported and taken care of by someone who has higher pay grade than me, I don’t have the time or energy to jack around, the patient is the priority and that’s why I’m there.

[@7jacquesnel]

Unfortunately I know more nurses who share the exact opposite view to you than ones that share. But maybe thats just hospitals in my area

[@biancastrumpher4814]

As a nurse myself the docters where i come from can be very arrogant and rude towards us, thinking that they are better (not all but most) although there are doctors who are super nice and down to earth and eager to teach nursing students and we work soo great together and thats what i love and it makes up for all the rotten eggs. Its not always to say that all nurses know less than doctors with medical knowledge, some nurses study extra not to become a doctor but to have the knowledge (i am one of them, i love to acquire extra knowledge thats outside my scope of practice but i am curious and want to know and understand and to avoid unnecessary paging) Moral of the story: be nice, be kind, remember where you came from and all medical professionals are equal and are needed. One cannot work without the other. ❤️

[@rav_666_]

A lot of people are very petty. Thank you for being reasonable and not an asshole.

[@vanityrose6512]

I agree there nurses who will unfortunately, tend to act petty and rude towards other Nurses and yes Doctors

[@melissamendoza889]

Jude is the rule, not the exception.

[@reemgranger3558]

I was just accepted into med school 👌🏼❤️

[@davidevans7897]

Well done!

[@rikis7086]

Congratulations!!

[@oleksandras8300]

CONGRATULATIONS!!

[@dominiquechrystical1497]

Congrats!

[@alyssaheike8055]

Congratulations

[@lilida817]

Doctors fail to understand if nurses don't report things that are considered "silly" we might lose our license or get fired.

[@novachrono2236]

Its not the silly things. Its the things you neglect to do. Me and my wife have seen so many nurses who had patients found dead on their tour of duty. And we work at different hospitals. we crucify nurses for that.

[@lilida817]

NinesOwnGoal TouchMe um well that’s understandable

[@invalidname.pleasetryagain122]

NinesOwnGoal TouchMe now I am so scared. I'm a nursing student doing volunteer work and sometimes when I go in, the patients are sleeping so soundly that if I shake them or call their name they don't respond, and some do that on purpose, so I just leave. What if I assume they're sleeping but they're actually dead? I don't wanna get crucified and lose my license and get blacklisted!! Ugh if I make one mistake in healthcare I'm never gonna be able to recover from it

[@lilida817]

Invalid Name. Please, Try Again. Watch their respirations... if they are on a heart monitor watch their HR. Bam!

[@TrutherProductions]

@@invalidname.pleasetryagain122 LMAO

[@somethingnew8871]

I feel really good about the fact that "you learn a lot, you forget a lot". I just finished my first year of medical school and I felt really guilty about forgetting almost half of the things I learned. Knowing that this is part of the road I've taken towards being a doctor makes me feel much better.

[@mustang8206]

You know what you use. You'll remember the knowledge needed for your specific field because as a resident you will be using that knowledge for 80 hours a week for years on end

[@parhamgolshenas]

R.I.P Dr. Jubbal's grandmother. I'm sure she is proud of having such a great grandson

[@TaylorBoBaylor23]

As a RN with many years of experience, I have never encountered a nurse who calls a doctor incessantly to "get back at them" or "make them look bad." We don't have time to go to the bathroom, much less call you incessantly over a trivial matter. It seems like the nurses you have met are bad apples with character flaws that do not follow the ideals we pledged to when we graduated nursing school. I hope you work with kind and competent nurses in the future.

[@shahsjay]

i feel like this nurse talk is all realtive to area.. but I fully agree with your stance!

[@legalfictionnaturalfact3969]

Physicians just straight up lie about nurses and blame them for everything. Physicians are morally bankrupt, sadist Loser drug dealers. Their salaries aren't even that good compared to software Engineers. Nor are Physicians particularly intelligent. Their salaries aren't even that good compared to software Engineers. Nor are Physicians as smart as engineers. They're quietly quite sore about it. :-)

[@MY-ho7mt]

Legal Fiction Natural Fact As the daughter of an Engineer who‘s met with several Physicians, I can tell you that’s the entire other way around. Engineers will never be as smart as Physicians, and Physicians will never be as mortally bankrupt as Engineers. But whatever you need to tell yourself to make yourself feel better! :)

[@MY-ho7mt]

Legal Fiction Natural Fact BTW median salary for an Engineer is $91,010, while a Physician’s is $187,200. Took a just a minute to google it sweetheart! :)

[@coquifrogs5873]

Honestly it just depends on context and skill level. Software and petroleum engineers can make more, yes. But on average physicians make more. A shitty physician wont keep their job the same way a shitty engineer can keep clutching onto his/hers. Probably ties into the moral bankruptcy bit. Honestly? Comparing the two is just a useless pissing contest.

