 So you're about to start medical school. First of all congratulations. Now if you are one of those students you've likely already sent me an email saying hey what resources or tools do I really need before starting that school? What should I buy? What should I hold off on? So this is a video just for you. Let's get into it after this intro. All right guys what is going on? A lecture here from the MD journey helping you succeed on your journey with less stress. Now if you're a new med student there's always going to be do I need this? Do I really need that? Maybe I should buy this somebody else is buying that and so I just thought I'd make a combination of all the things I wish I had bought and made sure were amazing resources at the start and things that I wish maybe I should have held off on and this video particular is going to be about tools that you want as a med student or as a student in general and then in a different video I can make some of the top resources like a first year, second year, third year, fourth year and also stick around to the end because if you are a new med student that wants to know how to study efficiently I'll be giving you access to a free video course of the very so make sure you stay tuned. But let's get into the top resources and tools you should buy before starting medical school. So let's start with the resources now I'm going to kind of go in no particular order but I really just love this first one and it is just an amazing backpack. Now I started that school with a very chunky bulky ugly looking backpack and although rest in peace it did very well for me when it lasted it just was too much and sometimes students make the mistake of buying a backpack that's too small too stylish you want to have something that's modern can fit your laptop and fake books without feeling too bulky because you're going to be walking around with it all the time and ideally it can last you all four years in medical school so every resource that I mentioned at least that I personally used and still have to this day will be linked down below the description in case you guys interested but a backpack is definitely something I would consider investing in especially if you have a worn down one from college it's probably time you go ahead and get an upgrade so speaking of upgrades one thing that I avoid upgrading at all costs because of the cost was a reliable laptop and I highly regret it at this point because although I was trying to avoid buying those 1.5 and 2k MacBooks which I had no money at that time for I kept buying cheaper laptops I would kept breaking so eventually I realized as a med student because you're on your computer you rely on your digital technology so much it's better now to invest in money to get the best thing for your buck and I finally found my pride's possession so this is my HP sector I can do a full review on this let me know if you guys are interested but this is probably the best machine honestly the best investment I've ever bought in my medical career and that's saying a lot I will put it down in the description below it's just really slim work super fast battery lasts forever and those are kind of things that you want as a med student and honestly it's cheaper than some of you Apple lovers out there if I upset at you I'm sorry I love Apple this is just this laptop is a lot cheaper but it still does honestly more than a lot of those hyper form laptops so again I will put it down in the link in the description below it doesn't matter honestly what you buy just make sure it's a high quality so look for battery power look for space because you're going to be saving a lot of different things on there and I would look for weight too because you're carrying it around a lot and you develop back pain I'm already becoming old man so a nice light laptop can really take you far now anytime we talk about laptops people always ask about whether or not they can tablet hey do I need an iPad do I need a Surface Pro and I was fortunate right before starting my rotations that I was gifted and iPad mini by my mom my wife's mom and it's just been a lifesaver just especially if you get a nice size one this is an iPad mini again linked down below but it just nicely fit in my white coat and so I would use it to have some really helpful apps on here as well as some of my textbooks I could read during my downtime and it's again it's super efficient you could type your notes without looking like you're kind of surfing the web so it's a great resource to have especially for your latter years of that school but there are people who successfully replace their laptop for a tablet especially for things such as a Surface Pro and so you can use those it's just a little bit harder to carry around so I had a nice official laptop and then I used this for a majority of my time on my rotations so again you could check it out is a tablet really necessary not per se you could always use your phone but it does make things a little bit easier now the fourth item on our list is something that every medical student will either buy or be gifted and that is a stethoscope now this is going to have a lot of personal touches to it because you may want to have next colors or you have your name and grade all that doesn't matter you just need to make sure it is high quality to keep for you to hear and I will drop in the link in the description a blog post of all of the different stethoscopes that have been reviewed some of them get really fancy honestly you can get away with what a litmus cardiology and maybe by the time you're watching this video there's a different version so I'll link all of those down below but I have a litmus cardiology works really well because basically you can put it down at a certain kind of pressure and hear certain noises and then you can put it down either harder just a little bit harder and hear different tones so it helps to differentiate between lungs and heart sounds as well of different kinds of murmurs that's really what you need your stethoscope for I unfortunately lost mine during my rotations at medical school so I had to buy another one so they're really expensive to just make sure whichever one you buy is one high quality and two that you always kind of have track of where it is now the last few things again these are tools versus resources but I don't think I'll be able to get through medical school without these and that's just some high quality headphones you can buy these relatively cheap on amazon just something that's noise canceling that way you can study and your roommate doesn't disturb you the people at the coffee shop don't or at school don't and I have both headphones which again worked really well I could barely hear the plane when I'm taking a flight but these will be linked down below but you can buy any headphones you want just make sure they're one high quality two have a good warranty in case they break that's pretty much it just be able to have something that just quickly plug in I like the over the ear ones because I can't even hear myself as I'm talking to you guys so let's take these off and let's get back to the video now last few things to mention this that's probably important to have some high quality pens I always lose my pens I don't know about you guys but I love these kind of pilot G7s if you love pilots you better comment up below because there's definitely a fan club that goes with it I'm running out but I usually will have a pack in my desk and then I'll replete as I lose them or kind of fall into those liver slivers of your car so just having nice quality pens because you will always be needing them you will always always be losing them it's really important now last thing I'm just going to take you to my closet because it's easier to explain all right guys so the last thing is really I'm just going to give you an inside of my closet and then it's just having a kind of a multi-use closet and a tire where you can just wear different things and quickly be able to be casual as well as kind of be able to dress up for your rotations so I just as you can see have a lot of dress shirts a lot of ties scrubs just in case and then pants that way you can just quickly mix and match with your shoes and just kind of having a wardrobe that you can develop over time ladies sorry I'm unfortunately not that big of a help here but just having some kind of a tire where you can quickly mix and match with without having to buy too many I know I have a lot but some of the users just kind of gifted over time and I usually will buy them when it's on sale so a lot of these I think I've bought all together just having a multi-use kind of mix and match wardrobe is going to help you add a lot that way you don't feel like you have to buy something during the next time you have an interview or an important meeting so you just got an inside look of what my closet looks like most people don't get that but hopefully you've enjoyed this video and all the different tools I recommend you have at your disposal so that includes good technology as well as good gear good outfit just things that can make your life a little bit simplistic all of the things that we talked about will be linked down below aside from my closet after sale but before we end the video I just want to talk about two announcements one is something we talked about at the start of the video or at least I promised and that is if you are interested in learning how to study better down below in the description is a free nine-step video course that I kind of walk you through my own technique that I use during my first year of med school and if you're interested in learning how I use that study technique to cut my study time in half and improve my grades and check it out number two is kind of something that is going to be new to this channel and it's going to be called the MD charity show this is going to be great for any of you guys that are reaching out to me for personalized kind of help saying hey I need help with step one or getting into medical school I have these questions if you're interested I kind of want to do a video kind of interview or a podcast interview where I use the questions and coaching that I provide you to then be able to kind of help everyone else with those same questions so if you're interested all of the links will be in the description out below fill it out and hopefully by the time you guys are watching this in the future the MD journey show is a frequent kind of episode that we're publishing on this channel so again if you have any questions hit that comment section down below before you leave this video make sure you get some support hit that like a bit actually smash that like button and go ahead and subscribe to the channel but thank you guys as always for being part of my journey hopefully I've been just a little help on your journey but I'll see you guys next one take care my friends