Highschool: Ill be a cardiothoracic surgeon! College: Nvm Ill just be a general surgeon Pre-med: Pediatrics is fine Med school: Just some doctor is fine Internship: I shouldve studied computer science
I once knew a great professor of surgery. He was a technical wizard, extremely knowledgeable and very highly regarded. He would take care of the pt. postop., of course, and then continue to consult but turn over all other care to internal medicine. He would say, "I am the pt.'s surgeon, not his internist. My job is to safely perform the most technically perfect operation possible." One should not attempt to be all things to all people. He was a very kind man and pts. loved him with good reason. Be that sort of surgeon.
Love being a General Surgeon. It is not for everyone though. Compared to other surgical specialties we are paid the least and work the longest hours overall. We take care of the sickest surgical patients overall. If like me you work in a trauma center and cover trauma as well, you have to be ready to care for patients who have no General surgery issues but Orthopedic or Neurosurgical issues. It is very rewarding though and I would not trade it for any other specialty.
I'm a 500lv medical student took a long time but I have finally decided "I'm going to be a general surgeon" even though the pay is low compared to other specialty DOING WHAT YOU LOVE MOST IS THE KEY TO ULTIMATE SUCCESS
@@yourfuturedoctor8943 no they're different cardiologist diagnose and treat heart and cardiovascular systems. Vascular surgeons operate and work on patients, in any part of the body except the cardiovascular system or brain.
I'm only 11 and I know that when Im older and can go to college I want to help people and knowing what I want to be so early I think can come to my advantage to being successful in life
I know you briefly discussed pediatric surgery in this video, but I was looking to see if you could go more in depth on the speciality and add on some subspecialties like neonatal or fetal surgery! Thanks for the videos!
I am a medical student and I want to say something about surgery. First thing - Surgery looks so ''sexy'', because you operate, because you do hand procedures but many people don't realize that this is just about 1/3 of all work you do....you also do normal hospital work - because someone must take of the patient before and after the surgery....and also you do ambulance care - if someone cuts his/her finger and comes to the hospital...to be honest these two works (ward and ambulance) are not very popular among surgeons and it is very good way for burnout. Second thing - Few months ago I spoke to OB/GYN at OR and he told me that he was deciding between surgery and ob/gyn. Then I asked him why he chose ob/gyn and he told me because surgery is ''no border speciality''. You have so many procedures, you have so many operations, so many techniques that you must know....so that's why he chose ob/gyn because it's more narrow Third thing - 2 weeks ago I had my ENT rotation and some of my schoolmate said that he wants to be a surgeon. The ENT doctor turned around and said - I don't recommend it to you. The reasons were these two above and the last one was interesting. He said that if you are a surgeon, the maturation time is very long. Even if you have board certification from surgery it does not mean that you can operate. Of coure - some easy things like appendix etc...you can. But more complicated things you can't do. So after your board certification you must operate, operate and operate and maybe after next 5-10 years you will gain enough self esteem to operate as first surgeon. Until that you will be still assistant. So that's why he chose ENT. In my opinion if you want to do some surgical procedures, I would choose some smaller surgical specialty like OB/GYN, ENT, Urology, Ophthalmology. These specialities aren't borderless and you can mature quickly.
"So you want to be an Intensivist" Especially considering the different pathways from Anesthesia/EM or IM. How each pathway differs in training and how the different ICUs differ in what pts. and diseases they treat. Big struggle on which path to choose to become an Intensivist... Greetings from Germany!
@@edhcb9359 Considering only 2 Hematology/Oncology fellowship spots in the US for PGY-4's went unfilled this year I would have to respectfully disagree.
Ofcourse my only ambition was to became a general surgeon 😍😍and save people with my own hands 😍♥️ I will pray for you guys to attain your ambition 🙌🙌 plz pray for me to♥️♥️
Am here preparing just studying how to become a general surgeon,press pressing videos and then see this thanks your videos always help and hope that it will help others keep up
I did a complete general surgery residency and started a plastic residency which I hated. I had generous vascular training already so I did general & vascular surgery (prior to development of required vascular fellowship) in private practice and loved it.