[@sasaazn]

I wanted to become a doctor before, then I totally changed my mind, now after watching that, I definitely don't want to become a doctor even more... best decision of my life to stop pursuing to become a doctor... like any field, it's not for everyone and I have huge respect for doctors because it is clearly such a demanding profession... props to all med student and praticians!!

[@remig.7969]

You decided to stop in premed or in medical school ?

[@Jayola111]

So what made you decide to stop pursuing it?

[@dr.apollo4226]

@@Jayola111 there are so many reasons one would not pursue medicine: delayed financial reward, stress, long hours, dealing with morbidity, difficult schooling with many long exams, or a passion to do something unrelated to medicine.

[@Jayola111]

@@dr.apollo4226 yea I just wanted to know why this person in particular decided not to

[@matthewk1878]

Immediately liked when you roasted the nutrition keyboard warriors

[@legalfictionnaturalfact3969]

Yes, nutrition is so stupid1!!!

[@Hanamhk]

Timestamp??

[@marysohn3940]

Dr. Kev, your KZbin videos are very well condensed and has a great story flow! I am impressed with the presentation skills

[@kuhataparunks]

7:47 was the best part of the video thanks so much.... there can’t be absolutes in such a nuanced field.

[@DrAdnan]

This is great for premeds before they start med school 💪

[@fynnsvideos]

Adnan A Ahhhh you again 😂😂

[@deshaunaharper6281]

I see you everywhere on YT! Do you have any Grey Pupon?

[@Mae-nw6cv]

Adnan A this my like 8th or 10th time seeing u

[@carter5007]

Adnan A did you get into med school yet?

[@SJ-qf2tz]

Dang man you are everywhere

[@nadaalghussein9881]

People like you on the internet are TRULY a blessing ! I am about to finish my first year of med school, and it felt really nice to have someone speak from experience about your most probable upcoming future ! It's like you are telling us "new med students" about things you wish you'd known before so that we can keep an eye on them, and this is a very noble behaviour! Thanks a lot!

[@Kimmieonnie]

I just got accepted in medical school and so glad I watched this :)

[@delaniedeegan822]

i am soooo happy for you!! what are the basics you need to know?

[@supposeds1887]

Never felt so relatable! I'm not good at expressing myself and this video literally described everything I've been through in med school.

[@mcavenaghi]

Man, you really bring out gems of knowledge! I'm not a med student and I still learn a lot through your channel. At the end we both have one thing in common, and that's Health!

[@arnowisp6244]

Well I'm thinking of Starting medical school after taking a year break from college for a job. Thanks for this video and God bless.

[@sacero38]

Dental assistant here. But great video! Learn something new every day. .

[@connorking1386]

I love your content. I only wish I discovered this channel sooner in college, I would’ve been a more competitive med school applicant

[@abdimohamud5252]

I have been waiting for this video all day BRO!!!!!

[@wrednax8594]

As a 15 year old recently diagnosed with Crohn's, you have been a huge inspiration in deciding to be a doctor.

[@chrisstuchell9252]

I love the attention brought to Dr. Gawande’s books. I’ve read them all, and they are what have helped motivate me to become a current pre-med. I thoroughly enjoy these videos also.

[@SilverWolf-cs7ju]

Hey, I wanted to say tonight I started binge watching your videos. You somehow made me want to become a doctor even more. I’m gonna keep watching your videos. Thank you so much for inspiring me more. This’ll be a long journey but I’m ready for the challenge!

[@Pathologyshortbus]

This was a massive eye opener. I am currently in a premedicine program and this provided me with more information than my academic advisors did. Thank you for sharing you experiences, and good luck with your field!

[@ItsMe-ox8lm]

I just want to add that your social skills will help you a lot with all the team: nurses, technicians, superior residents. And of course social skills have a huge impact in the relation with your patients.

