 Pretty early wake up today nothing quite like being out of the house at 6 30 in the morning There are very few people around me. I'm currently on a block called long-term conditions And so we're rotating through a bunch of specialties We're doing things like geriatrics rheumatology dermatology orthopedics I'm in today. I'm on surgery which explains my really early wake up. I don't actually know what I'm doing this morning I've just been told to show up at a certain place at a certain time at 8 o'clock in the morning for General handover and then I think we're gonna get attached to one of the F1s and go do ward rounds and things like that And if there's anything going on in theaters, you bet I'm gonna be there So here in the UK pretty much all COVID-19 restrictions have eased up and you don't actually have to wear a mask in public spaces But I'm definitely going to still be wearing a mask. I'm not about that. No mask life just yet Guys, I think that's enough talking for me for now. I'm gonna catch you on the commute My commute is pretty long takes me about an hour and a half to get into the hospital on my commute I like to do three main things. I'm either just on my phone listening to music Just passing time and trying to wake up in the morning or if I'm not doing the script videos for the YouTube channel I can focus quite a lot when I sit down and have my iPad open I put some lo-fi music without any lyrics and I just get to work And the second thing I like to do is go through past paper questions for medical school So just keep practicing make sure I'm up to date on my information and my knowledge Hopefully keep all this pool of that medical knowledge stuck somewhere in my head Anyways, yeah, we've got about half an hour in the bus now. So time to get to work This does not give me comfort So I made it to the hospital got my scrubs and I need to get changed We haven't exactly got a changing room or a working set of bathrooms up here So we kind of change in this empty gym that we have here on the night floor That is also not in use because of COVID. I think I'm gonna make it in just on time We've got bedside teaching at 11 in the morning Which is when one of the doctors takes a small group of us around to find specific patients Really good signs that we can listen to or percuss or I'll paint or whatever And that tends to be a really good learning experience because it's just a few of you with one doctor And they've handpicked patients that are going to be very good for our learning So we have to take histories from them examine them and then you know give our differentials to the doctor report By patient and discuss the case as a group and then from three to five We've got some teaching afternoon teaching with one of the surgeon consultants here And I don't actually know what that's on just yet I should probably check the timetable, but we'll get to that later. I don't really have time now Got my notepad and my pen I just like to write at the top what it is I'm doing what the date is and then I take notes on the different patients that I see And everything that goes on that I want to look up later on when I get home I think that is pretty much it. I'm good to go I'm just gonna throw all this stuff in my locker and this is where the real the real work begins for the day I'll see you guys later All right, so I've come up to the student area in the hospital We've got a very lovely view as you guys can see we basically just finished surgical ward round We saw a series of cases all to do with GI issues So we had some strangulated hernias bowel obstructions people recovering from laparoscopic colostectomies, pancreatitis, query liver failure, cells on the general surgical ward round But the consultant specializes in GI so that's why we had a lot of GI related patients So that right there is downtown London. You can see the gherkin, the walkie-talkie And I think the cheese grater in the background. So I'm here with Asif What's going on? Fellow fourth year medical student. He was with me this morning on the surgical ward round So what did we get up to? What did we see? What I remember is the guy's catchphrases Oh, yeah The consultant was giving us mad wisdom I can't see what the brain don't know What the mind don't know Yeah Better to be a full, ask a question and be a full one time Than never ask questions and be a full your whole life Getting quizzed by him as well Getting quizzed, yeah He asked a lot of questions The main causes of pancreatitis We were okay on that one We were around that because of like, you know I get smashed Yeah, exactly But causes of poor wound healing That went through us off quite a bit But one of the through me was complications of like surgery for that colisostitis Oh yeah, laparoscopic Then he was like, don't want me to go third And I'm like Yeah He was probably first on that But yeah, now we've got bedside teaching with an F1 doctor What are we planning to do? Join examinations? Join exams, he said I don't know which one And can you want to say to the camera people watching? Be good, attend Be good and attend? Yeah Solid advice We just finished our bedside teaching Gonna go into the canteen and grab some lunch now While we wait for the afternoon teaching Which may or may not happen Waiting on an email to let us know if that's gonna go through It's just gonna grab some food in the meantime And I'll give you guys a tour of the area that we have upstairs So I just received probably the best picture I could have ever received while on placement I'll leave a photo of it over here We have got our new TV Finally Can't wait to go home and set that up later today So this is the doctor's mess That we're allowed to use as medical students It's quite big and spacious Everything is really outdated We don't use it as often as I guess we would Because we have our own student area A little bit through there I'm here with Martyr And They're also two final year medical students here with me And earlier today we had bedside teaching together We were practicing examinations on each other So we're gonna run through some of those now And show you guys what that looks like Long day Alright, I'm just gonna get dressed Get on public transport And head straight home Since there's no one in here I thought I'd give you guys a quick tour of our student area It's nothing too big or too crazy We've just got a couple of computers here Which is kind of useful if you want to get some portfolio work done In your downtime or in the afternoons Just some lockers over here And more lockers over here But yeah, that's it And like I said, nothing crazy I'm so ready to go home Afternoon teaching was pretty useful We were practicing a