I feel like this is one of the realest videos I've seen about medical school. I'm going to be starting med school this year and I realize it will not be easy. Thank you for being honest!
Finally, someone with a personality! I've been clicking through all of these "Getting Into Medical School" videos and they're all with people who are very robotic, with monotone voices reciting scripted lectures on how medical school isn't for everyone, and "are you even sure you want this", and the I triple majored in all of the hard sciences and double minored in genius and that's how I made it. And I find it all rather creepy. Nice to know normal people can become doctors too.
Seriously, you hit home when you talked about having TH-cam as your creative outlet. I haven't applied to Med. school, I'm still deciding between Med. school and a PA program. But from what I understand, they are equally as competitive and rigorous programs ((-)step, and residency for PA school). I've been doing TH-cam for a little while now, and it's my ultimate creative outlet. I can incorporate my love for music, fashion, makeup, drawing, making something from nothing, giving people help, and all the likes. But because the journey into medicine is a long and hard one, and they can't really see where my TH-cam is going (still so few subscribers) my family and my friends don't seem to take me seriously and support my TH-cam. They keep insisting that I need to focus on medicine and leave this side hobby alone. For me it's much more than a side hobby, it's my passion. One that can led me to another level, if that's what the man upstairs has planned. If not, then it's something that I still find great joy and accomplishment in. Either way, I can't see myself giving it up. I see it like this, medicine and TH-cam are my right and left shoe. I would rather walk at a snails pace with both shoes on, than even budge with only one. How far will one shoe take me before I'm badly injured, and bleeding, and sitting on the side on the road?
+Daniel V. Med school: high GPA, pretty competitive mcat, recommendation letters, involment in community and medical field not necessarily required but makes you look good... "well rounded" PA School: "standard gpa" but "accepted students' have GPA of around 3.8, GRE (I know can't be compared to mcat) in the range of not required to "accepted students" scores in 20th percentile,also mcat scores are accepted as well, recommendation letters, patient experience ( many of which you need to get a separate certificate for IE CNA, Medical assistant, etc) can range from none to 2,000 hrs. with accepted students having 2,000 to 6,000 direct patient care hours, PA shadowing range from none to up to 200hrs (but by now I'm sure you get the picture of what an "accepted student" looks like), required courses are basically everything in a bio/ chemistry undergrad degree course + some extras like medical terminology, some even Spanish is required if you know anything more, please share, I'm actually really interested because I'm trying to make up my mind
Just understand that you can be admitted to a PA school with a GPA as low as 3.0. There are a lot of for-profit PA schools that are fairly easy to get into. The ones that are difficult are the cheap ones for obvious reasons. In addition you must figure out if you want to be a medical leader or be under the authority of someone else. Medical school education does not even compare to PA school. You'll learn what you learn in PA school in two years in one semester. If you want to go to medical school you have to understand that you will literally be studying or in class all day from morning to late evening. Not many people can handle this which is why medical school is much more selective. To give you an understanding of the breadth of education as compared to PA. A PA will know that this one drug is used to treat this disease and maybe basic dosage understanding. The doctor will have much more deep understanding of the mechanism of action, drug interactions, nonconventional dosage, etc. If there is a patient that is not completely by the textbook and simple as if patient has A you must do B, then there is where your education limits you. You must go to the MD for further guidance. www.kevinmd.com/blog/2014/10/pa-md-appreciation-physician-education.html
Medical school is not difficult, per se; it IS tedious. You're really only competing with yourself and you're doing all this for the benefit of the patients you will treat in the future. Relax, enjoy. It's really a spectacular experience. Throw yourself into it. Don't be afraid. There are a lot of physicians/surgeons out there and we've all done it.
This is fantastic! You just got every fact on point. Watching this video reminded me of my growth and adaptation to every single one back when I was in Med School. Keep up the great attitude and passion, many more great things will come your way.
Just saw this site. As a physician of 26 years, things “get better” AFTER med school. Residency was great, but the challenges, frustrations & exhaustion of medicine post residency is a new kind of frustration. Decreasing reimbursements, legal issues, non compliant patients, etc. really challenge every physician. But there’s nothing like being a physician. I’ve seen the beginning of life, the end of life & everything in-between. Kudos to you young man.