Is general surgery a dying branch? I mean now most of them specialise in a particular area and doesn't that make a general surgeon somewhat unimportant as people tend to go to specialists? It would be much appreciated if u guys could share ur thoughts on the matter.
I’m just a med student, but I’m gonna go with no. Even if things continue to become more specialized, I think general surgery will always be a stepping stone to a ton of fellowship programs (as not all surgery specialties even have integrated programs) and general is necessary as well, they have plenty of cases and a general education before specializing is beneficial as well
General surgery is very important for smaller hospitals. My city has 35000 people and our hospital still has tons of general surgeons. They’re good at a lot of, well, general stuff
This might be more of the case in heavily populated areas, but not every hospital has every type of doctor available. This is where a general surgeon is most needed. However, they still do a lot of the surgeries like hernias in more populated areas.
Wow! Thank you so much ! This really helped me. The school I go to kinda expect us to know what we want to be when we go into college and or what major ( something like that )so this is going to help me a whole lot thank you !!!!
I am 15 and next year I will go to college and have a passion to become a surgeon since 8 years old I watch real surgeries and finished all level ex apps
Thank you for the great video Med School Insiders. If possible I would like to request a so you want to be video on Med-Peds Doctors. Please and thank you.
I can't imagine choosing trauma. I feel like if I fail I would just get home sit against the wall and cry if a patient died; I don't know how those trauma surgeons stay doit
Im a consultant in general surgery, and ive never had a peacful day since i was a resident, general surgery = no social life, i wish if i can restart my life and work in onther field and enjoy peacful life
How many years will it take to become a General Surgeon including MBBS time? I am a little bit confused about the difference between general surgeons and trauma surgeons. Will general surgeons do all kinds of surgery?
what is the compensation for a general surgeon in a rural hospital? It sounds like it would be one of the best settings to be a general surgeon because you cant really be a general surgeon in large ubran areas or academic centers because everyone is so specialized.
A surgeon don't have a specific time to work bc sometimes a urgent case need a surgery. And to become a general surgeon you have to do medical school around 6 or 7 years and general surgeon 5 years
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Highschool: Ill be a cardiothoracic surgeon!
College: Nvm Ill just be a general surgeon
Pre-med: Pediatrics is fine
Med school: Just some doctor is fine
Internship: I shouldve studied computer science
literally me except I'm in Uni right now.
Thinking about going from software engineering to medicine.
Me but still in college 😅
Relatable
Me but im still in highschool
For those of you who want to become one, know that it may take a long time but it'll be worth it with the impact you make on people's lives!
That's a weird way to describe "shitload of money"
@@tomr6866 that too lol
@@tomr6866 😂
I am only 15 years old and I'm watching this to be prepared.
Same
Sames
Yes
I'm only 13
I am also 15 😊
I once knew a great professor of surgery. He was a technical wizard, extremely knowledgeable and very highly regarded. He would take care of the pt. postop., of course, and then continue to consult but turn over all other care to internal medicine. He would say, "I am the pt.'s surgeon, not his internist. My job is to safely perform the most technically perfect operation possible." One should not attempt to be all things to all people. He was a very kind man and pts. loved him with good reason. Be that sort of surgeon.
Love being a General Surgeon. It is not for everyone though. Compared to other surgical specialties we are paid the least and work the longest hours overall. We take care of the sickest surgical patients overall. If like me you work in a trauma center and cover trauma as well, you have to be ready to care for patients who have no General surgery issues but Orthopedic or Neurosurgical issues. It is very rewarding though and I would not trade it for any other specialty.
The trauma surgeons can do big surgery like cardiothoracic or neurosurgery?
@@mazinosman4309
Almost always no, to both. Especially on the brain.
How much are you paid yearly?
