@DoctorishQ It's known as "doctors without borders" (medicines sans frontiers) and they provide healthcare primarily to developing countries and conflict areas.
@yesimag14 After med school you do a residency in general surgery and then a fellowship in trauma. Most people also do a fellowship in surgical critical care as well.
When should i do this so called "research"? When should i be worried about this besides now? Are you already in your residency or are you a senior med student?
@1cristiancastro I'm a 4th year med student. Do research whenever you have time. Not sure how far you are in school but if you aren't where I'm at then you have time still to figure it out.
@1cristiancastro .... are you asking if surgical specialties are more competitive? Depends on the specialty! ENT and ophthalmology are suuuuper competitive and in addition to grades you need research in order to have any kind of shot. Ortho can also be competitive depending on the program. General surgery, not so much. But then medical specialties can be competitive too, like derm or radiology. It depends field by field.
I am considering neurosurgery. Does the neurosurgeon and general surgeon go hand by hand in terms of working hours? Whats the hardest thing about a neurosurgery rotation if you have/had any? Thanks
@1cristiancastro I did not do a neurosurg rotation and during trauma we never worked with them at all. Usually consults are called depending what the patient needs: neurosurg for head trauma, trauma for abdominal trauma, ortho for extremity trauma. I do know the hardest thing about neurosurg though: minimum seven-year residency. Let me repeat: SEVEN YEAR RESIDENCY. But hey, if you love it then go for it!
@wooball7 If you want to be a surgeon, it will slowly take over your life. You make resolutions that you'll keep in touch and not let it change you but short answer is that during med school you will lose friends and you will change. How many and how much is up to you. I started dating my boyfriend during first year and it's the strongest relationship I've ever had. We're both in medicine so it's sheltered a bit from the real world but still. Medicine is my other, more demanding boyfriend:)
i love our videos so much! thanks for taking time to do them! just like you said, i know in my gut that medicine is whay i want to do. thanks again! :)
btw just wanted to ask out of curiosity: When you docs like do a 18 hrs shift or say 24 hour shift, are you given time off to shower and get clean or do you guys just go on regardless.Hope you dont mind me asking this lol..
@iitian420 Short answer: you aren't CONSTANTLY busy on call so yeah, there's time to do stuff like shower if you're so inclined. We do carry a pager during call, however, that indicated when the trauma team was being activated. When it goes off, you need to be down there literally in 5 minutes or the institution gets dinged so that's something to keep in mind. 30 hours without a shower isn't a big deal, the bigger deal is not sleeping. But usually you can catch at least a couple hours.
Okay, so this might sound like a stupid question...but could you give a list of how the medical team ranks. I'm always hearing different things about who interns are. Are they 4 year med students or 1st year residents? Where do they fall . So obviously med students, interns??, residents, then attending physicians? Could you break it down?
@wegesa86 So med students are obviously at the bottom, 3rd years below 4th years. Then Interns, which is just another name for first-year residents. Residents are identified by what year they are, PGY-whatever (post-graduate year). Then the fellow, what you call somebody who is doing a fellowship in order to become a specialist. Attendings are the ones actually in charge and they are finished with their training.
hey!! could you answer this question please? what was your major ?? & also im thinking about choosing biochemistry as my major... do you think thats a good idea?. i want your opinion.
@LovelyMissJessica pick a major you enjoy. even if it isn't a science degree. you are going to have to do the prereqs to apply as well as biochem 1/2, cell phys, micro, and maybe some other upperdivisional sciences to be competitive. But, 90% of people whom apply have bio degrees so do something different and stand out. Your degree will be longer, but you'll get better life experience and will stand out from competition. Once you start find your prepro advisor and go from there
@lolowizzle I can't tell you what specifically pushed me towards med school other than it just felt like the right thing to be doing. Try putting that into a good personal statement, btw. Hahaha! But honestly, all my major life decisions have been made by gut and while it occasionally steers me wrong it's the best I got.
@martinela80 In a nutshell, starting from tomorrow: call-postcall-precall-call-postcall-off-call-postcall and then I go off service and start colorectal surgery that next Monday.
I am to work for MSF in some surgical capacity, would you know which area to specialise in?
fragman08 5 months ago
@fragman08 I don't know what MSF is.... :/
DoctorishQ 4 months ago
@DoctorishQ It's known as "doctors without borders" (medicines sans frontiers) and they provide healthcare primarily to developing countries and conflict areas.
fragman08 4 months ago
@DoctorishQ I believe it is Doctor Without Border - MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES
bocanhcam 1 month ago
@DoctorishQ How do you become a trauma surgeon?
yesimag14 5 months ago
@yesimag14 After med school you do a residency in general surgery and then a fellowship in trauma. Most people also do a fellowship in surgical critical care as well.
DoctorishQ 5 months ago
When should i do this so called "research"? When should i be worried about this besides now? Are you already in your residency or are you a senior med student?
1cristiancastro 6 months ago
@1cristiancastro I'm a 4th year med student. Do research whenever you have time. Not sure how far you are in school but if you aren't where I'm at then you have time still to figure it out.
