I actually feel ok when my doctor says I don't know but we're doing everything we can to learn more or find out. It makes me feel like they're more trustworthy for noting that they're human too.
100% agreed! My favorite GP had no idea what was wrong with me when she was coordinating my treatment, but she never gave up, made me feel like I was too much trouble, or a bad person for having a long list of weird symptoms. The world lost an amazing doctor when she left medicine to be a full time mom. I'd rather have a doctor admit to being stumped than to treat me with something that could cause further damage because they want to appear to know everything.
Prime reason I trust my current doc. I had signs of a condition I didn’t think was possible. You know what he did? He pulled out a reference book, looked it up and showed me I was right.
As a new Intern: listen to your team, especially if they’ve been doing things for awhile. A senior/charge nurse, RRT, pharmacist, OT, or social worker can be a wealth of knowledge, recommendations, and advice on how to devise a plan of care.
Wow love the upgrade in production quality!! I still want the very personal selfie videos too but this is a cool change of pace and very enjoyable to watch. I'm a second year resident right now and agree with all the points you made. For me the biggest thing I wish I knew before residency is how difficult learning the EMR would be (still working on this every day) and also how much goes into coordinating what you think would be simple things like making sure a patient has follow-up after they leave the hospital. There's so much to keep track of and it takes such a huge team to make sure everything gets done!
Glad you enjoyed! Don’t worry this is just part 1 of a series of videos I’m doing in a partnership with the medical school and hospital where I currently train! EMRs can definitely take getting used to , completely agree
Tip expanding on #3: Be nice to the non-clinical staff like the admissions staff, culinary, housekeeping/EVS, maintenance, etc. - we're often overlooked and underestimated sources of knowledge and resources. We remember who treats us like humans and not underlings, and we really actually like going the extra mile to help and hook up those who are kind. This applies to staff, patients, and patient family alike 😁
You guys are my heroes! Being in the hospital isn't super fun. It's your hard work that makes it as pleasant as possible. I've spent way too much time in hospitals as a patient, and it always makes me angry to hear other patients and staff treating the non-clinical staff like servants. You are necessary, and work just as hard as the people dispensing medicine. The last time I was in a hospital was for a procedure to help fix my voice. The lovely lady in admissions already knew that I couldn't speak above a whisper (even that was impressive!--she had obviously prepared ahead of time by looking through the information for scheduled patients), and was incredibly patient with me as I wrote out responses to her questions. Her kindness set the tone for my interactions during my time there. I know how busy she was, because the hospital was completely full due to covid, and had to stop taking new patients that evening. She still made time to treat me with dignity and respect. That matters. I have a hundred stories like this, of the culinary worker who grabbed me an extra fruit cup because my surgery went long and I missed the window to order food, the facilities person who went to a hardware store to get a new thermostat for my room because they didn't have a replacement for the one that was keeping my room at 90°, or the housekeeping staff who changed my sheets twice in a row without complaint (or laughing at me too hard) because I accidentally spilled red Gatorade all over myself half an hour after taking my first shower in days. Hospitals simply could not function without *all* of the people who care for patients, even if patients never meet most of you.
Yes!!! My first job was in housekeeping at a hospital. After I graduated high school I then worked as a unit clerk and then nursing assistant/pt care tech while in college. Then finally becoming an RN. I worked all of those positions over 6 year’s time at the same hospital. I feel like working all of those other EQUALLY IMPORTANT positions ultimately made me a better nurse. 😁
As a patient with a body that hates me, there are two things I wish every doctor would remember. First, patients are human beings, not simulations. I don't care if you're not perfect; if you treat me with compassion and respect, I will forgive just about anything. Second, they'll teach you to think of horses when you hear hoofbeats. Please don't forget that zebras exist, and we have often been treated poorly by many doctors before getting to you. Just because a patient is unusual doesn't mean that they're crazy. Good luck! The world needs more doctors who understand the responsibility that they are taking on when they slip into a white lab coat. Your nerves tell me that you care; your avatar tells me that you have an appreciation for the absurd. That's a great combination of traits for a prospective doctor. 💙
@@katie6731 Hi Katie, thank you for your input, I will definitely keep this in mind, I also wish you the best with your medical condition! Regards Sophia
News for you, Doc. Those of us who you are treating, the patients, may not expect you to know everything, so stop acting like you do. Also, you may be a bit too quick to forgive yourself for "messing up". Most of us would rather you reverse your corollary: get help BEFORE you screw up.