cardiovascular exam But instead of doing it all in one go We did it section by section Which was actually quite helpful Because we got to discuss each section in detail And really think through all the different signs That we're looking for So I do appreciate that But yeah, I just want to be home I want to go see my new TV Set it up on the wall Et cetera, et cetera So we're gonna hope on transport And see you soon Absolutely Boiling in London I mean Hospitals are humid Streets are humid and hot The sun is shining very bright I don't know London heat is very different than heat abroad I feel like the city and the homes Are just not built for hot weather here Anyways, the second thing is that Over the last couple of weeks on placement There have been clinical work experience students In the hospital So these are students in their final year of high school Who are coming into the hospital to gain work experience To see what it's like to be a doctor or a nurse Or a PA or something like that So a whole bunch of these students have recognized me When I'm walking around the wards Or having lunch or whatever And it's honestly been really really nice To interact with you guys and say hi and hello But today Today I was going for this afternoon teaching With the registrar Which if you don't know is like Quite a senior doctor in the hospital And one of the clinical work experience students Sort of walks by me And just stops right in front of me And stares at my name tag on my lanyard And she just turns to the registrar In front of a group of other students as well And it's like Is that Karma Medic? God Obviously the registrar is like What? Who? Has no idea what's going on So I then have to explain Oh yeah Like I make YouTube videos About medical school Blah blah blah And the registrar starts quizzing me Left right in center Meanwhile this girl bless her She's like I think really nervous She heard like voices cracking It was really really sweet But absolutely nothing bad to say about her But it was a terribly embarrassing situation But anyways If you're watching Michelle Hey Shout out to you Thanks for stopping to say hi Just thought I'd tell you guys It was pretty funny to me Alright I am definitely done With the day I am going straight home And I'll see you there Alright guys So this is filmed on the next day From the rest of the vlog But I wanted to pick up the camera Because I had a really great day Today on placement I was in theaters today With the surgery team And I was watching Two laparoscopic colostectomies So laparoscopic removal Of the gallbladder And very excitingly I actually closed Three of the incisions I was doing subcuticular suturing Under the guidance of the surgeon Obviously But it just felt amazing To actually close I remember the first time I ever closed an incision Which wasn't that long ago actually I was like shaking With the tools in my hands And I mean to be fair My hands were really Covered in blood during that time But still I found them very very slippery My hands were like shaking And I was so so so nervous But today I felt a lot better And I think that's partially because I was doing it for the second time But also partially because The person who was You know instructing me And I was following Was very calm and trusted me And gave me that confidence To go forward I honestly find that very very important When the doctor that you're shadowing Sort of believes in you And trusts you It goes a very very long way And giving you that confidence To you know Put yourself out there And do these practical skills That you just have to practice And get good at over time So that was really cool Also during the surgery I was like holding the clamp That was holding the gold ladder Out of the way I was holding the camera And you know Pointing where the surgeons needed to be It was really really Such a fun time in theaters today And yeah I guess this is just another Plus one for the potential Of doing surgery in the future Anyways just wanted to pop in here And say that And we'll get back to the vlog From yesterday Alright guys It has arrived Massive massive TV Almost as tall as Alex See ya It's not true Guys just so you know One three nine is the size of the TV Not the box Because the box is taller Which means I'm taller Yeah yeah One three nine is the size of the TV Right Can you not put on the bed Or if you do please Please bring paper bags This has been outside He wants to put the dirty box Up to the bed It's like new sheets Honestly mate Come on You gotta be my palmer Alright Limit the new movements though please Hello Get this up on the bed To your body Don't you worry You're a little pea brain Putting those muscles to work In case anyone wants to know What TV he got So you don't ask him In the comments Like 750 times Is this one right here Can you put the box away huh? I've got like an albatross eagle There with my wingspan Let's take the old one off It's very it's very similar Screwdriver What the wrong way I'm getting it just chill fun Have you seen her using her triceps today? Okay please don't put it on the bed Because it's so dusty Yeah Let's give this a good clean Alright guys So since the new TV is almost twice as heavy As the old one And this screw over here In the mount Is kind of turning in place Which means it's not secure in the wall I've decided that I need to add two more screws One here And one here So quick montage of that Why are you finding me? See how easy that was No big headache Alright That would have so called a guy Yeah and you would have paid him 100 euros Get you a handyman Get you a man who can do both Alright Pretty hot day To decide to do this DIY project But As you guys can see Two new screws put in place I'm sure it's gonna hold the TV Just fine Oh my goodness That's huge I'm full master Full of guys We don't need a guy Alright Next come on squeeze in There's an app for this Or you can get like a task rabbit Or you can like hire a person Here's what they're doing That took way longer than expected But it's finally up And ready I've signed into all of my accounts And it is absolutely huge Honestly Even though it's really big I'm actually very happy about that Because when we in nor play video games Now When we sit down to watch lunch When we sit down to watch dinner Everything is gonna be big And massive and in 4k I'm really really happy with it Alright guys I think that is it For this vlog I really hope you've enjoyed Coming along with me to another day In medical school If you did enjoy this video Please don't forget to leave a like on it And also subscribe to my channel To see more content from me in the future And I'll catch you in the next one Face It's difficult Being a YouTuber