DoctorishQ 6 months ago 2
Well is it true that most of the medical students get higher grades before going into any surgery residency? lol thanks
1cristiancastro 6 months ago
@1cristiancastro .... are you asking if surgical specialties are more competitive? Depends on the specialty! ENT and ophthalmology are suuuuper competitive and in addition to grades you need research in order to have any kind of shot. Ortho can also be competitive depending on the program. General surgery, not so much. But then medical specialties can be competitive too, like derm or radiology. It depends field by field.
DoctorishQ 6 months ago
I am considering neurosurgery. Does the neurosurgeon and general surgeon go hand by hand in terms of working hours? Whats the hardest thing about a neurosurgery rotation if you have/had any? Thanks
1cristiancastro 6 months ago
@1cristiancastro I did not do a neurosurg rotation and during trauma we never worked with them at all. Usually consults are called depending what the patient needs: neurosurg for head trauma, trauma for abdominal trauma, ortho for extremity trauma. I do know the hardest thing about neurosurg though: minimum seven-year residency. Let me repeat: SEVEN YEAR RESIDENCY. But hey, if you love it then go for it!
DoctorishQ 6 months ago
@wooball7 If you want to be a surgeon, it will slowly take over your life. You make resolutions that you'll keep in touch and not let it change you but short answer is that during med school you will lose friends and you will change. How many and how much is up to you. I started dating my boyfriend during first year and it's the strongest relationship I've ever had. We're both in medicine so it's sheltered a bit from the real world but still. Medicine is my other, more demanding boyfriend:)
DoctorishQ 6 months ago
I have one question, from what time to what times is your rotation in 1 day? Do you stay there all day? Thanks
1cristiancastro 7 months ago
@1cristiancastro Depends on the rotation but usually somewhere in the vicinity of 6am-5pm or so. And yes, you stay all day.
DoctorishQ 6 months ago
i love our videos so much! thanks for taking time to do them! just like you said, i know in my gut that medicine is whay i want to do. thanks again! :)
dreamitdoit21 7 months ago
btw just wanted to ask out of curiosity: When you docs like do a 18 hrs shift or say 24 hour shift, are you given time off to shower and get clean or do you guys just go on regardless.Hope you dont mind me asking this lol..
iitian420 9 months ago
@iitian420 Short answer: you aren't CONSTANTLY busy on call so yeah, there's time to do stuff like shower if you're so inclined. We do carry a pager during call, however, that indicated when the trauma team was being activated. When it goes off, you need to be down there literally in 5 minutes or the institution gets dinged so that's something to keep in mind. 30 hours without a shower isn't a big deal, the bigger deal is not sleeping. But usually you can catch at least a couple hours.
DoctorishQ 9 months ago
@DoctorishQ I have one question, from what time to what times is your rotation in 1 day? Do you stay there all day? Thanks
1cristiancastro 7 months ago
Okay, so this might sound like a stupid question...but could you give a list of how the medical team ranks. I'm always hearing different things about who interns are. Are they 4 year med students or 1st year residents? Where do they fall . So obviously med students, interns??, residents, then attending physicians? Could you break it down?
wegesa86 10 months ago
@wegesa86 So med students are obviously at the bottom, 3rd years below 4th years. Then Interns, which is just another name for first-year residents. Residents are identified by what year they are, PGY-whatever (post-graduate year). Then the fellow, what you call somebody who is doing a fellowship in order to become a specialist. Attendings are the ones actually in charge and they are finished with their training.
DoctorishQ 9 months ago
hey!! could you answer this question please? what was your major ?? & also im thinking about choosing biochemistry as my major... do you think thats a good idea?. i want your opinion.
LovelyMissJessica 10 months ago
@LovelyMissJessica pick a major you enjoy. even if it isn't a science degree. you are going to have to do the prereqs to apply as well as biochem 1/2, cell phys, micro, and maybe some other upperdivisional sciences to be competitive. But, 90% of people whom apply have bio degrees so do something different and stand out. Your degree will be longer, but you'll get better life experience and will stand out from competition. Once you start find your prepro advisor and go from there
bojangles322 10 months ago
what made you decide to go to med school?? these are great vlogs it helps me a lot in deciding if i want to apply for med school or not... :]
lolowizzle 10 months ago
@lolowizzle I can't tell you what specifically pushed me towards med school other than it just felt like the right thing to be doing. Try putting that into a good personal statement, btw. Hahaha! But honestly, all my major life decisions have been made by gut and while it occasionally steers me wrong it's the best I got.
DoctorishQ 7 months ago
thanks for the vids. im curious to know where your going to school too
blink7777777 10 months ago
These are so awesome. I love seeing what I have to not look forward to. :D
FeelBetterFool 11 months ago
what school do u go to?
zabppl 11 months ago
awesome!!!!!! what is your week schedule?
martinela80 11 months ago
@martinela80 In a nutshell, starting from tomorrow: call-postcall-precall-call-postcall-off-call-postcall and then I go off service and start colorectal surgery that next Monday.
DoctorishQ 11 months ago
I look forward to your vlogs. :D
ohaierick 11 months ago
@ohaierick I think you were my first subscriber.... are you suuuuure you aren't sick of me yet? :)
DoctorishQ 11 months ago