Thank you for this! As a hospital social worker I can tell you that nothing irks us more than a first year resident acting like they know everything. We all know you’re learning and that’s great! Please ask us questions. We’d love to help educate you instead of fighting with you.
You are a good guy. You never make things seem better or different as they sre in all the videos ive seen. You are of common sense being for a vaccine in the middle of a pandemic. You are accurate. You have a great personality. I think you could also be a wonderful voice actor.
Yes and don’t be so cocky with us nurses. Yes, you have far more schooling than we do. However, let us help you. Listen, I know there are some VERY cocky and bItChY nurses out there. Trust me, I’ve been doing this for 24 years. I know. Many nurses even prey on/eat their own. I’m a nice nurse, though. Confident in my abilities but humble enough to defer to someone with more education and experience than myself. I have a love/hate relationship with July of every year. I love seeing the excited and eager fresh faces! You always get a few a$$holes in the mix who think nurses are mere handmaidens. It’s not NEARLY as bad as it used to be, though. So I have hope! #notnurseratched 😜
Last month when I had day surgery, the first thing they made me do was watch some short safety info video. You should host this video for your hospital, using the intro from the Simpsons guy "Welcome, I'm Doc Schmidt. You might know me from such TH-cam videos as...., and I'm here to tell you all about the safety info for today's procedure". It would be great, just no wigs.
Being a chronically I’ll patient, with very complex, systemic disorders, like Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, not knowing everything can be an asset. The doctors, and advance care providers, like Nurse Practitioners or Physician’s Assistants, who take the time to listen, ask questions of my experiences and history, and work with all of my other specialized providers, I see 10 at least yearly, with most being every 8-12 weeks, makes my out comes better and makes me, as a patient, feel involved. I hate when there is a medical team, in my room, talking about me like I am not there. I know I am the exception, in my next case. However, I know my medications, doses and time. I know what my allergies are, what happens when I take the medication, and if I can I can live with a certain side effect.
It is a pity, that due to "lean" developments, the time when new interns were properly introduced into their new place is long past. I remember times when thy would work "as a pair" for three months. When I quit in 2018, I had seen "newbies" thrown into responsibility with as little as 5 days of coaching by the predecessor. So much information was lost over the time of this change in culture. It's now indeed the nurses who have to relate a lot of the routines.
Love this video, but as a medical assistant, I truly wish you included this position too. As we are extremely necessary to assist Doctors with the back end work to the treatment laid out for each patient.
And remember, don’t inflate your ego. Ask for help and thank others for their assistance. You will get on much better with everyone you meet. Except the people who inflate their own egos… they will despise you. “The people who mind, don’t matter and the people who matter, don’t mind.”
You know...whats the coolest part about being a chronically ill patient practically living in a learning hospital since she was a little kid? You get to see and experience the med students come in, make rounds with their attending professors teaching them in front of you and they always ask you if they can please use you for a learning experience. The coolest part about this...was not only having helped be a part of their experience towards their medical journey since your childhood...but having grow up and seeing them become your doctor. Its...the coolest and best experience. My favorite GI doctor...I met him in pediatrics as a teen. We bonded over the fact that he had crohns disease too. Was a med student. Couple of years later. My GI leaves for Boston. In comes a new guy. Looks super familiar but I say nothing cuz I couldn't pin point from where. He says nothing either. We bonded over video games down to earth dude. The next visit as he's typing on the computer about my last hospital admission he stops and looks at me and goes "You...don't remember me do you? We met before. I was a student then. I was doing doing rotations then and was on Pedi GI. I met you in the ER. We talked about Crohns. Remember? Green team? Langshaw?" And I was like "omg! Look at you!!! Ahhhh!! I'm sooo proud of you!! Come here!!" And he said he had to put med school on hold he had a flare but beat the odds and now gets to do the same for me. That's the best part. Seeing them become residents. Being a part of that. I've had a Doctor tell me they became a crohns specialist because of a crying little girl with a stoma who said "when I grow up I wanna be a crohns doctor so I can heal sick kids like me so they don't have to wear a bag on their tummy." I'll never forget hugging him soo tight in that elevator and him telling me that. We cried hugging. He was like "Omg now look at you! With babies! I didn't know if I was going to be GI with Dr. Celine, Dr. Fifi, Dr. Langshaw or be OB GYN or Ortho but when I saw you there crying saying those words after the stoma I said I know what I want to be. And look! I'm one of the few in the field here in peds! All thanks to you! I get to help kids just like you." He showed me his badge. I cried. "Crohns specialist." It was an incredibly special moment. When the elevator opened and we parted ways and I saw him leave to the office and I saw him meet up with Ann! The ARNP I grew up with from pedi GI when I was 7 years old...it made me feel...such a full circle kinda feel. I left and took my son to his clinic appointment with primary next door. I never got to achieve my dreams of being a specialist because of how sick I am but it's such a beautiful and amazing feeling to know that I get to help others achieve their dreams and accomplish their goals. I hear patients complain when the students come by or they shout "No! Go away!" and I always opt to help. Students? Sure come in! Gonna stab me a million times? I'm the hardest stick in the world but you get your experience go on ahead! 😀 They get soo intrigued with how complicated I am lmfao 🤣 Like I'm an alien.