Estimate it please..genuinely curious
Youre living my dream
I'm a 500lv medical student took a long time but I have finally decided "I'm going to be a general surgeon" even though the pay is low compared to other specialty DOING WHAT YOU LOVE MOST IS THE KEY TO ULTIMATE SUCCESS
whats the pay
@@lorianamoore744 it isn’t really even “low” the average pay if a general surgeon is around 200k average (in the US)
@@Czarwinters3313no it’s about 400,000 dollars a year
My buddy is a general surgeon and did a breast surgery fellowship. Now all he does is breast surgeries and has a much better work life balance.
Can you please make a “ So you want to be a vascular surgeon “ next? Dying to see one rn!
Yesss that would be great!
U mean cardiologist lol
@@yourfuturedoctor8943 no they're different cardiologist diagnose and treat heart and cardiovascular systems. Vascular surgeons operate and work on patients, in any part of the body except the cardiovascular system or brain.
@@yourfuturedoctor8943 huh?
@@kiml1226 Thats also wrong. Cardiologists primarily work on the heart, vascular surgeons work on the plumbing for the heart.
All of this requires a whooooole lot of studying.
I have a great respect for people who’ve made M.D.
I'm only 11 and I know that when Im older and can go to college I want to help people and knowing what I want to be so early I think can come to my advantage to being successful in life
I know you briefly discussed pediatric surgery in this video, but I was looking to see if you could go more in depth on the speciality and add on some subspecialties like neonatal or fetal surgery! Thanks for the videos!
I also want to know more about pediatric surgery
Me too!!!
Your channel is one of the best channel I watch regarding medical school
keep up the good work
Finallyyyyyyy I've been waiting for this video to come out so long😭😭😭😭❤
Metooo
Had a blast making this video with you!! Always an honor 🤓
Can you please make a "so you want to be a pathologist" video?
YES PLEASE 👍🏼
Yesss
YEEEESSSSS
no
It's out now lol
I am a medical student and I want to say something about surgery.
First thing - Surgery looks so ''sexy'', because you operate, because you do hand procedures but many people don't realize that this is just about 1/3 of all work you do....you also do normal hospital work - because someone must take of the patient before and after the surgery....and also you do ambulance care - if someone cuts his/her finger and comes to the hospital...to be honest these two works (ward and ambulance) are not very popular among surgeons and it is very good way for burnout.
Second thing - Few months ago I spoke to OB/GYN at OR and he told me that he was deciding between surgery and ob/gyn. Then I asked him why he chose ob/gyn and he told me because surgery is ''no border speciality''. You have so many procedures, you have so many operations, so many techniques that you must know....so that's why he chose ob/gyn because it's more narrow
Third thing - 2 weeks ago I had my ENT rotation and some of my schoolmate said that he wants to be a surgeon. The ENT doctor turned around and said - I don't recommend it to you. The reasons were these two above and the last one was interesting. He said that if you are a surgeon, the maturation time is very long. Even if you have board certification from surgery it does not mean that you can operate. Of coure - some easy things like appendix etc...you can. But more complicated things you can't do. So after your board certification you must operate, operate and operate and maybe after next 5-10 years you will gain enough self esteem to operate as first surgeon. Until that you will be still assistant. So that's why he chose ENT.
In my opinion if you want to do some surgical procedures, I would choose some smaller surgical specialty like OB/GYN, ENT, Urology, Ophthalmology. These specialities aren't borderless and you can mature quickly.
Wow well spoken, I'm a first year medical student do you have any advice :)
I want to be a General Surgeon, thank you for this 🥺♥️
mee too
Can i ask You something
"So you want to be an Intensivist" Especially considering the different pathways from Anesthesia/EM or IM. How each pathway differs in training and how the different ICUs differ in what pts. and diseases they treat.
Big struggle on which path to choose to become an Intensivist...
Greetings from Germany!
Can You please make a "So You want yo be a ONCOLOGIST" please
Agreed
He can’t do that one because nobody actually wants to be an oncologist.