[@johnohmer5975]

It's nice to hear about a physician with Crohn's disease; I have a pretty aggressive case myself and was wondering if being a physician was still a reasonable career path for me. I just got my first med school acceptance last week so I guess we'll find out!

[@niamhmcgurk8692]

Nurses are a blessing. Appreciate your nurses ❤️xx

[@SelectAnomaly]

Thank you for your transparency and honesty.

[@SyenPie]

I clicked on this video because I recognized the Powtoon software, and just wanted to say your presentation is fantastic! I've made several powtoons for class presentations, but yours is super professional and extremely well made.

[@Daeon108]

I'm subscribing to this channel in hopes that it will still be around in 15-18 years when my sons come of age and start looking into possible careers.

[@hehehehfun4938]

Never be an enemy to a nurse. They will save your butt. Not only that, nurses will manage you up which is really nice when you are introduced to your patients. Nurses know 10000% more about the patients then you do, from their daily living activities, medical history, current health status (literally down to the hour), and family members. MDs usually only know the patient's by their disease and health issues, that's it! On average for a week of hospital stay, doctors spend up to 1hr total with the patients. The rest is managed by the medical staff. A medical diagnosis is only 20% of the whole picture, it takes case management, pharmacy, medical billing, nurses, and social workers to complete the admission and discharge. Ever heard of nurses are the arms, legs, eyes, and ears of the doctors?

[@donmaanao7279]

Very negative towards the docs. Obviously docs have more patients to manage and they cant focus solely on one particular patient for hrs unless the care for one is greater than all other, like in the case of near death. Nurses are given orders by docs so no a nurse doesnt know 10000% more. Sure the nurse can observe the results of those orders but they must chart it so the staff can see whats going on. You know who the real savior is in the hospital? Not the nurses. The janitors. Everyone relies on the janitors from the use of the bathroom for personal needs and the flipping the patients room.

[@donmaanao7279]

Bc patient care is only half the battle. Hospital wide care is what medical insurances truly care about and that includes a clean and managed infrastructure

[@hehehehfun4938]

@@donmaanao7279 I agree with the janitor being the savior but this isnt the discussion for it. This video is about how docs should interact with nurses. The hierarchy behaviors from docs and administrators are some of the most toxic cultures in healthcare. This goes for NP as well. This isnt a negativity towards docs, i can use a totally different tone and language if I want to form an attack, Trust me! This is a wake up call for future docs watching the video and reading the comments. In terms of nurses know more about the patient status is 100% accurate. You cant compare the education of a nurse to a MD. MD arent trained to care for patients, they are there to treat diseases. Same for the nurses. Two different professions provide two different kind of care....

[@EXOglobe]

Is that fried chicken in your profile pic?

[@hehehehfun4938]

EXOglobe yes!

[@trigonometrisk]

Love the production of these!

[@alineyourhealth]

Loved it! Just made me more secure about how I perceive this subject

[@howtomedicate]

Great video! Beeing a doctor is great, but it also takes a lot of sacrifices!

[@AndreAndFriends]

What doesn't?

[@howtomedicate]

@@AndreAndFriends Thats true, all good things take effort!

[@moonrice555]

@@howtomedicate Yeah, you end up sacrificing your soul when you make money off all those people you will slowly kill with the meds.

[@ImNotTellingYou-ht8uq]

moonrice555 I’m not sure if this is a joke or not but if you’re a good doctor you wouldn’t do that... most wouldn’t.

[@moonrice555]

@@ImNotTellingYou-ht8uq Over half of America takes a prescription drug regularly. Apparently, most doctors ARE doing that. You can argue with me, but you can't argue with facts.

[@dierdrecole8027]

5:59 Thank you for this. I often beat myself up for not pushing my mother's doctor to do "all they could do" to keep her alive. She said she was tired of being sick and just wanted to let go. I obeyed her request and felt a lot of guilt when she died but you helped me see things differently. Thanks so much.

[@nayusay5014]

Nice, she'll be proud of you

[@markjerseydeep]

I’m not even going to med school but your stuff brings insight and helps me thanks

[@jaehee7196]

Thank you for your concise and well informed points on being a doctor!!

[@kalxnk]

Congrats to everyone who got accepted to med school! I hope the best for your journey❤

[@fotogeek96]

love the quality of your vids! could you please make one about picking a medical specialty?

