Quitting Medicine 👋 The truth about medicine... Am I Next?

What do you think? Would you go into medicine, or stay in medicine knowing what you know now? Many people I know are quitting medicine left and right for different careers. I feel lucky that I feel like I made the right choice. But it’s not the same for everyone.

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[YashaGuptaMD]

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[JT-txns]

Thank you for making this video. For my specific situation, it’s worth it. It sucks, but my life currently sucks. My reality is that work is work. I don’t ever plan on having kids and I may not get married (I’m 31). I’ve been through a lot with everyday jobs, and I have been working since I was 15 in fast food, so imagine the customers. The stability is unmatched in medicine and the freedom comes at the end. One thing I’ve learned from my journey is that nothing is guaranteed but debt. I was working 80 hour work weeks to pay off debt, working to build someone else’s dream but mine. I’ve always had an interest for Biology so I stuck with it. If the worst thing in medicine is dealing with bad attitudes (literally got spat on once), I’ll be fine.

[philliesblunt]

As a nurse. Our residents are quick to respond. But can sometimes make mistakes. I'm just glad we are able to work as a team to take care of patients. Because I don't have all the answers but I can quickly know hey I should assess further and reach out. That's when we need you the most, when we reach out and need u to see the patient it's because we see them shifting left or circling. And if their a FC we need your passion and our passion to be at the bedside.

[Sephiroth]

Loved the video, Yasha! Great job! Being only a few years ahead of you and also a radiologist (though on site), I concur 100% with most of your views. I think medicine is extremely fulfilling, much more demanding than it is billed to be sometimes, but that it gets infinitely better as an attending compared to being a resident or fellow. I'm glad to see that things are changing and at least conversations are happening regarding how to change the culture of medical training as well with the rise of big influencers like Rachel Southard and others. Love the conversation-y, podcast vibe on this one. Love to see your channel growing - you deserve it!

[michaelakintunde]

Love this outlook!! Currently pre-med and watching all the medfluencers leave. I definetely understand and respect their decision and wish them all the best but I believe that the grass is as green as you make it. No matter what career path you chose, work is work.

[nogs]

Hey Dr. Gupta, glad you're back to uploading! Discovered your channel in my M1 year and it was one of my first pulls towards rads. I'm now in the midst of residency interview season for DR and it's going well! Time flies. Thanks for putting up great content, +1 to the couch and coffee vibe.

[victoriagolston]

Wow. I love your authenticity. It is refreshing. You are actually honest thank goodness. 🎉🎉🎉

[whazzas]

Excellent video. I think you do a great job reviewing the pros and cons of being a doctor. I am less than a decade as an attending and I am glad I decided to be a physician (although on some really hard days sometimes you second guess that feeling). It takes a lot of study and sacrifice, but it has many rewards. My mother was also a physician and when I told her I got into medical she didn't say "congratulations!" but warned that it was going to be hard and going to be a lot of work. Unfortunately, for premeds it is hard to really fully understand that until you walk the path. As you described so eloquently there is many niches within medicine. When you finish training, you can do locums or part time work for better quality of life (as long as you live more modestly). If you get burned out on clinical care, there is a plethora of nonclinical medical careers that can still bring in a good salary. The job security is hard to beat. I worry as well as you that so many "why I left medicine" videos are discouraging people to consider it as a career. It is good to highlight the pros and cons of this very important decision objectively.

[RoyShuri]

I definitely feel much happier as a radiology resident then an intern or med student. I hope it does get better as I progress to an attending.

I echo your sentiments on medicine. My parents used to have co workers that had kids that wanted to ask me on advice for applying to med school, pre-med etc. and I was so negative about it I think they stopped asking me. Similarly I would not advise my kids to go into medicine with the direction I feel that it is going.

[Lee-S]

I enjoy this kind of long form content with you just speaking from the heart. You give great perspective. I think it really is specialty specific, sadly. And it doesn't look like things will ever get any better regardless of who's in office 😢 We need more physicians like you and your parents who don't glamorize the career to the next generation. It really isn't all that it's cracked up to be and it's still a job at the end of the day, helping people is great but there's more to life than your career.

[SmaSagar]

Hi Dr. Gupta, would you ever consider making a video on the Registered Radiologist Assistant (RRA) profession? Maybe giving your thoughts on the mid-level provider career & if you ever worked with a RRA. Thank you.

[chandrasekharneelakandan]

This is video is so relatable . I’m sure we all need to help each other at this moment . Share what we feel exactly abt how about our work and get help . Thanks Dr yasha Gupta, for uploading this . This too shall pass :)

[saikrishna-qufx]

This setup is good and
refreshing keep going with these kinda videos we really need it
From an aspiring radiologist❤

[YashaGuptaMD]

Wow… thank you all so much for watching and the supportive comments! I also loved making this video.

What coffee chat should I make next? Clearly we don’t shy away from the hard topics here. ❤️

[reddbendd]

I just like being in the hospital
it's easy to negotiate stuff like 24hour shifts & call rooms when your hourly rate is super high.
no hospital will ever say no to giving you a call room or a longer shift for a reduced hourly rate after a certain point

[cheetahgoldenfire]

The best take on this epidemic. Premed non traditional student I've worked with alot of physicians mainly psychiatrist a few internal medicine physicians but as a licensed therapist. So I have so much to learn but definitely understand the hardships of dealing with insurance companies. Should be illegal for the things insurance companies get away with withholding life saving medicine to save a few bucks.

[BiGDisBackInTwn]

I don't think I would quit medicine, but if this usmle kicks the shit out of me I'll just go back to my small European country (Serbia) and perhaps try out working in it or one of the near countries like montenegro or slovenia. With the direction the world is going into I don't think America is the place for me longterm anyways. I'd prefer a wife from my own country.

[veerow]

People drawn to positions of power and high status are generally not also those interested in hard work and service. The job of physician is meant for the latter but taken over by the former. Yes, there are still caring doctors out there, but the majority of service-oriented people with a strong work ethic are doing other jobs. The industry or medical schools need to do a better job of identifying the right people for this field of work. In my opinion, when a doctor quits, it is the medical school that has failed. Perhaps we need fewer doctors drawn to the role because their parents told them to...

[ewppkl]

other field recommendations to get into in healthcare that have a better cost benefit ratio? Would doing a MHA be a good option? Currently taking a gap year, but also considering possibly dentistry among others. Am hoping to be a physician, but if theres a better alternative very interested in learning more about it, great vid!

[joegeo]

What percentage of the time do you WFH? And on those days do you read screeners all day?

Are you in the general call pool at all?