I'm earning a doctorate in counseling, and we get paid zero for all our prac work until we finish with our second prac (it means at least 3 years of no pay while giving therapy to clients). After that, we are eligible to earn something, but that's not necessarily the case. On average, you can expect to make 23/hour for advanced prac where I live (midwest USA). During internship, we make about what you make for residency, around 50-60k for the year. However, that's only 40-50 hours/week with a relatively appropriate caseload. You guys are working almost double, and I'm sure your caseload is huge. Yeah, it's a travesty, and I agree.
Shaun was spitting! Never stop fighting the good fight about resident salary and dont let people who arent in the health care system, let alone residents, tell you whats fair or not. Resident salary is bullsht.
Hey man, this is the first time I’ve posted a comment ever on TH-cam. I’m a second year medical, and I just wanted to say how much I love your videos and how inspiring they are!
Thanks for sharing your Residency life. About your salary and comments received, there's lots of negativity and jealousy in this world, one must ignore it. You are very positive and have goals, and I admire that. Being a Doctor is a career I could never have done, keep up the excellent work, you are awesome.
Awesome video as usual; love seeing the camaraderie between you guys. Damn the music is ON POINT!!! Getting major pangs of high school nostalgia, especially since this year is my 20th reunion 😅
I just found your videos yesterday and I’m hooked! I love how positive and enthusiastic you are. I start my respiratory therapy program in a little over a week! I’m super excited to be an RT. Regarding salary, it’s actually crazy that RT’s are making just as much if not more (at least where I live) than resident doctors! I’m definitely not discounting RT’s work or skills, but residents obviously carry much more responsibility, work longer hours, and have an immensely higher skill set.. so that’s just crazy how much they pay you. Anyways, keep working hard and keep spreading joy, positivity, and love for medicine! It’s awesome 😊 P.S. If I ever decide to pursue further education/skills I also want to get into anesthesiology!
So Beyond Proud of you! crazy to think we met when you were a year 1 medical student!. You are gonna be one of the best doctors of this generation of medicine! rooting for you!
yo thats so nice of you :') I have been debating going back to my old hairstyle haha I honestly just ask for curtains, shorter on the sides. Right now its grown out a bit so it just looks like a mop
Your vlogs help keep me motivated through med school! You were stating straight up facts about resident physician pay, things definitely need to change. And we miss you deepal!
Your vlogs are awesome. What I like the most is your positivity!! Good to see Dee again too. Sharing your salary helps per into perspective what other residents around the country are making. My niece just started res too. Same schedule as yours except she has to work one 24 hour day every two weeks. ✌️
Hi Deepal!! Love when you are in the vlogs. you were spot on about residency salary. I agree residency salary should be addressed on globally. “We shouldn’t stop talking about salary advocating and making it better for the upcoming” 💯👏🏾👏🏾 Enjoy your vlogs content is great.
Another amazing vlog... "complaining doesn't mean we aren't grateful, it's just making things better for the future generations".. such a good thought shaun... and yes we miss deepal a lot... and congratulations shaun on 40k subs...
Hey Shaun! Your vlogs are fantastic, and I respect you doing your best to demonstrate what it’s like being a resident doctor without violating HIPAA. They’re definitely informative and entertaining, and you kill it at describing what goes on throughout the day. I love the residency vlogs and am glad your channel was recommended! Keep up the awesome content!
Great point about resident salaries. People will chat about whatever but until they work 80 hours for minimum wage they just won’t understand. Imagine working a full 40 hour week for minimum wage and then being told you have to do it all over again for free. Every week. For years on end. Love the videos
Great vlogs and great edits. Also going through the laborious job of residency, you still make time for your subscribers to watch enjoyable content. Might I add that it’s been quite remarkable to witness your transition from being a medical student, to a student physician, to a resident physician who despite the challenges you’ve had, still manages to radiate positivity. Keep it up Dr. Andersen. 🫶🏼
thank you so much for the kind words, it really means a lot 🙌🏻 its definitely been a long journey, but overall very worth it and I love sharing with yall!