I totally agree with you. My residency in Internal Medicine became much easier because of the other members of the health care team. It is important to treat them equally and with respect. There will be times when they will know better than you (esp. Nurses) since they are with the patients more than us. And yes, it is ok to make mistakes. Experienced that a lot of times during residency. These mistakes will help you become better doctors.
Even attendings can have a hoopla... Worked in a Covid ICU, noticed one of my pt Vent was going off b/c high pressures. Sxn, didn't pull much. Checked hr trends, noticed the pressure increase was gradual and Cstat was crashing. Listened and lungs sounded like a motor boat. (Edema) Attending's bandaid: Change Vent mode. Hypertonic and bronchodilator Result: Pt not getting enough minute ventilation, ABG Ph 7.17, CO2 86 Visible panic (attending) Luckily nurse decided to do something unorthodox after ABG pulled, but before analyzed... Sxn the patient for 1 minute straight. (Can cause issues) 150ml of yellow fluid pulled. Pt got significantly better ventilation. Vent normalized. Pt stable. We then Bronchoscopy the pt. Lungs relatively clear, butt I noticed a T H I C C red flag. There was low BAL return. I suspect there could be a pneumothorax. Butt attending didn't say anything soooo 🤷♂️
My niece just started her pediatric residency in Birmingham AL at UAB. I know she’s so busy and I’d love to share this with her. She’s so happy and loves it! I am so proud of her. Oh and she’s exploring her new city, having graduated from Texas A & M. 😷
Nurse here! I always loved helping/teaching new residents. If you’re willing to learn/ask questions, we’re willing to help 🥳 good luck to all the newcomers!!!
You “I see you’re crying. What’s wrong?” Intern “my patient died today, while doing a routine colonoscopy “ You “don’t feel bad, it’s all part of the learning curve (gives big hug to intern) & feels his pain. Same guy in residency and you walk into the doctor’s lounge You - “hey Jim, how’s it going?” Resident - “oh hey Ben, you going to the Vikings game later” You “I’m all Green Bay man, sorry”. How lease are things this year, feeling better? Resident - slightly confused “oh, yeah; you’re right, there’s a learning curve. Just lost two this week, one overweight diabetic and the other on enough pills to stock our pharmacy” You “oh a drug user” Resident - “no, just routine and she died - hey, are you gonna finish that?”
Don't underestimate the usefulness of the admin staff. They know where everything is, and if you treat them like poo, your life can be miserable. (Can attest: I worked in a teaching hospital for 6.5 years before I got my master's degree).
As an intern 😟 the system is so exploitative.. Your SRs will blame you for everything making you end up doing Nurses' work and odd jobs like collecting reports or getting dates for scans, etc.
As a patient, I wish doctors listened to nurses more. They're the ones who interact with us for longer periods of time and get to understand us as people, not just constellations of symptoms. It was a nurse who figured out my genetic disease, when even doctors at the Mayo Clinic wrote me off as crazy. However, if you know that a nurse is telling patients to avoid all post-op pain meds and use crystals on the wound instead of sterile dressings, maybe don't take everything that nurse says as gospel.