Please!
@@edhcb9359 Considering only 2 Hematology/Oncology fellowship spots in the US for PGY-4's went unfilled this year I would have to respectfully disagree.
@@scottm8433 I wasn’t really being serious. 🙄
Ofcourse my only ambition was to became a general surgeon 😍😍and save people with my own hands 😍♥️ I will pray for you guys to attain your ambition 🙌🙌 plz pray for me to♥️♥️
Same here we can do this
Support you Bro
can you make a “so you want to be an oncologist” video next please ♥️♥️
Ah this is the one I have been waiting for. I have been looking through so many specialties trying to see which one suits me!
am 17yrs and l know one day l will be among the best surgeons in my country
same
Am here preparing just studying how to become a general surgeon,press pressing videos and then see this thanks your videos always help and hope that it will help others keep up
Thank you Medical Insiders for talking about future medical jobs as I hope to one day become a Pediatrician Thanks 😊!!
Would not be surprised to see more and more integrated pathways becoming the norm as medicine is becoming hyper-specialized
I did a complete general surgery residency and started a plastic residency which I hated. I had generous vascular training already so I did general & vascular surgery (prior to development of required vascular fellowship) in private practice and loved it.
I'm just 14 and I'm watching this to prepare for when i actually go to college in 3-4 years
Thank you for the pediatric part!!
This was one thing I was disappointed in on my SubI. Not that much surgery and more medical management
as an M1, i was literally thinking yesterday that i need to look up this ep
Leaving a comment so that I can look back with a smile when I’m an Army general surgeon resident in 6 years 👀
Can you do a so you want to be an oncologist/hematologist please?
There is also a Metal Band called General Surgery... Have a blast, metalheads 🤘🤘🤘
I just can't stop watching you now mann❤❤💯
Thanks
Is general surgery a dying branch? I mean now most of them specialise in a particular area and doesn't that make a general surgeon somewhat unimportant as people tend to go to specialists?
It would be much appreciated if u guys could share ur thoughts on the matter.
I’m just a med student, but I’m gonna go with no. Even if things continue to become more specialized, I think general surgery will always be a stepping stone to a ton of fellowship programs (as not all surgery specialties even have integrated programs) and general is necessary as well, they have plenty of cases and a general education before specializing is beneficial as well
General surgery is very important for smaller hospitals. My city has 35000 people and our hospital still has tons of general surgeons. They’re good at a lot of, well, general stuff
General surgery is well and alive: cholecystectomies, hernias, appendectomies, bowel obstructions, and on and on.
@@rygarisfun8164yes & Also add Thyroidectomy with neck dissection , MRM for CA breasts & so many minor procedures .
This might be more of the case in heavily populated areas, but not every hospital has every type of doctor available. This is where a general surgeon is most needed. However, they still do a lot of the surgeries like hernias in more populated areas.
Your videos keep getting better.
Informative and great video as always. Can you do a video on oncologists next, that would be greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work!
Hey I'm new to this channel your videos are awesome! Keep up the good work👍
Wow! Thank you so much ! This really helped me. The school I go to kinda expect us to know what we want to be when we go into college and or what major ( something like that )so this is going to help me a whole lot thank you !!!!
Favorite video so far!
Iam 17 right now has to travel a lot to reach. I need your pray guyssss plz help me out♥️
Can you discuss Aerospace Medicine?
Wowwww
Love your videos.
Next time "So you want to be an Oncologist". Please................
Would you please consider making a video on "so you want to be a public health & preventitive medicine physician"? thanks :)
Could you please make a more detailed video on “ so you want to be a pediatric surgeon “ kindly ..
i swear i always wanted to become a surgeon and i finally got into med school i was so happy 8 years from now i will be called a surgeon😊
Aisha Ali good luck 🤗🤗
I am 15 and next year I will go to college and have a passion to become a surgeon since 8 years old I watch real surgeries and finished all level ex apps
Thank you!!