This also applies to Korean medical schools too! Such a great video👍🏻 I also started doing youtube as my creative outlet recently because I really need a place to do something else other then just studying. And i seriously love it! Glad to see someone who explains our life so well😂
spot on Dan! I'm going through this now and its as you said but as much as I heard how tough it was I did not appreciate all these aspects until now. I think this will be very helpful information for students considering this career path -especially given all the media out there that makes it look so easy and so much fun
I'm a senior and start grad school for my medical degree in speech-language pathology soon and the boards are super scary and nerve racking!!! great video! :D
Thanks for the informative vlog! Gold nuggets of experience like these are so essential that I can't believe more people aren't made aware of them sooner! Thanks!
I keep on smirking in every words you said, agreeing to it as you can see. Hahahaha. Its just that IT'S ALL TRUE. And somehow I am starting to learn those advice you gave and there were 4 out of 7 that I was practicing to accomplished. Its going to be a war between your emotions, I guess. Oh. By the way, I am graduating student in college Major in Zoology and in God's will, I will be entering med school next year. Thank you for those small yet very important advice. Soon to be an Oby-Gyne doctor here in the Philippines, 6 years from now!
I'm a freshman in high school and I've always gotten good grades but this past semester I really dropped the ball but it really made me open my eyes to how important it is that i stay focused cuz I REALLY want to be a doctor
I think I have a general idea of what you're talking about. I went through a rough year last year and I'm trying to bounce back. I'm getting ready for my MCAT and I have to miss my family vacation this upcoming winter to study for it. I guess another example is that my friends would ask me for help but when I have down time I need to rest so I could get up and function properly to study again so I turn my phone off and ignore messages until I have time to reply. It sucks but I need to do what's best for me right now, I'm not their baby sitter.
As a first year maths undergrad, I can agree to this so much. Defo most of the lessons I've learnt come under this. I think it not only applies to med students, but to those who are really pushing themselves out of their boundaries (even if those boundaries are not as high as others, Ie those in med school).
but their boundaries would still be really high and they may be going really outside of them... so I think these people can relate, regardless of med students or not!
It got kind of annoying too but you Talk a bit too slow. Not a hater, I really respect the work that you are putting in right now but just my opinion on the video.
hye james, I,m in first year of med school. Can you give me advice/tips on to keep my interest in medicine ? because most of the time I dont feel like studying or go to class. thankyou
I think maybe I shouldn't go to medical school. All I really want is to learn everything about the subject of diseases and poisons. I already know I don't want the jobs a PhD offers. Now I know that an MD isn't so great either. What to do...what to do...
If you don't get into the residency of your choice, can you reapply for that residency the following year or so? I don't have a clear understanding of what residency exactly is and how it works.
I'll second Michelle's answer... because yes it all is competitive, however relatively different specialties have higher requirements for their residency programs. For example-- orthopedic surgery programs typically require a 240 on the step 1 exam while family medicine average was 210. That is not to say that there aren't very competitive family medicine residency programs etc... just historically surgery and dermatology require the most competitive scores
so cardio is kind of a two step process. First you do an Internal Medicine Residency (3 years) and then apply to cardiology as a fellowship. If you work hard and get decent step scores a straight cardiology fellowship isn't too hard to get (not easy but not impossible). However, interventional cardiology (cardaic caths and stenting etc) is very very very competitive
I just finished my first term at Dartmouth and want to major in biomedical engineering. I think that I want to go into med. But if I do med, I definitely want to be a neurosurgeon. Do you know what the process for that is? Would a masters after undergrad strengthen my application?
Med schools dont look at your high school transcripts. However, Bs and Cs in college probably won't cut it. Most people who get accepted to med school have at least a 3.5 GPA in college
2.9 gpa can get you in med school...not many people did of course, but theres a lot beside Transcript that goes into your admission...so be passionate about it and circumvent for yur weaknes... most important is to get the best score you can on mcat
Haha that is a complicated question. I did manage to have two long relationships (~9mo each) but I'm not going to lie... it was tough and I ultimately have come to the decision to actively remain single for the rest of my time as a med student. **HOWEVER I have many friends who have had different experiences! I think the main thing that dictates the success rate is the other person honestly, if they are easy going and are willing to give you space when you need to study or are in it with you and get it I think you have a better shot. Hope that helps haha
Can someone tell me that the GPA which medical school demands are the grades of undergrad or high school ? .. cuz here in india there is no such thing like gpa or grades ..Please rply!
Medical schools are not concerned with your high school grades. but for an undergrad, GPA between 3.5 to 4.0 is pretty good! (the more, the better) 3.5= 90% 3.6= 91% 3.7= 92% 3.8= 93% 3.9= 94% 4.0= 95% to 100% All the best :)
I feel like this is one of the realest videos I've seen about medical school. I'm going to be starting med school this year and I realize it will not be easy. Thank you for being honest!