As an RN and MD, I wish nurses listened to doctors more and that patients understood that the doctor knows and understands more. Crystals? LOL! Wow, that was great! A blind squirrel does occasionally find a nut, but that squirrel still starves to death.
I tell all students and interns (ok, in Germany they are called Assistenzärzte) that the one thing you learn in med school is how not to kill a patient outright and always call us attendings (Oberärzte) if there are problems, because early on a lot of problems are manageable easily, the more you wait and hope it will get better by itself, the worse it will get. We may be grumpy, especially at nights, but that's why we get the bigger bugs... I trust and respect interns and residents, when I know they will call me in case of a problem they don't know how to manage or you can't expecting them to know at their level of training. And learn to think for yourself because senior doctors can be wrong to. If something doesn't make sense or contradicts something you have read in a respectable source, no one will berate you for speaking up and pointing it out.
Lesson I'll teach ya as a chronic patient- be nice to all hospital staff. The doctors being rude to the maintenance staff/kitchen staff and anyone else not in a white coat SUCK. If my doc is a jerk like that I will switch.
Having run 7 sets of Engineering co-op through 18 months contracts (yes paid) If you don't know ask. Then ask why. You should be able to build up from there. After training a few groups it's easy to miss something when you are training.
Thank you, Doc Schmidt! Many healthcare professionals often feel overwhelmed when they first start out, so I’m glad that you’ve put the message out there. Hello from Florida 👋
Can we get this man an Oscar for his performances
I would like to thank the academy
I say a write in campaign 😁
@@Doc_Schmidt where
I actually feel ok when my doctor says I don't know but we're doing everything we can to learn more or find out. It makes me feel like they're more trustworthy for noting that they're human too.
100% agreed! My favorite GP had no idea what was wrong with me when she was coordinating my treatment, but she never gave up, made me feel like I was too much trouble, or a bad person for having a long list of weird symptoms. The world lost an amazing doctor when she left medicine to be a full time mom. I'd rather have a doctor admit to being stumped than to treat me with something that could cause further damage because they want to appear to know everything.
Prime reason I trust my current doc. I had signs of a condition I didn’t think was possible. You know what he did? He pulled out a reference book, looked it up and showed me I was right.
This vid is so professional looking :D
I want him as my doctor 😌👐
I think your awesome! Your videos are great
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANY OF THAT MEANS SLOW DOWN AND BREATHE
Stop using a bowl to cut your hair
Hey, who paid you.😮
" it's okay to mess up "
Bruh, i will scared to death
As a new Intern: listen to your team, especially if they’ve been doing things for awhile. A senior/charge nurse, RRT, pharmacist, OT, or social worker can be a wealth of knowledge, recommendations, and advice on how to devise a plan of care.
No shit Sherlock. Did you really think you had something there. Hey IRS, how bout you off yourself and livestream it. Email is best ig. Thanks.
@@offyourself3986 I pity you, your life must be very difficult. Prayers that you get the help you need, friend.
@@offyourself3986 dude, why are you antagonizing anyone you see on youtube. Do you even study medicine or are you a troll?
I’m just happy you mentioned OT ❤️
I have an INTER ADVICE VIDEO. Really good if you want to check it out :)
th-cam.com/video/rfWg9qIovSw/w-d-xo.html
Wow love the upgrade in production quality!! I still want the very personal selfie videos too but this is a cool change of pace and very enjoyable to watch. I'm a second year resident right now and agree with all the points you made. For me the biggest thing I wish I knew before residency is how difficult learning the EMR would be (still working on this every day) and also how much goes into coordinating what you think would be simple things like making sure a patient has follow-up after they leave the hospital. There's so much to keep track of and it takes such a huge team to make sure everything gets done!
Glad you enjoyed! Don’t worry this is just part 1 of a series of videos I’m doing in a partnership with the medical school and hospital where I currently train! EMRs can definitely take getting used to , completely agree
High Definition Doc Schmidt doesn't exist, he can't hurt you
High Definition Doc Schmidt:
Bow before me!
@@Doc_Schmidt bow before his ring light, boom mic, and after effects transitions! 🙇🙇
Every time you mention social work in your videos, my ego inflates a little 🤣 love the representation you give other disciplines!
I can only imagine how much a social worker can help patients be "set up for success" as they leave the hospital.