@@ShaunAndersen we love you Dr. Andersen, you are going places, if I ever ran into you I’d definitely come up and say hello, give you a hug if you’re a hugger. You and Dr. Rachel Southard truly inspired me to go back to school. You guys are AMAZING, I hope you know you change people’s lives by just being totally honest about your medical journey. So beyond proud of you guys. Not sure if you’ve heard of ViolinMD, Siobhan who’s now a Canadian rheumatologist. You three make me want to go back and be a doctor which I can do. I’m just happy to see y’all complete your dreams and it’s truly amazing to see. Keep the vlogs coming and I promise I watch all the ads fully so you can get compensated from your TH-cam following. Wish you guys nothing but the best. 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽
I hear about the doctor's lounge in the hospital giving free food, there's pizza few times in your videos. What are some perks that come with being a resident as well as your hospital? What about free scrubs, lab coats, merch? How about discounts or something on local eateries or clothing? Would love to hear about the benefits of being a resident doctor in another video.
thank you for keeping up with these vlogs. They really motivate me. I always look forward to them. Btw residents should definitely be paid more, period.
I miss you Depal! Lol. Also nice that we got to see a new cast member, like with Naomi today too, in this week's episode lol. It's always nice to see you guys having fun, like with gaming lol. It reminds me of your old Twitch days.
Hi...Enjoy your vlogs, first time commenting. I have almost 25 years of experience now (finished residency in 2000 in PM&R) as an attending/practicing physician, and I think the way you explain and express your point of view/concerns is very reasonable/mature. I think the issue is that residency is a weird hybrid between student/work (this issue actually prompted a big legal battle about social security withholding and credit with resident salaries...especially because GME funds for hospital have a federal funding component....during my era. 5 years after my residency ended, the legal case was resolved and I got a large check refunding me part of the social security taxes that had originally withheld because residents were deemed half students under grants and not solely "employees".). So....this is why the pay doesn't seem to match up. Also, I think one area where medical education is very lacking is financial literacy. Medical students should be taught the consequences of taking large loans and encouraged to consider how much they REALLY need to borrow (yes, tuition, housing, and food are needed....do you need vacations during medical school or do you need the most expensive car right away? It all sounds great when someone else is footing the bill until you have to pay back that loan.) Medicine is definitely a career or delayed gratification with potential high gains later if someone can just hang in there. That being said, despite being honest and not saying things are all roses, you seem to have a great attitude and I wish you the best of luck!!
Wonderful stuff! I'm from New Zealand and in your corner! I admire the work you all do and believe you deserve far more income and supplement for what you give and sacrifice. I agree with all you've said. It's true of things here in New Zealand, too. There's so many intricacies that a lot of people don't consider. Keep going, keep fighting for things to get better, and keep going with the wonderful hard work you all do! 🔥 ❤
Medical coder here. In short, teaching hospitals receive higher reimbursement for their claims to cover cost of training and so forth. However, there are trade offs. For example, providers must justify billing of assistants by documenting why a resident wasn’t able to fill the role. (This is a grossly oversimplified explanation but hopefully you get the point). Hospitals are making great money off of you guys. BTW, before I became disabled I was making three times your salary working from home with a professional certificate that took a year to complete. You will be wealthy in the long run though, and you get to be heroes!
Oh thats interesting! I have always wanted to get a better understanding of medical billing. Would love to hear more sometime! & so sorry to hear about your disability. I hope you are doing well overall
@@ShaunAndersen Part of my job was educating residents about reimbursement. I will drop some additional info on this topic in the comments of your videos, as long as you’re interested. I really miss working.
I don’t think you’re complaining. I think you’re being transparent and thats helpful for some people to know like premeds like myself. You’re right, the amount of hours does not compensate for the amount you guys are making. Heck I’m an EMT and I think I make more money than a resident physician. And I went to an EMT school for 12 weeks. Being a resident doctor took 8+ years 😳 I like the transparency, I don’t think you’re complaining Dr Anderson!
Although you don’t film the actual procedures and clinical stuff, (which we all understand because of HIPAA) you do an amazing job of explaining what you’re up to! These videos motivate me as a premed student and I truly appreciate all of the effort you put into filming and editing your videos🙏🏾
As an Emergency Physician, and have gone through residency, and a fellowship, you are 💯 intitled to give your views on residency pay. The hospitals taken advantage of residence physicians. And, they make money off of your experience and the hours you put in. Secondly, you’re a Medical Physician, not close to a PA. Keep up the Hard Work!! Best!!!
Every doctor I go to or gone to in the past are very fit and workout. My GP said she got tired of the gym stuff and made her own exercise room at home. I hope you can keep up your exercise routine because it helps control stress!🏋️ Drink more water!
