The best experience to find out if you will like being a doctor and to make you a MUCH better doctor, much more effective around a hospital, much more respected by the staff is Certified Nursing Assistant. It is shocking how many doctors come across as entitled idiots because they do not understand why the stuff they want does not get done. And that mindset endangers the patients. It is really hard to help with a shower when someone was in an accident and has tons of booboos. Some doctors have no EQ and do not understand that.
That's a great point - I have always really loved all that nursing, physical therapy, patient care advocates have been able to teach me. I appreciate you sharing that - the perspective is helpful for everyone in healthcare!
Incredibly true. Phlebotomy is very similar in the sense that you have to approach patients in a very particular way to convince them to let you draw their labs.
Now you know which clinical experiences DON’T STAND OUT. For 7 examples of clinical experiences that DO STAND OUT, you’ll want to watch this video here (th-cam.com/video/oAAXIomRHAc/w-d-xo.html), where I give you real examples from premeds who are now medical students at the top schools in the nation, including UCLA, UCI , GW & UCincinatti. I’ll see you there.
@@MichaelMinhLeMD I just have one question that may or may not be silly. I did your IT Factor worksheet and came to the conclusion that animals (mainly cats) and digital art are the two things that I love and am willing to spend time on. Is it possible for those to be my IT Factor and how? I'd really appreciate your advice!
@@user-mm1rb6jr9i Not silly in the slightest - thanks for putting in that effort to get through the IT Factor worksheet. It sounds like it was helpful! :) I can see many ways you can build out your interests with cats and digital art. I'm always thinking about ways that intersect your interests with clinical medicine (or ways that are just independent of medicine altogether because not everything has to be related to medicine). Intersecting with clinical medicine: 1. Volunteer with animal therapy in the hospital. 2. Volunteer with art therapy in the hospital. 3. Host workshops with children/adults hospitalized that walk through how to create their own digital art! 4. Join a patient support program (e.g. there are cancer patient pen pal programs) and share your digital art with them! If you don't want to have your hobbies overlap with clinical medicine, that's totally okay and understandable. I'd just focus on growing your impact in digital art alone (e.g. putting on your own virtual art showing) and/or love for cats (growing a foster program or educating the public through social media about hosting/caring for cats or building out your own cat sitting business or working with a cat company to learn/develop new feed formulas). This is how I would take something you're interested in and build it out!
@@MichaelMinhLeMD Oh my gosh, thank you so much for your advice! I'm really thankful because you put out really good videos with actual advice and even go out of your way to reply to comments. Thank you!
@@user-mm1rb6jr9i You're very kind. It's the least I can do given that you spent the time to watch the video and ask such a targeted question. I appreciate you wholeheartedly for doing that!! I'm always available to help. :)
The best experience to find out if you will like being a doctor and to make you a MUCH better doctor, much more effective around a hospital, much more respected by the staff is Certified Nursing Assistant. It is shocking how many doctors come across as entitled idiots because they do not understand why the stuff they want does not get done. And that mindset endangers the patients. It is really hard to help with a shower when someone was in an accident and has tons of booboos. Some doctors have no EQ and do not understand that.
That's a great point - I have always really loved all that nursing, physical therapy, patient care advocates have been able to teach me. I appreciate you sharing that - the perspective is helpful for everyone in healthcare!
Incredibly true. Phlebotomy is very similar in the sense that you have to approach patients in a very particular way to convince them to let you draw their labs.
@@LaurenReid-oe7xfabsolutely love the perspective, tysm Lauren!!
thoughts on wellness coach at a gym?
I honestly have no clue what some of these acronyms mean. Such as FISH, VCH and STAND peer mental health. Could you list what these acronyms mean?
What are your thoughts on medical assistants?
Can be a foundational way to earn clinical experiences, often however can also be generic (I.e. consistent, but with low ceiling)
Now you know which clinical experiences DON’T STAND OUT. For 7 examples of clinical experiences that DO STAND OUT, you’ll want to watch this video here (th-cam.com/video/oAAXIomRHAc/w-d-xo.html), where I give you real examples from premeds who are now medical students at the top schools in the nation, including UCLA, UCI , GW & UCincinatti. I’ll see you there.
Hey there! I tried reaching out to you a few times through gmail and instagram but I never got a response.
It's easiest to reach me at michael@premedcatalyst.com - I apologize for the delay!
@@MichaelMinhLeMD I just have one question that may or may not be silly. I did your IT Factor worksheet and came to the conclusion that animals (mainly cats) and digital art are the two things that I love and am willing to spend time on. Is it possible for those to be my IT Factor and how? I'd really appreciate your advice!
@@user-mm1rb6jr9i Not silly in the slightest - thanks for putting in that effort to get through the IT Factor worksheet. It sounds like it was helpful! :) I can see many ways you can build out your interests with cats and digital art. I'm always thinking about ways that intersect your interests with clinical medicine (or ways that are just independent of medicine altogether because not everything has to be related to medicine).
Intersecting with clinical medicine:
1. Volunteer with animal therapy in the hospital.
2. Volunteer with art therapy in the hospital.
3. Host workshops with children/adults hospitalized that walk through how to create their own digital art!
4. Join a patient support program (e.g. there are cancer patient pen pal programs) and share your digital art with them!
If you don't want to have your hobbies overlap with clinical medicine, that's totally okay and understandable. I'd just focus on growing your impact in digital art alone (e.g. putting on your own virtual art showing) and/or love for cats (growing a foster program or educating the public through social media about hosting/caring for cats or building out your own cat sitting business or working with a cat company to learn/develop new feed formulas).
This is how I would take something you're interested in and build it out!
@@MichaelMinhLeMD Oh my gosh, thank you so much for your advice! I'm really thankful because you put out really good videos with actual advice and even go out of your way to reply to comments. Thank you!
@@user-mm1rb6jr9i You're very kind. It's the least I can do given that you spent the time to watch the video and ask such a targeted question. I appreciate you wholeheartedly for doing that!! I'm always available to help. :)