HARDEST Part of Becoming a DOCTOR | College, Med School, or Residency

The path to becoming a doctor is challenging. First college as a pre-med, then medical school, and finally residency. Which part is the most challenging? In this video we'll go over each stage.

01:09 COLLEGE
02:19 The distractions
02:57 Pre-med competition
04:30 Increased flexibility - too many options
05:22 MEDICAL SCHOOL
05:29 Lack of flexibility
06:20 Pace of learning
06:59 Transition from classroom to wards
07:45 RESIDENCY
09:05 Keep on top of your medical knowledge
09:16 Sleep deprivation
09:30 More challenging hours
09:42 The Hardest Part

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01:09 COLLEGE
02:19 The distractions
02:57 Pre-med competition
04:30 Increased flexibility - too many options
05:22 MEDICAL SCHOOL
05:29 Lack of flexibility
06:20 Pace of learning
06:59 Transition from classroom to wards
07:45 RESIDENCY
09:05 Keep on top of your medical knowledge
09:16 Sleep deprivation
09:30 More challenging hours
09:42 The Hardest Part


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[henockxnxa]

Hardest part: having your friends and relatives asking you to diagnose their symptoms..

[NightlyDana]

"Now that I am a doctor..." IDK why but this is so comforting to hear. Puts me in a positive attitude now that I am in school too

[PHILLYMEDIC]

idc how hard it is. im becoming a doctor

[nikp]

I hate that it’s so cut throat. Me and a high school friend both are at a different colleges studying for pre med and I found an internship opportunity that I wasn’t qualified for but she was. I sent it to her to help her out and she has since sent me one that I actually qualify for. It’s not hard to be a good person and see that helping out a fellow student is good

[himynameserenity]

i don’t care how hard it is. i WILL become a surgeon

[jamalparkinson]

If someone intentionally gave me the wrong answer we’re fighting

[thefenerbahcesk]

Hardest part: Trying to get good grades, extracurriculars, all while remaining 100% dependent on your parents cuz you dont have the time to make your own money.

[nesirsitsir]

My biggest question (not even pre-med or a med student but am very curious): How/why does the hospital think it's safe allowing residents to operate on somebody with little to no sleep? If I needed some significant surgery after an injury and had any idea that a resident was about to operate on me who had been working 30 hours straight pulling a back-to-back I would get up and walk out of the OR.

[myxxasperation]

I had a teacher once, he told us he had a friend. Well, he considered him a friend.

They were college students and one day, he and his pal decided to help each other for the upcoming test they had the following day.

He told his friend he'll study the 1st part while his friend will study the 2nd part.

And it was the day of the test.

So he was already done with the first part so he let his friend copy to him. And then when his friend was supposed to let him copy, his friend didn't.

But then after the test results, he got a higher score.

Since he studied for both parts. Lol. And his friend was so shocked.

[Spielzeit]

For me, the hardest part was actually getting IN to medical school, including MCAT, volunteer/clinical work, etc, and doing all these applications and interviews. As this video states, there are MANY distractions when you're in college. The college classes by themselves are quite easy (if you know how the system works), but as this video states, you do have to balance a LOT of other things while not wasting too much time in college. I lived on campus throughout college, and let me tell you, the distractions are endless if you allow them. I cut it fairly close when interview season came around, and I still consider myself EXTREMELY lucky to be accepted into med school on my first try (applied to ~20 schools, interviews at 4, accepted to 1 and waitlisted on 2 others). It was the most stress and pressure I've ever experienced in my life while I was waiting for that acceptance call. More stress than during Step 1 study, and definitely more than applying for residency.

Once in medical school, time kind of flies because you really have no choice but to study every single day. Sure, the workload is insane (I estimate we would go through an entire college-class' worth of material in 4 weeks), but everyone is on the same boat and you only have to focus on this one thing, passing your classes. Luckily for me, my class was very supportive of each other and there were very few true gunners. Research isn't something I ever enjoyed, so I picked a field where it wasn't really necessary to find a good residency.

Now, I'm a 4th year resident, with about 1.5 years of residency and 1 year of fellowship to go. The workload is yet higher than medical school, but by this time, most people are used to the "medicine lifestyle" and cope quite well. Looking back at all this, getting into med school was definitely the hardest and most stressful part. After you're in, the path is open for you, and all that matters is how much you're willing to push yourself.

[jorge.]

I don't get how the system can be set up in such a way that residents/doctors in specialties such as surgery have little to no sleep. I can't be the only one that thinks that is very dangerous. I, as a patient, wouln't feel safe being treated or operated on by someone who is sleep deprived. I find surgery fascinating as a specialty, but I'm reluctant to go that route because of the demanding hours.

[jodi-.-]

I wanna be a doctor but at the same time I don’t think I’m smart enough. :( #1 my memory sucks and #2 I ALWAYS do terrible on tests, and importantly #3 I have no money!!

[astersaur]

I’m still in high school, working my way towards being a doctor!

[joemetzger]

The hardest part is not watching YouTube videos when you have a test to study for... 😅

[FluoGray]

I find it absolutely crazy how *different* Medical Schools are among the western world.
My personal experience following the path of becoming a doctor (I'm from a quite wealthy European country) is not comparable with the US system.
I'm not sure how your analytics look like, I assume most of your viewers are American, but comparing different Med Schools systems would make an interesting topic for a video.

[slapto]

What's most interesting to me is how hard and competitive and expensive it is to get into medical school, but yet we have a physician shortage lol

[twyptophan]

I'm currently in undergrad, and I personally believe that managing time is probably the hardest part. As Dr. Jubbal alluded to, being able to fit in all the EC activities while also maintaining a solid GPA and time to take care of yourself is a challenge. I've found myself having to allocate more time for studies over some other activities.

That said, while it is hard, I think that most pre-meds are content with the challenge knowing what the end result is going to be. I hope everyone watching this video who wants to end up as a Physician manages to overcome the challenges told in this video. Good luck everyone!

[liannapfister]

Lol I’m a music theatre/vocal performance major with no business watching this

[nathanward]

We always focus on how hard the med life is, but what are the most rewarding parts? What should we make sure we enjoy in each stage? What should we always remember from our college days, look forward to in med school, residency?
Thanks for the videos!