Me too!! 💜💜💜
Daaaamn doc, you're a bonafide commerical actor now!
Tip expanding on #3: Be nice to the non-clinical staff like the admissions staff, culinary, housekeeping/EVS, maintenance, etc. - we're often overlooked and underestimated sources of knowledge and resources. We remember who treats us like humans and not underlings, and we really actually like going the extra mile to help and hook up those who are kind. This applies to staff, patients, and patient family alike 😁
You guys are my heroes! Being in the hospital isn't super fun. It's your hard work that makes it as pleasant as possible. I've spent way too much time in hospitals as a patient, and it always makes me angry to hear other patients and staff treating the non-clinical staff like servants. You are necessary, and work just as hard as the people dispensing medicine.
The last time I was in a hospital was for a procedure to help fix my voice. The lovely lady in admissions already knew that I couldn't speak above a whisper (even that was impressive!--she had obviously prepared ahead of time by looking through the information for scheduled patients), and was incredibly patient with me as I wrote out responses to her questions. Her kindness set the tone for my interactions during my time there. I know how busy she was, because the hospital was completely full due to covid, and had to stop taking new patients that evening. She still made time to treat me with dignity and respect. That matters.
I have a hundred stories like this, of the culinary worker who grabbed me an extra fruit cup because my surgery went long and I missed the window to order food, the facilities person who went to a hardware store to get a new thermostat for my room because they didn't have a replacement for the one that was keeping my room at 90°, or the housekeeping staff who changed my sheets twice in a row without complaint (or laughing at me too hard) because I accidentally spilled red Gatorade all over myself half an hour after taking my first shower in days.
Hospitals simply could not function without *all* of the people who care for patients, even if patients never meet most of you.
Yes!!! My first job was in housekeeping at a hospital. After I graduated high school I then worked as a unit clerk and then nursing assistant/pt care tech while in college. Then finally becoming an RN. I worked all of those positions over 6 year’s time at the same hospital. I feel like working all of those other EQUALLY IMPORTANT positions ultimately made me a better nurse. 😁
I was about to actually post this exact same thing!
Thank you! That video really helped, I’m premed and yet I’m still nervous.
As a patient with a body that hates me, there are two things I wish every doctor would remember. First, patients are human beings, not simulations. I don't care if you're not perfect; if you treat me with compassion and respect, I will forgive just about anything. Second, they'll teach you to think of horses when you hear hoofbeats. Please don't forget that zebras exist, and we have often been treated poorly by many doctors before getting to you. Just because a patient is unusual doesn't mean that they're crazy.
Good luck! The world needs more doctors who understand the responsibility that they are taking on when they slip into a white lab coat. Your nerves tell me that you care; your avatar tells me that you have an appreciation for the absurd. That's a great combination of traits for a prospective doctor. 💙
@@katie6731 Hi Katie, thank you for your input, I will definitely keep this in mind, I also wish you the best with your medical condition! Regards Sophia
Wow! Look at you, coming up in the world! And the info is as helpful as always... Standing ovation, Sir! 👏👏👏
Im an NP student in clinicals and this speaks volumes to me. Thank you!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH... I’ve been freaking out for the longest 😬
I wish my attendings were good to us, they made our residency years like a military service, without the training..
Love how you pack so much info in your "informational" shorts. Also ur hilarious.
1st year medical student and 1st viewer😁 hope you reply! Inspired by your factual and interesting videos with humour❤
Hey there! Thanks for watching!
News for you, Doc. Those of us who you are treating, the patients, may not expect you to know everything, so stop acting like you do. Also, you may be a bit too quick to forgive yourself for "messing up". Most of us would rather you reverse your corollary: get help BEFORE you screw up.
Me who has never been to med school and never will be, watching this 👀
Wait, you're
in stl?? THATS WHERE IM FROM!!!
It makes me so happy to hear you mention Respiratory Therapists. :) Thanks Doc.
Thank you for this! As a hospital social worker I can tell you that nothing irks us more than a first year resident acting like they know everything. We all know you’re learning and that’s great! Please ask us questions. We’d love to help educate you instead of fighting with you.
You are a good guy. You never make things seem better or different as they sre in all the videos ive seen. You are of common sense being for a vaccine in the middle of a pandemic. You are accurate. You have a great personality. I think you could also be a wonderful voice actor.