[@sarahgabor2311]

I'm so sorry for your loss. May she rest in peace.

[@totallythandi2555]

Awesome Video! (first year med student here)

[@taehyungwoah751]

wish i could say that too, but soon!

[@mh1647]

Currently I am 13 and dude u have no idea how hard I am trying to get “inspired” just so I can try harder in school and finally become a good doctor and surprisingly you channels inspire more than anyone

[@mh1647]

Oofers I hope u succeed man

[@abdulmalikidris1278]

Absolutely brother! This is why most Doctors are spiritual. God is great!

[@travisworwood6815]

I'm surprised you didn't talk about charting and data entry. Thanks for the great video

[@soonny002]

Great video! :) I also commented on your previous video (Do not go to medical school if this is you). I'm a psychiatrist so I've been through a lot of the same working through my earlier years as a junior doctor/resident. The only thing I want to add is this: Sexual harassment is rife in certain medical specialties, especially in male dominated surgical fields. Female residents are often scared to speak up to avoid ruining their career. This is something I wish I'd knew before doing medicine. I had to contend with some sexually inappropriate co-workers in my time but they're not too bad. But as a psychiatrist, I also see other fellow doctors who are traumatised by their experience. So always be your guard, get good supervision (regular), and join a union. You can never be too careful.

[@DrPoorsight]

Circe How so, specifically? Have you considered the possibility that you are merely parroting a narrative that takes advantage of your insecurity? Or that your are projecting as much as I'm sure your patients do? You are among the most protected and entitled class of human to ever walk the earth. Men aren't even allowed to call your bullshit out. If you are a psychiatrist, I'd expect more.

[@soonny002]

@@DrPoorsight *Have you considered the possibility that you are merely parroting a narrative that takes advantage of your insecurity?* No. *Or that your are projecting as much as I'm sure your patients do?* No. I hope that answers some of your questions.

[@gayytimberlake2570]

Thank you for that reality check. I am wanting to become a surgeon soon, but wasn't aware of this until you told so. Thank you for opening my eyes Doc.

[@CV-pm5be]

Oh that’s sad to hear about. I was thinking of going into the psychiatry field because mental illness and medicine interest me. Idk it’s either that or dermatology. But I still don’t know if I will be a good fit for medical school (and yes I had watched his other video)

[@ricodsanchez6792]

in all fairness i think all environments to a certain extent enable perverted men to seek some kind of inappropriate behaviour with females, knowing full well that the consequences will not adhere to them. i hope u got justice and hope ur doing well, i despise men that believe they have the right to conduct themselves inappropriately.

[@Docpasta]

I love this channel so much!!! Thank you 🙏🏽❤️

[@kantisingh3777]

Thanks for this video, I'm planning to join a medical school,next year.This video really helped me alot.Thankyou again.

[@ihuomachukwu2005]

I'm a medical student... I'm so glad I'm watching this😊😊

[@collin_is_ballin_]

God bless you and your Family thank you for making these videos and inspiring people and educating people, thank you.

[@SavitriMa]

I'm guilty of pressurizing my daughter to do premed, and then she didn't end up going to med school..... On top of that she married a pharmacist and all the "Indian parents" give me grief that he is just a pharmacist. It's an ugly Indian parent world out there

[@ferz2014]

Well a haters gonna hate, try ur best to ignore them. People who talk bad about u are actually jealous and want ur life. Also being a premed is hard in itself, especially waiting that time to get into med school. If u apply to more med schools u have a better chance of getting in. But if u want to go into med school u should really want to do it not just be told to.

[@joywebster2678]

Here in Canada it seems to be a pre requisite to be from Indian ancestry to become a pharmacist. Lol

[@taylachiang2254]

I read the book "When Breath Becomes Air" and I loved it!

[@ultraali453]

Appreciate the honesty. Very Nice Video! Thank You for Sharing!