To the one that said grow up. I say seriously?? You continue to be a advocate gor future residents. I think u do alot considering u must follow HIPPA laws. I love your vlogs! Sometimes your coffee looks deadly though. Your pts are lucky to have you. Bless your whole team!
Yeah I was surprised people were saying to grow up haha kinda wild. But thanks for always supporting, Sherry! :) I promise that coffee is better than it looks 😂😂
Homie needs to do a video on how to balance a busy schedule. I’m recently making my way back into nursing school, and anyone who had been through medical school or nursing school knows, you barely have time to breath. I gotta know his tips and tricks for staying healthy and fit for the duration of your program. 🥰
Honestly I barely have time for things too but I realized you just need to prioritze other things like exercise and fun just like you do with school! Add it to your schedule!
New subscriber. Your videos were recommended by Google for some reason. Glad they were. Watching your series so far makes me painfully aware of one thing. Need to start asking more questions about care with medical staff. NOT my care, but theirs. It’s really concerning the shifts you go through, the lack of sleep together. If I’m getting an operation, I want my surgeon well fed, plenty of sleep and not distracted. Seeing times that you’re pushing though 10+ hours without food? Doesn’t that make you even less focused? And please understand, I’m not blaming you, doctors or nurses. It’s the system as a whole. What can be done about this in your opinion? How do you keep morale high when you’re going long stretches without food and a lack of sleep?
Hey Shaun! I was wondering if you could talk about something in your vlogs that I’ve wondered for a long time. What types of things are you able to do on your own as a resident, and what things require attending approval/supervision? Similarly how do they decide when you are “ready” to do a new procedure or make certain decisions on your own? I’ve always wondered this, from watching Rachel’s videos and she’ll say something like “oh I did a C section completely by myself for the first time”… how do they make sure residents aren’t making severe mistakes that could harm patients and leave residents feeling terrible? I’ve always wondered this as a pre med student.
We can do most things as long as it is supervised. The more times we do it though, the less supervision we require and the more hands-off our attending is. For example, we don't see our attending most of the day but they are checking our orders and notes and we are reporting to them during rounds and signing out new admissions. When it comes to surgery for example, our responsibilities just increase over time the more we do things. Eventually, we can do most things with hands-off supervision
Nearly half a paycheck to register for Step 3. Idk how one can justify the pay residents get as being enough: You have to be paid enough to live NOW to even make it to being an attending. Residents are underpaid period. A resident may be paid 60k a year, but at double full time. You can say it is 30k a year equivalent of 40 hours a week being full time. Most people would agree that 30k a year is pretty bad for full time work (40 hours a week) Thanks for advocating for residents, as always!
So funny watching you healthcare workers hang out and have fun like gaming. And was there a reason you and Naomi were moving the exercise equipment? I wonder if the staff will find out who stole the fridge in next week's Adventures with Shaun and Depal lolol.
We try to have fun whenever there is some down time :p we were trying to make better use of the space because we felt like the equipment was awkwardly placed! We like it so much better haha & don’t worry I already told them we moved it 🤣🤣
This video was actually very entertaining. I just found this channel yesterday and already watched half of your videos. Thanks again for keeping me entertained!👍🧍
Elizabeth Rosenthal’s “An American Sickness” is a book I frequently refer to when discussing the current medical field. It is an insanely good resource that cites every finding. I fully encourage everyone to read it.
Great videos, few questions. 1) you say you favorite spot it the food but how is the food? They use to say food was bad I’ve always found it great in the cafeteria not while being a patient 2) how far do you live from work? Your battery always seems to be at 40% and looks like you’re charging at work. Thanks
hey thanks! 1) the food is actually pretty good :P we have tons of options and it tastes even better since its freeeee! Also I live like 20 minutes from work. I havent been able to charge at work because all the spots are taken by the time I get there :/
Hello deepal. Love whaching your videos. I see many drs at least 1 to 2 a week and one of them is a resident dr. He is my dentist at uw hospital in Seattle wa. I know u guys work so hard and I appreciate u guys every time I get a resident dr. So thank u❤
$60k for the hours you put in isn’t nearly the amount you deserve. I’m a nurse and feel residents deserve soooooo much money. Sure will you make more later? Yes. But like you said, you are valuable today!i appreciate your openness and transparency
Shaun, doesn’t matter what you say, people are always going to criticize, you work very hard, just like our doctors here in New Zealand and yes you should all be paid a lot more than you are, as you say, big medical school debts to pay
I worked for a hospital, It was a great experience for me. I work as Patient Care Technician for Surgery, I want to go to Medical school but is there anything that recommended degree for medical school?