Ayyyyy, respiratory therapist shout out! Love to hear those, no matter how few and far between they are lol
Yes and don’t be so cocky with us nurses. Yes, you have far more schooling than we do. However, let us help you. Listen, I know there are some VERY cocky and bItChY nurses out there. Trust me, I’ve been doing this for 24 years. I know. Many nurses even prey on/eat their own. I’m a nice nurse, though. Confident in my abilities but humble enough to defer to someone with more education and experience than myself. I have a love/hate relationship with July of every year. I love seeing the excited and eager fresh faces! You always get a few a$$holes in the mix who think nurses are mere handmaidens. It’s not NEARLY as bad as it used to be, though. So I have hope!
#notnurseratched 😜
Last month when I had day surgery, the first thing they made me do was watch some short safety info video. You should host this video for your hospital, using the intro from the Simpsons guy "Welcome, I'm Doc Schmidt. You might know me from such TH-cam videos as...., and I'm here to tell you all about the safety info for today's procedure". It would be great, just no wigs.
Being a chronically I’ll patient, with very complex, systemic disorders, like Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, not knowing everything can be an asset. The doctors, and advance care providers, like Nurse Practitioners or Physician’s Assistants, who take the time to listen, ask questions of my experiences and history, and work with all of my other specialized providers, I see 10 at least yearly, with most being every 8-12 weeks, makes my out comes better and makes me, as a patient, feel involved. I hate when there is a medical team, in my room, talking about me like I am not there. I know I am the exception, in my next case. However, I know my medications, doses and time. I know what my allergies are, what happens when I take the medication, and if I can I can live with a certain side effect.
LMAO. ICU made start questioning my entire career. Never cried so much Ijeoma my life.
It is a pity, that due to "lean" developments, the time when new interns were properly introduced into their new place is long past.
I remember times when thy would work "as a pair" for three months.
When I quit in 2018, I had seen "newbies" thrown into responsibility with as little as 5 days of coaching by the predecessor. So much information was lost over the time of this change in culture.
It's now indeed the nurses who have to relate a lot of the routines.
It is ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY! Omg!
Thanks for all the good, real-world information! May God give u strength as u face challenges!
Lol don’t forget the CNAs and phlebotomists. Y’all wouldn’t have that data to interpret without someone to collect it…
Love this video, but as a medical assistant, I truly wish you included this position too. As we are extremely necessary to assist Doctors with the back end work to the treatment laid out for each patient.
It feels strange seeing a medical professional seem hopeful and happy.
I am not studying medicine and have absolutely no desire to do so, yet I still watch this video with my full attention
Thanks 😁
Im a speech pathology clinical fellow in a school district, but this was still super helpful and relevant lol
Just about to start residency, thank you for this 🙏
It took me a solid 15 seconds to believe this was a serious video without any comedy. I love it!
Man, I wanna train from doc schmidt. Love you doc. Much lovr
I just started med school, M1 here. I’m glad yo hear it’s not all doom and gloom
The best docs are the ones who say, "you know, I don't actually know that. But let me get back to you."
Listen to nurses! I can't count how many interns I had to baby-sit 😀
thanks for mentioning social workers!! People always forget us… until they need us 🤣
On inpatient floors with chronic conditions like cancer and nephrology, the RNs know the patients. Listen to them.
And remember, don’t inflate your ego. Ask for help and thank others for their assistance. You will get on much better with everyone you meet.
Except the people who inflate their own egos… they will despise you.
“The people who mind, don’t matter and the people who matter, don’t mind.”
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MENTIONING SOCIAL WORKERS !
Thank you for this video, I'll start my residency the next month and I'm kinda scared
you're going to do great!
@@Doc_Schmidt thanks!