[@AB-qo2xq]

OH MY GOODNESS... I WISH I watched this years ago...Especially with regards to public speaking

[@kc9843]

Coming from a nurses perspective (as well as my own experience)... when doctors and nurses work well together it makes a huge difference in care. I do work with some nurses that page about things that are trivial and act as ifs the end of the world if a potassium level is 3.2 and needs to be replaced. There’s a knee jerk reaction that may stem from a lack of knowledge or a lack of critical thinking or a lack of empowerment. Most of us will just add to our scut list for when the residents are out of the OR. Communication is key but also respect. I once paged the surgeon because a patient had absent breath sounds to the left lung field, a little bit of a reflexive cough when turning side to side and the SpO2 which was normally 96-98% range on room air was now 94-95%. I knew he had cancer and that it was metastatic and knew the rest of the PMHx. He was afebrile and otherwise totally vitally stable. No CP no SOB although due to the locations of the CA wasn’t getting out of bed to determine if he had SOBOE. I didn’t get far enough in the CT scan history to see that there were lung Mets when I was first coming in for the day, never took care of this patient before). Anyways I called the surgeon, asked for a chest X-ray and just for good measure an NP swab. I had to convince him to get it and he gave me a lot of attitude. Apparently absent breathe sounds over an entire lung field wasn’t concerning. Anyways paged twice more to advocate for the CXR and he finally said yes. CXR was done and I got a panicky phone call from radiology saying there was a massive pneumothorax. Thoracic got consulted and did a bedside CT. I saw the surgeon later and he was like oh yea he has lung mets, to which I said “oh yea I knew he had Mets, didn’t get to read the chest CT results from 3 months ago to see there were lung Mets (risk factor for a pneumo)”. Anyways he was all like “how do you not know he had lung Mets?!? He’s your patient”. I never said this, but I should have told him that I shouldn’t have had to convince him to get the CXR if he knew the pt had lung Mets, that based on what I was telling him when I paged he should have seen right away that there was an indication to do the test. Anyways I think the moral of the story is that nurses, just like doctors, are sometimes good/bad at communicating and sometimes have good/bad critical thinking skills sometimes. If the surgeon had communicated better with me and worked through the issue with me or taken time to listen the CT would have been done hours sooner. Thankfully the pt wasn’t in any sort of respiratory distress and after pleurodesis he finally got his CT out and hasn’t had any other issues. I still struggle with that surgeon still at times just with how he approaches things (told a patient he would take out her NGT which is something the nurses do... then he never came back to do it and the pt went another day with the NGT and the pt was really disappointed). But I think things have improved since the pneumothorax incident to some degree because at the end of the day it was a good catch and the patient did ok.

[@yeahyousuckalotabutt]

Thanks for this video :)

[@maryhasaballa4052]

wow, I am learning so much from your videos. So much so, that I wished that they existed years ago after i graduated high school . Perhaps, I would have a better idea of what the medical profession is about and pursued w. confidence. but my brother is determined, so i will show him your channel!

[@MN-vy3lw]

I loved this- thank you SO much!

[@028shashinath7]

Amazing ..... You are the best KZbinr 😍😍😘😘

[@kunalbhugaonkar3800]

Hey Doctor ! Your Videos are really Good. Video Suggestion : Hospital administration - Degree, Colleges, Career, Income. . Thank you.

[@tylerbark280]

This is a beauty of a channel

[@Vi3ver1]

That shade at the end LOL. Real smooth..

[@iMatti00]

*Do a video comparing D.O. vs M.D.’s education experience, please. Not all neither different philosophy but also Realistically what classes are different for each system.*

[@kyleduval507]

I’m someone who suffers from Crohn’s disease. My whole life I’ve had dreams of becoming a doctor, and while I’m only in High School, I want to get an earlier start at applying myself in the medical field. I’m so glad to hear that someone who suffers from same condition isn’t being held back by their condition, and is able to succeed in the medical field. I’ve had a lot of worries about my condition stopping me from following my dreams, so I’m very glad to hear that Crohn’s hasn’t stopped you from following yours.

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

If anything it helped. I’m in a better position now than I would be without it. Good luck Kyle

[@kyleduval507]

Med School Insiders Thanks so much!

[@lukeb2233]

Hi, I have chrohnes disease as well and it’s a really tough thing to deal with from the methotrexate shots to all the medicine. Glad to know other people can do what I want to with the same thing. I’m trying to go to med-school and hopefully find something I enjoy, i am not sure what that is but maybe understanding the field will help. I appreciate the videos.

[@syedar2001]

you just named my two most favourite books!

[@tg9479]

Yo ophtho is pretty competitive, guy did a good job.

[@wongtongsoup22]

Word, dunno what he's smoking

[@evasmiljanic3529]

In my country ophthalmology and dermatology are the most competitive, as well as cardiology.

