7 Years (A Life In Medicine)

As tough a life as it is, medicine was never a job, or a career...it was always a calling.

Based on the original song "7 Years" by Lukas Graham. Written and performed by ZDoggMD. Audio engineering by Devin Moore. Directed by Tom Hinueber. Cinematography by Logan Stewart.

Cast:
Allison Andersen APRN
Melat Demeke
Dave Hart MD
Stephanie Lapid BSN, RN
Ken Wong RN
The ZPupps
Crew:
Duane Wik
Steven Z. Smith
Lindsey Dimick

[abeed]

“I got my colleagues with me we relive Med school glory and those we’ve lost along the way I am sorry” -suicide gets to many of us man 😢

[robertspears]

That was excellent. "Love my patients, hate the system"

[drannamd]

So many of us are frustrated and burned out with our medical careers. I wonder if this is the case with other professions or is it just because we cared so much because it was a "calling"? Or is it the system?

[NurseBass]

Best video and song I've heard from you yet. Very heartfelt.

[LeviMan]

"I hope my children follow daddy into medicine"...I think few people can appreciate how profound that line is...

[kaileekrusekmmusic]

Love this rendition

"remember why we live this life
to make a better one" 2:52

[modanq]

Made me cry, final year of residency, tough road. Hope my kids follow.

[ankogene]

Tears in my eyes. MS1 here and this gives me hope. Thank you, beautifully done

[locnguyen]

The lyric at 2:49 made me cry, when I attended the ACOEP'17 in Denver and ZDoggMD was there singing this song live on stage! My dad passed away when I was a OMS-1, and I promised him one day I'd become a doctor to help others and make him proud. RIP daddy in heavy and thanks for all the sacrifices he made. Thanks ZDoggMD for a great song!

[nicolemcc]

I'm a music therapist working in mental health, and I also work as a psych tech. This video was so touching and a reminder of why I put so much into the work I do, even though our health care system is so frustrating! Thank you for the work you do and all the videos you share- I hope we see some music therapists featured in them soon, too!

[yelitzaserranomedina]

Being part of the health system is frustrating, exhausted, and sometimes you feel that you want to quit... but things like this make you see why we become professionals.... Yelitza RN

[judywest]

I am not in medicine, but the entire family is and this one looks so much my daughter, she has been fighting Covid with everything she has available. She has called my so many nights crying. She's exhausted trying to revive dead patients because it's the law. People dieing with no one but her and her PPE to pray them into the next world.
My grandson, the paramedic, has handled it all with the help of his co-workers (all very young) and dark humor.
My son, the fireman/medic, actually caught the Delta after being fully immunized, gave it to his wife who has an auto-immune disorder and it took her a long time get completely rid of it.
So I understand and appreciate dedication. Mostly, I personally love your songs!!

[elysec]

Working the clinic machine, returning calls, emails, juggling patients with problems bigger than their allotted time, praying therapy is covered, and if not squeezing a little in with each med check, spilling in to admin, after hours, other appointments, time with my children... Get a no show, a breather, extra minutes to catch up on notes, milestones, patient logs, journal entries, and this pops up on YouTube. Why not, I'll take a minute.
All I can say is this was just what I needed, a reminder this is not a job. It's a calling. Jobs fit neatly into circumscribed administrative boxes. Callings don't. We need to make our own boxes to fit our callings. It's frustrating working in the machine with good reason, but it doesn't have to be forever. There is hope, for me and future generations.
Beautiful. And damn lucky I have tissues in my office.

[celindahoyt]

Seriously a tearjerker, and I'm not the bleeding heart type. Just hoping that someday my 4 boys will see why I do the job I do, even if it takes so much of my time! Rehab Charge Nurse!

[sleepyJ]

Nice. I am going to soon be 60. I have watched Medicine evolve over that time. Thanks rekindling that little spark that got us all started in Healthcare.

[Sam-zytf]

of all your renditions this is by far my favorite! My husband is a M.D. Ive been there since med school, residency, and beyond. We have 3 children, and this really touches me ❤

[amflane]

ZDoggMD, I love your message. I'm a nurse, my daughter is a PGY2 int. medicine resident and youngest is a 3rd year nursing student. I've been losing hope in the systems we have in place and feel for my daughters who are just getting started. You are changing things for the better. You're videos are amazing but this one really moved and touched me. Not just a job, but a calling.

[tjscottmd]

Every so often I listen to this song because it reminds me why I'm doing this. Especially with late nights in the middle of flu season. It's so easy to get caught up in the monotony of primary life. Thanks Z

[electralux]

"don't be a pcp do derm please" LOL it's so bittersweet because it's so true. you're so inspirational zdogg thank you so much for this!

[realhero]

I am currently working on my Toxicology major with dreams of going to pharmacy school for a PhamD and a PhD. I want to work in pediatric oncology preferably at St. Jude's and this made me remember why. "It's a calling."