By the way I love your videos 🤩
You know...whats the coolest part about being a chronically ill patient practically living in a learning hospital since she was a little kid? You get to see and experience the med students come in, make rounds with their attending professors teaching them in front of you and they always ask you if they can please use you for a learning experience. The coolest part about this...was not only having helped be a part of their experience towards their medical journey since your childhood...but having grow up and seeing them become your doctor. Its...the coolest and best experience. My favorite GI doctor...I met him in pediatrics as a teen. We bonded over the fact that he had crohns disease too. Was a med student. Couple of years later. My GI leaves for Boston. In comes a new guy. Looks super familiar but I say nothing cuz I couldn't pin point from where. He says nothing either. We bonded over video games down to earth dude. The next visit as he's typing on the computer about my last hospital admission he stops and looks at me and goes "You...don't remember me do you? We met before. I was a student then. I was doing doing rotations then and was on Pedi GI. I met you in the ER. We talked about Crohns. Remember? Green team? Langshaw?" And I was like "omg! Look at you!!! Ahhhh!! I'm sooo proud of you!! Come here!!" And he said he had to put med school on hold he had a flare but beat the odds and now gets to do the same for me. That's the best part. Seeing them become residents. Being a part of that. I've had a Doctor tell me they became a crohns specialist because of a crying little girl with a stoma who said "when I grow up I wanna be a crohns doctor so I can heal sick kids like me so they don't have to wear a bag on their tummy." I'll never forget hugging him soo tight in that elevator and him telling me that. We cried hugging. He was like "Omg now look at you! With babies! I didn't know if I was going to be GI with Dr. Celine, Dr. Fifi, Dr. Langshaw or be OB GYN or Ortho but when I saw you there crying saying those words after the stoma I said I know what I want to be. And look! I'm one of the few in the field here in peds! All thanks to you! I get to help kids just like you." He showed me his badge. I cried. "Crohns specialist." It was an incredibly special moment. When the elevator opened and we parted ways and I saw him leave to the office and I saw him meet up with Ann! The ARNP I grew up with from pedi GI when I was 7 years old...it made me feel...such a full circle kinda feel. I left and took my son to his clinic appointment with primary next door. I never got to achieve my dreams of being a specialist because of how sick I am but it's such a beautiful and amazing feeling to know that I get to help others achieve their dreams and accomplish their goals. I hear patients complain when the students come by or they shout "No! Go away!" and I always opt to help. Students? Sure come in! Gonna stab me a million times? I'm the hardest stick in the world but you get your experience go on ahead! 😀 They get soo intrigued with how complicated I am lmfao 🤣 Like I'm an alien.
Is that SLU in the background??
Currently in undergrad at SLU! Thanks for the video
As my senior staff nurse said, "Don't get it? Nevermind, we'll mess up and learn. Just don't danger the patients' lives."
i love these videos so much and i’m going into wildlife ecology lolol, i just think they’re super interesting!
Wow, you certainly speak fast 😅
I totally agree with you. My residency in Internal Medicine became much easier because of the other members of the health care team. It is important to treat them equally and with respect. There will be times when they will know better than you (esp. Nurses) since they are with the patients more than us.
And yes, it is ok to make mistakes. Experienced that a lot of times during residency. These mistakes will help you become better doctors.
You are so wholesome and adorbs! Also funny.
Thank you so much for this. You have no idea how much I appreciate all the advise you've shared especially the first one.
Even attendings can have a hoopla...
Worked in a Covid ICU, noticed one of my pt Vent was going off b/c high pressures. Sxn, didn't pull much. Checked hr trends, noticed the pressure increase was gradual and Cstat was crashing. Listened and lungs sounded like a motor boat. (Edema)
Attending's bandaid: Change Vent mode. Hypertonic and bronchodilator
Result: Pt not getting enough minute ventilation, ABG Ph 7.17, CO2 86
Visible panic (attending)
Luckily nurse decided to do something unorthodox after ABG pulled, but before analyzed... Sxn the patient for 1 minute straight. (Can cause issues) 150ml of yellow fluid pulled.
Pt got significantly better ventilation. Vent normalized. Pt stable.
We then Bronchoscopy the pt. Lungs relatively clear, butt I noticed a T H I C C red flag. There was low BAL return. I suspect there could be a pneumothorax. Butt attending didn't say anything soooo 🤷♂️
Look at that hunk on the tele looking so profesh!
My niece just started her pediatric residency in Birmingham AL at UAB. I know she’s so busy and I’d love to share this with her. She’s so happy and loves it! I am so proud of her. Oh and she’s exploring her new city, having graduated from Texas A & M. 😷
It’s ok to mess up a heart surgery it’s not a big deal, it fine 😂
"It's ok to mess up"
When i messed up : *3 patient and a cat has passed away*
Nurse here! I always loved helping/teaching new residents. If you’re willing to learn/ask questions, we’re willing to help 🥳 good luck to all the newcomers!!!