[@cookiethebird3286]

I find it interesting cause ophth. also competitive in my country.

[@diamond_gamer7289]

"Emotionally charged keyboard warriors" I love that 😂😂😂

[@TahirDahrouj]

Wish this video came out before I got into med school! great stuff. I want to make a video like this or some tips about canadian med schools

[@ilin3911]

i loved the logical points u made ❤️

[@VelenoNex]

I am a nurse and i have never paged a doctor more because they have gotten on my bad side. I only page doctors to notify them of a change in my patients condition or to request orders. If a physician got on my "bad side" it would probably because they were being an asshole and even then i would just brush it off and continue working. I've never seen nurses page doctors more because they don't like them. If anything they page them less because it means interacting with them less. Maybe doctors think this is how nurses behave? That just sounds very petty. That part of the video just rubbed me the wrong way. I like that he said we can be your best friends and we really can. We are a great resource especially to newer doctors. When you get on our bad side we are still a great resource because we put our patients first and want to provide the best care we can. Of course there is always exceptions but this video makes it sound like we behave one of two ways and it's just not right.

[@whatabouthedroidattackonth3633]

Nurses are absolutely brilliant. When my brother got pneumonia on Christmas, they were wonderful and kind despite probably not wanting to work in the holidays. Nurses are awesome, and everyone who's been through medical care appreciates you!

[@rebeccac.l.5601]

You are so right. I'm an RN and I was floating on a different unit one night when a patient was really sick. The resident called me and I felt like we worked together. I was nice to her and she was nice to me.

[@palacsintafank5181]

R.I.P. to your Grandmother! ❤

[@joshstewart1649]

Medical field has never interested me but it’s interesting hearing about others doing it.

[@kimaera]

Thanks for these, helps me heaps on my decision. Applying soon, wish me luck!!

[@ikramabdullahi9813]

All the best luck to u

[@kimaera]

@@ikramabdullahi9813 thank you!!

[@jennysterg322]

As a clinical (hospital) pharmacist, it was interesting to me how many of these things applied to my job as well. Sure, the hours aren’t always quite as long, but on call commitment and the sense of duty to the patient can often keep you at work longer than you are meant to be, affecting your work life balance (especially if you also factor in post-graduate qualifications and having to fit study time for those in your schedule alongside work) . Plus, the different specialities (“something for everyone”) and the knowledge aspect (going narrower and deeper, realising that you’ve only scratched the surface) is something I come across every day. I’ve specialised in oncology for 5 years now, and I often feel I’ve forgotten so much of my “general medicine” knowledge, like cardiology or diabetes; at the same time, I feel like I’ve still only scratched the surface of what there is to know about cancer... And of course, being in oncology has meant facing death and has definitely changed my attitude towards it; it has also made me feel grateful every day that my parents (one in her 60s, the other in his 70s) are alive and well and healthy, given that I see patients much younger than them in my day-to-day practice.

[@MHSMagicLuver]

Jenny S pharmacists are like doctors in my opinion. I believe you guys still have to get your doctorate degree and you know a lot. I’m currently in PA school and we have pharmacists that come and teach us the pharm lectures and they know so much about the disease processes as well in order to understand the medicine. And there’s no way I’ll ever know medicines as well as you do.

[@nebulaofemily]

Now I just want to be a doctor even more, one of my favorite things is probably the messy schedules because I hate sleeping

[@MikeSmith-te7yp]

I am applying to medical school this summer ... and to my luck... 🥳 I’ve been a ICU Stepdown nurse for six years 🤷‍♀️ I still hope I’m never on “their” bad side

[@simongakonyo5419]

Nice advise...and nice voice too

[@MrFares123451]

Hey Dr. J , i wanna say thank you for the videos you make , I'm in my first year of medical school and I've just been feeling really low the past 6 months , asking myself do i really wanna be here ? Do i wanna be a doctor ? , can i make it till the end ?, but I've been watching your videos lately , and you have reminded me why i choose to go this path , and all the positive energy in your videos have left me up and feeling better , so thanks and you have my greetings from north Africa/Libya . ❤

[@ImNotTellingYou-ht8uq]

That’s so gorgeous! Good luck with Med school!

[@ahmedaboud2358]

Libya 🇱🇾 gang 😂

[@afrida842]

how’s it going?