Finally, someone with a personality!
I've been clicking through all of these "Getting Into Medical School" videos and they're all with people who are very robotic, with monotone voices reciting scripted lectures on how medical school isn't for everyone, and "are you even sure you want this", and the I triple majored in all of the hard sciences and double minored in genius and that's how I made it. And I find it all rather creepy. Nice to know normal people can become doctors too.
WTF you are saying this guy speaks robotic himself with long pauses and slow speaking.
DarkWater4Eva exactly... lol .. the long pauses got annoying
I wish TH-cam had a love button
so do i
Here I am sitting here having taken the MCAT and applied to med school, waiting for that acceptance. I can't wait to have these struggles :)
Aww that's sounds amazing!!! That's what I want to do with my life and I'm still in high school. I can't wait for the struggles either.
How did you study for the MCAT?
How did it go? Did you get an acceptance? I did and feel awesome and ready to embrace the challenge.
lastyllobille how did it go
DID U GET IN ?? UPDATE US
I'll be starting classes soon and i'm slowly starting to accept these things. Props for making this video and keeping it real.
Seriously, you hit home when you talked about having TH-cam as your creative outlet. I haven't applied to Med. school, I'm still deciding between Med. school and a PA program. But from what I understand, they are equally as competitive and rigorous programs ((-)step, and residency for PA school). I've been doing TH-cam for a little while now, and it's my ultimate creative outlet. I can incorporate my love for music, fashion, makeup, drawing, making something from nothing, giving people help, and all the likes. But because the journey into medicine is a long and hard one, and they can't really see where my TH-cam is going (still so few subscribers) my family and my friends don't seem to take me seriously and support my TH-cam. They keep insisting that I need to focus on medicine and leave this side hobby alone. For me it's much more than a side hobby, it's my passion. One that can led me to another level, if that's what the man upstairs has planned. If not, then it's something that I still find great joy and accomplishment in. Either way, I can't see myself giving it up. I see it like this, medicine and TH-cam are my right and left shoe. I would rather walk at a snails pace with both shoes on, than even budge with only one. How far will one shoe take me before I'm badly injured, and bleeding, and sitting on the side on the road?
Med school is >>>>>>> PA in terms of admission selectivity. They don't even compare.
+Daniel V. Med school: high GPA, pretty competitive mcat, recommendation letters, involment in community and medical field not necessarily required but makes you look good... "well rounded"
PA School: "standard gpa" but "accepted students' have GPA of around 3.8, GRE (I know can't be compared to mcat) in the range of not required to "accepted students" scores in 20th percentile,also mcat scores are accepted as well, recommendation letters, patient experience ( many of which you need to get a separate certificate for IE CNA, Medical assistant, etc) can range from none to 2,000 hrs. with accepted students having 2,000 to 6,000 direct patient care hours, PA shadowing range from none to up to 200hrs (but by now I'm sure you get the picture of what an "accepted student" looks like), required courses are basically everything in a bio/ chemistry undergrad degree course + some extras like medical terminology, some even Spanish is required
if you know anything more, please share, I'm actually really interested because I'm trying to make up my mind
Just understand that you can be admitted to a PA school with a GPA as low as 3.0. There are a lot of for-profit PA schools that are fairly easy to get into. The ones that are difficult are the cheap ones for obvious reasons. In addition you must figure out if you want to be a medical leader or be under the authority of someone else. Medical school education does not even compare to PA school. You'll learn what you learn in PA school in two years in one semester. If you want to go to medical school you have to understand that you will literally be studying or in class all day from morning to late evening. Not many people can handle this which is why medical school is much more selective. To give you an understanding of the breadth of education as compared to PA. A PA will know that this one drug is used to treat this disease and maybe basic dosage understanding. The doctor will have much more deep understanding of the mechanism of action, drug interactions, nonconventional dosage, etc. If there is a patient that is not completely by the textbook and simple as if patient has A you must do B, then there is where your education limits you. You must go to the MD for further guidance.
www.kevinmd.com/blog/2014/10/pa-md-appreciation-physician-education.html
Medical school is not difficult, per se; it IS tedious. You're really only competing with yourself and you're doing all this for the benefit of the patients you will treat in the future.
Relax, enjoy. It's really a spectacular experience. Throw yourself into it. Don't be afraid. There are a lot of physicians/surgeons out there and we've all done it.
