Why You Probably WON'T Become a Doctor

Only a small fraction of those who enter college as pre-med even apply to medical school, and of those that apply, only 40% get in. Statistically speaking, if you’re pre-med, the odds are not in your favor. Why is that and what can you do about it? Let’s find out.

TIME STAMPS:
00:31 - High Interest/Demand
00:48 - Status, Respect, & Prestige
01:00 - Parental Pressure
01:25 - Money & Wealth
02:39 - Low Supply/Availability
03:53 - An Obfuscated Path

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[MedSchoolInsiders]

Remember folks, statistics apply to populations, not to individuals ;)

[Meow-III]

Title hits different when you’re watching this while already in med school

[graygoodwill]

Remember y'all: the title is definitely correct in terms of statistics. But also remember that statistics apply to populations, not individuals!

[Hellastorytella]

Indian kid: “Dad, I vont to be an actor”

Indian Dad: “Son, it’s pronounced Duck-tur”

[RealFredbaby]

the dose of reality is painful but important for everyone to hear. Kevin cares enough to tell the truth and not what you want to hear

[jirachiwish]

Doesn’t matter I’m getting in no matter what

[alitaquie]

being a doctor is just something I have to do, it’s not cuz of my parents or the money, i truly believe it’s my destiny

[joonbias]

“...a large part of this disconnect is due to high popular culture and demand...” *sweats in Asian*

[alex]

I will be a doctor, nothing is going to stop me on my road to medicine! If anything this video has pushed me even more to fulfill my dreams! I will am a pre med student who will get into medical school, I will not fall into those population statistics, I will succeed and nothing will stop me til I get to where I want to be! In a few years I will come back here and let everyone know where I matched! We all got this, we will be the future of medicine!

[rachelt.]

Other ppls parents: be a doctor!
My parents: yup do watever
Me: yea imma be a doctor
My parents: ummm, why? That a lotta work
Me:...

[clarissagiles]

This was really eye-opening 👀
I was pre-med because my dad encouraged me to become a doctor.
The respect, prestige and financial income was desirable 🤔

Originally I had planned to become a pediatrician because I enjoyed being a babysitter and wanted to help sick kids.

After graduating with my Bachelors in Biology and minor in Science, I took a course to help me study for the MCATs, and stayed after class with my friend to talk to medical school students (who taught the courses) about how med school was.

I noticed that there were too many restrictions from medical school to residency, and completion of residency to start working as an MD. It was going to take WAY longer than anticipated, and what if I didn’t like my specialty? I have to report to the Board?!

I decided to research other career paths like Physician Assistant & Clinical Microbiological Researcher, and pray about how to move forward.

Fast-forward 3 years later, I graduated with my Masters in Clinical Medical Science and Physician Assistant certification with less debt and I’’m still able to practice with similar responsibilities to a medical doctor. I’ve already practiced in Surgery, Wound Care, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, and Functional Medicine 😎

[hathushrobert]

Asian parent: You can become anything you want

Me: great! I was thinki-

Parent: As long as you become a doctor

[sandrinayousif]

can you talk about how to maintain a good lifestyle throughout medicine and preventing burn out ?

[litedelight]

The title just scared me, LoL I'm in med school!

[jackusane]

I'm still in High School but I'm encouraged and determined to become a doctor some day. Thank you @MedSchoolInsiders

[flamebows]

I gotta admit.. that was a smooth ass transition with the Med School Insiders ad

[hawkeyepierce]

Everybody, including my own family, tried to tell me it was too hard to get into medical school. I would always be asked by premed advisors, "What will you do if you don't get into medical school?" I hated that question. It seemed like they wanted me to give up without even trying. It did take me a couple of tries, but I did get in to med school eventually. And today I'm working as a nephrologist. Being a doctor is what I always wanted to do and nothing was going to stop me from achieving that goal!

[rahul]

I am a medical student and recently I have been loosing my motivation to study. I have been avoiding this video for so long fearing that i may really quit after watching this. I was so close to giving up but after I saw this video, the flame in me grew a little bit brighter. Thank you.

[SpiritBomb]

I've wanted to become a doctor since i was little. I was born with a cleft palate/lip and went through extensive surgeries and I feel like I need to give back to the community that did it for free as a charity.

[xXCroFabXx]

Physicians were able to give me 9 more years with my dad before he died. Ever since, I’ve wanted nothing more than to be able to try and do the same for other people. I want nothing more than to be a physician and I am more determined than anything to make it happen.