COOL VIDEO !
Im not even in the medical field, but reallly enjoy your videos to get a different glimpse into the medical world!! Thank you 😙
thanks i’ll take number 2 to heart when i do my first open heart surgery
Your name looks like a keyboard smash.
Dope content tho👍
Blame the Germans
I'm pretty early
You certainly lay it all out for those that are considering this path.... Thanks Doc.
Awesome! Thanks doc!
When your surgeon says oops: 😳
Never stop learning 💪
You seem really nice ♥️
Don't forget the lab!
This made me feel better.
I do miss your wigs doc..
You “I see you’re crying. What’s wrong?”
Intern “my patient died today, while doing a routine colonoscopy “
You “don’t feel bad, it’s all part of the learning curve (gives big hug to intern) & feels his pain.
Same guy in residency and you walk into the doctor’s lounge
You - “hey Jim, how’s it going?”
Resident - “oh hey Ben, you going to the Vikings game later”
You “I’m all Green Bay man, sorry”. How lease are things this year, feeling better?
Resident - slightly confused “oh, yeah; you’re right, there’s a learning curve. Just lost two this week, one overweight diabetic and the other on enough pills to stock our pharmacy”
You “oh a drug user”
Resident - “no, just routine and she died - hey, are you gonna finish that?”
You're awesome, thanks!! 🙏🏼
Don't underestimate the usefulness of the admin staff. They know where everything is, and if you treat them like poo, your life can be miserable. (Can attest: I worked in a teaching hospital for 6.5 years before I got my master's degree).
As an intern 😟 the system is so exploitative.. Your SRs will blame you for everything making you end up doing Nurses' work and odd jobs like collecting reports or getting dates for scans, etc.
As a patient, I wish doctors listened to nurses more. They're the ones who interact with us for longer periods of time and get to understand us as people, not just constellations of symptoms. It was a nurse who figured out my genetic disease, when even doctors at the Mayo Clinic wrote me off as crazy.
However, if you know that a nurse is telling patients to avoid all post-op pain meds and use crystals on the wound instead of sterile dressings, maybe don't take everything that nurse says as gospel.
As an RN and MD, I wish nurses listened to doctors more and that patients understood that the doctor knows and understands more. Crystals? LOL! Wow, that was great! A blind squirrel does occasionally find a nut, but that squirrel still starves to death.
Thank you doctor
I tell all students and interns (ok, in Germany they are called Assistenzärzte) that the one thing you learn in med school is how not to kill a patient outright and always call us attendings (Oberärzte) if there are problems, because early on a lot of problems are manageable easily, the more you wait and hope it will get better by itself, the worse it will get. We may be grumpy, especially at nights, but that's why we get the bigger bugs... I trust and respect interns and residents, when I know they will call me in case of a problem they don't know how to manage or you can't expecting them to know at their level of training.
And learn to think for yourself because senior doctors can be wrong to. If something doesn't make sense or contradicts something you have read in a respectable source, no one will berate you for speaking up and pointing it out.
He just said respiratory therapist. OUR EXISTENCE IS ACKNOWLEDGED.
Congratulations!!
Oh lord. The angle I was holding my phone at put his crotch right at my face. 💀
Lesson I'll teach ya as a chronic patient- be nice to all hospital staff. The doctors being rude to the maintenance staff/kitchen staff and anyone else not in a white coat SUCK. If my doc is a jerk like that I will switch.
Omg your in STL... So am I, over the bridge in Belleville IL. Hubby stationed at Scott AFB
RELY on your INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM! HAPPY NURSE'S WEEK FELLOW NURSES! ❤
Good video, Doc.
Hey. Lab staff/med-techs not mentioned on part of the medical team. :-( We're always forgotten.
So important!
Having run 7 sets of Engineering co-op through 18 months contracts (yes paid) If you don't know ask. Then ask why. You should be able to build up from there. After training a few groups it's easy to miss something when you are training.
That’s why they call it a practice. Long long practice 😃
Thank you, Doc Schmidt! Many healthcare professionals often feel overwhelmed when they first start out, so I’m glad that you’ve put the message out there.
Hello from Florida 👋
Thank you!!