[@MrFares123451]

@@afrida842 hanging in there, with covid 19 we've been delayed alot ! But still keeping my head up and pushing forward.

[@afrida842]

@@MrFares123451 glad to hear that you're doing alright. best of luck!

[@acey850]

Great that nurses were acknowledged.

[@Twinklewithin]

Thanx for your unique perspective

[@danaepryce2281]

Wow I was shocked when he said he has Crohn's Disease because I also the very same illness and has just applied to medical school, who would've thought I would've found a doctor who could relate with me... I really think there's a lot to learn on this channel

[@juliamy]

You made me want to be a doctor more!

[@venii6645]

I want to be a doctor When i grow up I hope i'll be😢😧😥 i'm asian My family said JUST BE A TEACHER (Cuz my Mother is a Teacher) But still I want to be a doctor Even though i'm not that smart or intelligent And even if i don't have any rewards..... I still want to be a doctor Well I HOPE.

[@swoopes7777]

Well if you're Asian then you should have no problem getting into medical school...LOL

[@AbhinavSingh-04]

Me too!! Exactly the SAME conditions expect the teacher one but still my family owns a automation company and except me to handle that but i want to be doctor though they are ready to support me 😶😶

[@AbhinavSingh-04]

@@swoopes7777 we still are humans!!!

[@r.tailik8357]

There are many things you could do to achieve that dream. It's just a ton of hard work and often easier said than done.

[@giuzeppeedreimeimban1019]

Came from a family of teachers from a clan of farmers (dad & mom are teachers). They have lots of unrealistic expectations to the 1st and only MD in the clan. They dont even understand what does it mean to be on duty for 24hours+++ i got burned out & depressed and they didn't believe me coz i ddnt get accepted from a program XD the clan is my worse set of patients. They come see me for all sorts of problems not on my specialty and I just refer them to other friend doctors. Dont worry though. I love my family, more than what they think i am

[@brandonspiegel2293]

Thanks for the knowledge man!

[@kellydesousa4791]

This was interesting insight. I wish there were more doctors who knew about Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. It’s difficult making decisions about my health without guidance from the medical community and scary to observe my body deteriorating without a treatment in sight.

[@ashantikern8709]

Well I just followed your IG and realized... WOA, you're a ridiculously gorgeous human being! Not sure that means anything, and no I'm not attempting anything (i'm super happy and blessed in my relationship) but it was very cool to see the face behind the super fun, intelligent, insightful channel! Keep it up! Stay awesome!

[@artisticgm4647]

I would love to see a video of yours on NoFap

[@pharmxa]

Thanks for this great video!

[@ByWayOfDeception]

Somehow I get the feeling that being a pre-med never ever looked like the animation at the start of the video. Yet it is much more pleasant to be sure.

[@auzora6147]

I wonder med school insiders how did you make videos while working as a doctor?

[@Mia-cn4qm]

I’m not even in finished with my first year of high school but I’m addicted to them. I want to be a dermatologist, pediatrician, or surgeon.

[@dannywin6893]

I love this channel!!

[@quantumcrash7266]

It's just nice to have a cup of coffee and absorb the Dr. Jubbal vibes for a few minutes...doesnt matter if youre premed or business major or aspiring artist...all can benefit in myriad ways from a doctor's vibrations.

[@auzzpanda3497]

I would do anything to get into med school !sadly in my country it’s really really hard to get in and even though I did well on the test , it wasn’t enough to get in . Here’s to a life of a nurse who had bigger dreams , f me

[@crystalramirez803]

Bro u should have a podcast

[@jennywrenn469]

Great information! I have fibro so am looking for this balance... I long to be a farm vet but canine oncology may be another option that meets my lifestyle needs better. Thanks again (from your pre-vet subscriber 🐶🐴🐄🐾 😊)

[@keelanmorningstar7800]

“I have Crohn’s Disease” Lol my ears perked up cus I’m like “Eeeeeyeeee me too!” I was diagnosed when I was a year old and I’m very lucky that I’m stable and I haven’t had any symptoms since I was 9; that was when I had surgery and switched to the medication I’m on now. Good luck to you. The only time I considered being a doctor was when I was really little and I didn’t stick with that for long, I still have no idea what I want to do as a career, but I still find this stuff fascinating. Thanks for the vid.