That’s awesome! Honestly you can do any degree as long as you do the premed requirements. Biology is a common one. I did kinesiology and loved it. Any degree works honestly!
I am a resident of Internal Medicine on UNIFESP ( Federal University of Sao paulo ) and in Brazil we receive R$ 3600 each month, the equivalent of 700 U$.. For a instance, the rent of my apartment costs R$ 3000 per month...
Hey I plan on being a doctor and I’m about to go to college and these videos are super motivating and I’ll be the second doctor in my family of mostly attorneys. Also what classes would you recommend me taking in college, I already know biology, chemistry, etc but what else would you recommend me taking.
@@ShaunAndersen thank you so much you’re so helpful and I love those subjects ( yes I’m a nerd and studied those before I went to college lol). Also don’t I have to write a thesis in medical school ? If so can you please give me tips on that as well 😅
Hey! I hope all of you are well. I’m 30 years old and close to graduating University. I work as a barista team lead and make roughly $1000 every two weeks. I could be getting paid about $1500 as a manager but I don’t want customer service to be my life. Long story short. I’m convinced. I’m going to medical school. Residency doesnt pay as much but I’d be doing a job I like doing.
I’m a nurse and having talked to some residents about the hours they work it’s absolutely appalling to me how little y’all still get paid. I was glad to hear that there’s a cap on weekly hours now (80?) but that’s still unsafe and the fact you’re salaried is crazy. Things need to change throughout our healthcare system because it’s pretty broken at the moment.
i’d smoke tristin in some pong!! Honestly though as someone who is in cyber security, watching your vlogs is really captivating. I have it on in the background while i’m working. Keep it up
Hey big brother from seeing you do a lot of charting and writing during your work hour I really advise you to go get a fountain pen It uses a water based ink which is way smoother then any ball or jel pen you do not have to apply pressure to write then you do when you write in ball pen Like lamy safari pen would totally work for you it is rigid can withstand drops Again tell you that I not advertising this pen As a fellow (will become) med student who do a lot of writing stuff like you do in your video I do have concern for your hand that’s why I am giving this advice to you to relive some of those pain that you are having And in your next video please ask Dr deepal “KEM chho bhai maja ma ne ??” Translation. How are you brother fine And trust me you will have a good reaction form him please record it if you can
Yo i am definitely going to look into that! I have been wanting to get some new pens :O & I will say that to him tomorrow haha I wonder how he will react
Hey if i want to be an oncologist, what should i major in college? Does the major you choose affect your chances into getting into med school? I have so many questions lol.
It doesn’t matter what you major in, people with business degrees go to med school. But it makes sense that if you have a major that emphasizes things like human anatomy, physiology and biochemistry then those classes will be a little easier once you get in to med school. One important thing is to look at the requirements for med school and make sure you are fulfilling those requirements as you get your undergrad degree. So often you have to have so many credits in things like biology, chemistry, microbiology, etc. It would suck tho to be ready to apply for med school and then figure out you are missing a required class and you must take that class before you can apply. Also something to consider is what will you do if you change your mind about going to med school or you don’t get accepted into med school? It helps if you have an undergrad degree in something that will help you get a job or something that you would consider going to grad school for a master’s or other degree. For example, some people that get their undergrad degree in Biology, and then choose not to go to med school, will sometimes choose to go into a program where they can earn a teaching degree. The possibilities are endless. In undergrad you should seek out a counselor (if one is not assigned to you) that will help you choose the right courses for whatever you choose to pursue. Finding this person (to help you work out what classes you need for whatever you are pursuing and also will help you if you change your major or choose to pursue something different) will be the most helpful thing you can do for yourself as an undergrad student. Best of luck to you!
$60k as an intern is ridiculously low due to the amount of hours you are expected to put in and with the amount of university education you had to achieve just to get there.
I heard that some doctors after graduated from medical training program still living like resident doctors salary because one of most important skill is dealing with money is budget. They can doing like spending and saving the money. It is most important to you spending the the money to buy stuff without feeling rejected later?