Such an AWESOME, real video :) I want to share this with all my family and friends!
COngrats on your exam!!!
I'm so glad you found something else outside medical school, cause you videos are awesome!! :) Keep it up!!
i am a med student and this is exactly what i am experiencing right now.
This is fantastic! You just got every fact on point. Watching this video reminded me of my growth and adaptation to every single one back when I was in Med School. Keep up the great attitude and passion, many more great things will come your way.
Just saw this site. As a physician of 26 years, things “get better” AFTER med school. Residency was great, but the challenges, frustrations & exhaustion of medicine post residency is a new kind of frustration. Decreasing reimbursements, legal issues, non compliant patients, etc. really challenge every physician. But there’s nothing like being a physician. I’ve seen the beginning of life, the end of life & everything in-between. Kudos to you young man.
This also applies to Korean medical schools too! Such a great video👍🏻 I also started doing youtube as my creative outlet recently because I really need a place to do something else other then just studying. And i seriously love it! Glad to see someone who explains our life so well😂
spot on Dan! I'm going through this now and its as you said but as much as I heard how tough it was I did not appreciate all these aspects until now. I think this will be very helpful information for students considering this career path -especially given all the media out there that makes it look so easy and so much fun
I'm a senior and start grad school for my medical degree in speech-language pathology soon and the boards are super scary and nerve racking!!! great video! :D
Thanks for the informative vlog! Gold nuggets of experience like these are so essential that I can't believe more people aren't made aware of them sooner! Thanks!
I loved your video because I'm thinking about to studying medicine! So thank you so much for all the information!!
Thank you for posting this video. I love everything about this video. It was very real and it definitely spoke to me on a very personal level.
I keep on smirking in every words you said, agreeing to it as you can see. Hahahaha. Its just that IT'S ALL TRUE. And somehow I am starting to learn those advice you gave and there were 4 out of 7 that I was practicing to accomplished. Its going to be a war between your emotions, I guess. Oh. By the way, I am graduating student in college Major in Zoology and in God's will, I will be entering med school next year. Thank you for those small yet very important advice. Soon to be an Oby-Gyne doctor here in the Philippines, 6 years from now!
I'm only 5 weeks into med school and this is so spot on, its insane! Thank you!
Go study.
That is so relevant.I'm a medical student as well and yes selfish isn't always a bad thing
I'm a freshman in high school and I've always gotten good grades but this past semester I really dropped the ball but it really made me open my eyes to how important it is that i stay focused cuz I REALLY want to be a doctor
Completely agree. I believe we were the same year in med school and fully agree with #4. Good luck in your residency!
I think I have a general idea of what you're talking about. I went through a rough year last year and I'm trying to bounce back. I'm getting ready for my MCAT and I have to miss my family vacation this upcoming winter to study for it. I guess another example is that my friends would ask me for help but when I have down time I need to rest so I could get up and function properly to study again so I turn my phone off and ignore messages until I have time to reply. It sucks but I need to do what's best for me right now, I'm not their baby sitter.
great study break :) so true!!!
This is a great video, just randomly stumbled upon it. I just graduated Architecture school in the UK and I can totally relate to everything here xx
More than true I'm speaking out of short diuration experience Wish GL to all students 💉💊
As a first year maths undergrad, I can agree to this so much. Defo most of the lessons I've learnt come under this. I think it not only applies to med students, but to those who are really pushing themselves out of their boundaries (even if those boundaries are not as high as others, Ie those in med school).
but their boundaries would still be really high and they may be going really outside of them... so I think these people can relate, regardless of med students or not!
As a premed who just finished the MCAT, thank you very much for giving me an idea as to what I'm getting myself into.
This is the best video ever!! Its exactly what I am going through right now!!
but... bb..uut Grey's Anatomy...
Thank you Dan. Your video is informative and real.
awesome video!!! applying to med school in legit two weeks ahhh🙈😁😁
Life in Scrubs how is med school so far?
LOOOL Dont think I've been able to relate to something so much!!!
this is so helpful, thank you so much
i could def tell that you're creative b/c you can't stop moving your hands when you talked! lol I do the same :D
Thank you for keeping it real
Thanks man this is great.
Hey I did terrible in Highh school. Got an F in my AP bio class but passed the exam with a 5 .. :(
It got kind of annoying too but you Talk a bit too slow. Not a hater, I really respect the work that you are putting in right now but just my opinion on the video.
