What I Wish I Knew Before I Became a Doctor

This is what I wish I knew before I became a doctor. Now that I'm on the other side of medical school and have earned my M.D., there are a lot of things I didn't know as a pre-med.

There are many misconceptions not only about medical school and medicine as a whole, but even in being a doctor. Physicians know a lot, but we (and modern medicine) don't know everything. Work dynamics are distinctly unique from an office work space, but politics and drama are still bountiful. Certain specialties allow for a balanced lifestyle, others make it very challenging to do so.

00:26 You Learn a Lot, and Forget a Lot
01:11 Nurses Can Be Your Best Friend, or Worst Enemy
02:07 People Skills are a Must, Including Public Speaking
03:14 Not All Specialties are Created Equal
05:19 You'll Never View Death and Suffering the Same Again
06:38 You Still Won't Know the Answer to a Lot of Common Questions

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00:26 You Learn a Lot, and Forget a Lot
01:11 Nurses Can Be Your Best Friend, or Worst Enemy
02:07 People Skills are a Must, Including Public Speaking
03:14 Not All Specialties are Created Equal
05:19 You'll Never View Death and Suffering the Same Again
06:38 You Still Won't Know the Answer to a Lot of Common Questions


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[Toogaytoofunction]

I was just accepted into medical school!!!!

[sweetiepie]

I'm not going to be a doctor why am I watching this

[shasha]

1) you learn a lot and you forget a lot
2) nurses can be your best friend or worst enemy
3) people skills are a must (esp public speaking)
4) not all specialties are equal
5) you'll never view death and suffering the same
6) you won't know the answer to many common questions

[judethedudeisrude]

As a nurse, I would never treat a doctor badly by paging incessantly for a little reason or bad mouth one just because they made me upset or there was a mistake.

If a physician “got on my bad side” the issue will be reported and taken care of by someone who has higher pay grade than me, I don’t have the time or energy to jack around, the patient is the priority and that’s why I’m there.

[lilida]

Doctors fail to understand if nurses don't report things that are considered "silly" we might lose our license or get fired.

[somethingnew]

I feel really good about the fact that "you learn a lot, you forget a lot". I just finished my first year of medical school and I felt really guilty about forgetting almost half of the things I learned. Knowing that this is part of the road I've taken towards being a doctor makes me feel much better.

[reemgranger]

I was just accepted into med school 👌🏼❤️

[sasaazn]

I wanted to become a doctor before, then I totally changed my mind, now after watching that, I definitely don't want to become a doctor even more... best decision of my life to stop pursuing to become a doctor... like any field, it's not for everyone and I have huge respect for doctors because it is clearly such a demanding profession... props to all med student and praticians!!

[TaylorBoBaylor]

As a RN with many years of experience, I have never encountered a nurse who calls a doctor incessantly to "get back at them" or "make them look bad." We don't have time to go to the bathroom, much less call you incessantly over a trivial matter. It seems like the nurses you have met are bad apples with character flaws that do not follow the ideals we pledged to when we graduated nursing school. I hope you work with kind and competent nurses in the future.

[parhamgolshenas]

R.I.P Dr. Jubbal's grandmother. I'm sure she is proud of having such a great grandson

[DrAdnan]

This is great for premeds before they start med school 💪

[johnohmer]

It's nice to hear about a physician with Crohn's disease; I have a pretty aggressive case myself and was wondering if being a physician was still a reasonable career path for me. I just got my first med school acceptance last week so I guess we'll find out!

[matthewk]

Immediately liked when you roasted the nutrition keyboard warriors

[hehehehfun]

Never be an enemy to a nurse. They will save your butt. Not only that, nurses will manage you up which is really nice when you are introduced to your patients. Nurses know 10000% more about the patients then you do, from their daily living activities, medical history, current health status (literally down to the hour), and family members. MDs usually only know the patient's by their disease and health issues, that's it! On average for a week of hospital stay, doctors spend up to 1hr total with the patients. The rest is managed by the medical staff. A medical diagnosis is only 20% of the whole picture, it takes case management, pharmacy, medical billing, nurses, and social workers to complete the admission and discharge. Ever heard of nurses are the arms, legs, eyes, and ears of the doctors?

[howtomedicate]

Great video! Beeing a doctor is great, but it also takes a lot of sacrifices!

[wrednax]

As a 15 year old recently diagnosed with Crohn's, you have been a huge inspiration in deciding to be a doctor.

[dierdrecole]

5:59 Thank you for this. I often beat myself up for not pushing my mother's doctor to do "all they could do" to keep her alive. She said she was tired of being sick and just wanted to let go. I obeyed her request and felt a lot of guilt when she died but you helped me see things differently. Thanks so much.

[Kimmieonnie]

I just got accepted in medical school and so glad I watched this :)

[marysohn]

Dr. Kev, your YouTube videos are very well condensed and has a great story flow! I am impressed with the presentation skills