Please do a so you want to be a pathologists?, love the videos.
Thank you for the great video Med School Insiders. If possible I would like to request a so you want to be video on Med-Peds Doctors. Please and thank you.
A vascular surgery episode would be great
I am only 13 and I'm watching and taking notes to study it because I want to be a sergeon a general one
Great video and niw i really wanna see a vascular surgery video
Call me crazy but i would be fine makeing 200k a year.
Then be a pathologist less work
Do a Oral and maxillofacial surgeon video please!
Can you please make a “ So you want to be a scrub nurse “ video
This episode breaks my heart. I wanna be GS so bad but I may not even make it to medicine.
Just a reminder..Don’t lose hope, Fight for what you want and stay positive...
Wish you the best ✨
This is nice and all but where's the tea video!? :D
Im 13 and im struggling between being a genaral surgeon or obgyn
sameee
I wanna be a transplant general surgeon but in Korea even though I’m European… Hope I will do it ❤️🥺
Hope you achieve your dream in the future good luck!
I am 13 year .... ❤❤❤
Is this a repost?
Pleeeease can you post a video about vascular surgery? 🥺
Can you do "maxillofacial surgeon"? I've always been interested with this
I think you can check out dr rola rabah, I THINK she’s training to be one too, like she’s in residency
I'm 13 and I want to focus on my goal when I become older
Vascular Surgery next plz
Finally the episode of gs came to life
I can't imagine choosing trauma. I feel like if I fail I would just get home sit against the wall and cry if a patient died; I don't know how those trauma surgeons stay doit
love this
Can you make a video on forensic pathology?
Can you make a video on possible job options for a bachelors in health science degree??
Im a consultant in general surgery, and ive never had a peacful day since i was a resident, general surgery = no social life, i wish if i can restart my life and work in onther field and enjoy peacful life
ماهي المجالات الطبية التي يكون فيها حياة اجتماعية وبعض من الوقت لنفسك؟
Amazing Video Med school insiders
Can you do one on Surgical technologist please?!!!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Your videos are so nice and informative please make a video on oncology (onco- surgeons)
Would love one on fetal surgery🥰
Please video on Genetic counseling
Can't wait for Rheuma 😍
How many years will it take to become a General Surgeon including MBBS time?
I am a little bit confused about the difference between general surgeons and trauma surgeons.
Will general surgeons do all kinds of surgery?
Could you make a "so you want to be an oncologist" video!
what is the compensation for a general surgeon in a rural hospital? It sounds like it would be one of the best settings to be a general surgeon because you cant really be a general surgeon in large ubran areas or academic centers because everyone is so specialized.
Please do a Vascular Surgery video!
Can you please do one for pharmacists?
Please make a video on 'so you want to be a pathologist'.
I too want to be a general surgeon and i want to be prepared
Please do so you want to be a pediatric surgeon 😊
what is the average age when you fully become a general surgeon??
Make one on surgical oncology 😊
.May you please explain the requirements of becoming a general surgeon example subjects and degrees 😊
Thank youuuuuu! ❤️
@Med School Insiders Please do neurosurgery physician assistant. I would love to be one and know ore information about it! Thanks!
Can you do a “So you want to be” on Surgical Oncologist
Can you do infectious desiase or vascular surgery plesssseeeee
Can you sub-specialize in into neurosurgery or orthopedic surgery after general surgery?
He already did both of them
No, separate residency pathways
Could you do a video on surgical oncologist??? Please!! 😬😬😬😬
"seek out MD physicians and avoid other types of doctors"
Another gut punch for the DO physicians, although it wasn't what he meant lol
Surgical Oncology Please.
Do general surgeons can work 3/4 days a week?
And what is the average age when you fully become a general surgeon?
A surgeon don't have a specific time to work bc sometimes a urgent case need a surgery. And to become a general surgeon you have to do medical school around 6 or 7 years and general surgeon 5 years
me a senior in high school not knowing what I want to study yet