I think his pace is just right ...I can comprehend and digest his every word
I didn’t agree with 2, but i see the direction you were going
I needed this!
Thank you for this!
this was informative and funny.
when was this filmed? why didnt i bumped onto this 6 yrs ago? *crying My life would be better if someone told me earlier *sigh sigh *pat my back
hye james, I,m in first year of med school. Can you give me advice/tips on to keep my interest in medicine ? because most of the time I dont feel like studying or go to class. thankyou
My husband is in premed, we are trying to prepare for the event he has to leave Nevada to go to med school. So we will see how it goes.
Please do more videos like this 👍😉🎉👍
I want to go into med school im 22 and have 2 years until my bachelors... i feel like its too late to go
beautyby danig the average age for a medical student is 26. Do not worry :)
it's never too late to be the person you want to be
I'll be starting next year at 26! Not too late at all
I think maybe I shouldn't go to medical school. All I really want is to learn everything about the subject of diseases and poisons. I already know I don't want the jobs a PhD offers. Now I know that an MD isn't so great either. What to do...what to do...
***** What?
If you don't get into the residency of your choice, can you reapply for that residency the following year or so? I don't have a clear understanding of what residency exactly is and how it works.
How did you go about paying for it?
thanks for this
Isn't everything competitive
basically...
I'll second Michelle's answer... because yes it all is competitive, however relatively different specialties have higher requirements for their residency programs. For example-- orthopedic surgery programs typically require a 240 on the step 1 exam while family medicine average was 210. That is not to say that there aren't very competitive family medicine residency programs etc... just historically surgery and dermatology require the most competitive scores
Dan James Dude I'm just trying to get through these calc classes in which I DONT NEED FOR ANYTHING in the medical career
+Dan James do you know the requirements for cardio?
so cardio is kind of a two step process. First you do an Internal Medicine Residency (3 years) and then apply to cardiology as a fellowship. If you work hard and get decent step scores a straight cardiology fellowship isn't too hard to get (not easy but not impossible). However, interventional cardiology (cardaic caths and stenting etc) is very very very competitive
I just finished my first term at Dartmouth and want to major in biomedical engineering. I think that I want to go into med. But if I do med, I definitely want to be a neurosurgeon. Do you know what the process for that is? Would a masters after undergrad strengthen my application?
i get B and C for highschool. can i still succeed in medicine?
Med schools dont look at your high school transcripts. However, Bs and Cs in college probably won't cut it. Most people who get accepted to med school have at least a 3.5 GPA in college
Thank You. im starting to get into the habit of studying, i might be able to boost my grades leading to college _thanks for the reply.
2.9 gpa can get you in med school...not many people did of course, but theres a lot beside Transcript that goes into your admission...so
be passionate about it and circumvent for yur weaknes...
most important is to get the best score you can on mcat
I think the most important part of high school is learning what types of studying works best for you and creating good habits.
couldn't agree more! Learning how you study best is key to success in undergrad and any graduate program
5:20 a weeks worth of one course or all 5 courses? 😫😨😵
How can you know if you're intelligent enough for med school?😀💔
S_mr I believe it’s about hard work, not intelligence. You can do it!
Let go of control, hmmm.
Im sooooooooo scared....im starting this august😞
Dan, will you trust me in something important for you please? Not difficult..
You didn't mention this, but what about dating in med school? Is it possible?
Haha that is a complicated question. I did manage to have two long relationships (~9mo each) but I'm not going to lie... it was tough and I ultimately have come to the decision to actively remain single for the rest of my time as a med student. **HOWEVER I have many friends who have had different experiences! I think the main thing that dictates the success rate is the other person honestly, if they are easy going and are willing to give you space when you need to study or are in it with you and get it I think you have a better shot. Hope that helps haha
Can someone tell me that the GPA which medical school demands are the grades of undergrad or high school ? .. cuz here in india there is no such thing like gpa or grades ..Please rply!
Medical schools are not concerned with your high school grades. but for an undergrad, GPA between 3.5 to 4.0 is pretty good! (the more, the better)
3.5= 90%
3.6= 91%
3.7= 92%
3.8= 93%
3.9= 94%
4.0= 95% to 100%
All the best :)
How many gcse do medical want? plz ans
I mean how many gcse do medical school want
Not 100% sure what GCSE's are...
Alright
Decent universities will want around 6 to 7 A*s and the rest A's and B's
gcse is the UK high school final exam.
That guys a doctor or going to be? They don't wear ball caps turned backwards