Definitely have to have a balance of spending and saving. Right now I’m in a huge savings phase since I’ll be moving and won’t be able to save as much later. But it’s tough when you’ve not been making money for a while to learn how to save and spend wisely
Let me know if you guys agree or disagree! 👀 I love hearing your thoughts about topics like this!
I'm earning a doctorate in counseling, and we get paid zero for all our prac work until we finish with our second prac (it means at least 3 years of no pay while giving therapy to clients). After that, we are eligible to earn something, but that's not necessarily the case. On average, you can expect to make 23/hour for advanced prac where I live (midwest USA). During internship, we make about what you make for residency, around 50-60k for the year. However, that's only 40-50 hours/week with a relatively appropriate caseload. You guys are working almost double, and I'm sure your caseload is huge.
Yeah, it's a travesty, and I agree.
Shaun was spitting! Never stop fighting the good fight about resident salary and dont let people who arent in the health care system, let alone residents, tell you whats fair or not. Resident salary is bullsht.
I’ll always advocate for my fellow residents 🙏🏻 just because something has been a certain way for a while doesn’t mean it shouldn’t change!
@@ShaunAndersen do you get paid every 2 weeks
Not sure why, but these vlogs are super motivating. Thanks.
I’m so glad! :) that’s the goal!
Hey man, this is the first time I’ve posted a comment ever on TH-cam. I’m a second year medical, and I just wanted to say how much I love your videos and how inspiring they are!
Wow that’s awesome and means so much to me 🙏🏻 thanks so much and best of luck to you my friend
Thanks for sharing your Residency life. About your salary and comments received, there's lots of negativity and jealousy in this world, one must ignore it. You are very positive and have goals, and I admire that. Being a Doctor is a career I could never have done, keep up the excellent work, you are awesome.
Of course, thanks for watching! :) & thank you for all the kind words. It really means so much to me!
You are a positive person and going to be a great doctor!!! Don’t loose your personality!
Thank you so much!! :)
Hi Deepal!! 😊 There's always going to be adverse comments about salary. You should still advocate for residents ...ignore the buzzing
Absolutely! Definitely can respect and see why others may think differently but I’ll always advocate for my fellow residents 😊
Awesome video as usual; love seeing the camaraderie between you guys. Damn the music is ON POINT!!! Getting major pangs of high school nostalgia, especially since this year is my 20th reunion 😅
Haha all my coresidents love hanging out together! You grow close when you spend this much time together :P
It’s always good to have a great working team who share the same values.
Absolutely! :)
I just found your videos yesterday and I’m hooked! I love how positive and enthusiastic you are. I start my respiratory therapy program in a little over a week! I’m super excited to be an RT. Regarding salary, it’s actually crazy that RT’s are making just as much if not more (at least where I live) than resident doctors! I’m definitely not discounting RT’s work or skills, but residents obviously carry much more responsibility, work longer hours, and have an immensely higher skill set.. so that’s just crazy how much they pay you. Anyways, keep working hard and keep spreading joy, positivity, and love for medicine! It’s awesome 😊
P.S. If I ever decide to pursue further education/skills I also want to get into anesthesiology!
I love the content! Thank you for documenting your experience.
Thanks for watching!! :)
So Beyond Proud of you! crazy to think we met when you were a year 1 medical student!. You are gonna be one of the best doctors of this generation of medicine! rooting for you!
so crazy how time flies!
@@ShaunAndersen I know!!!
Handsome Dr. Shaun, a Sunday highlight 😁
woohooo!! :)
Thank you for these inspiring/ realistic vlogs ; thank you from an M3 🙏 also love the fur babies ! 🤗
Love the vlogs! Keep up the great work and these videos are amazing!
Thank you!! :)
yessssss the weekly vlog is up ✨✨✨
Woohooo 🥳🥳
Thank you for helping people.
Of course 🙏🏻 just wanting to do my part
Another entertaining vlog!! You don’t miss Shaun!! 🔥🔥
Thank you 🥹🙏🏻
Totally unrelated, but I'm super jealous of how great your hair looks! What do you ask for when you get it cut?
yo thats so nice of you :') I have been debating going back to my old hairstyle haha I honestly just ask for curtains, shorter on the sides. Right now its grown out a bit so it just looks like a mop
Your vlogs help keep me motivated through med school! You were stating straight up facts about resident physician pay, things definitely need to change. And we miss you deepal!
keep on grinding! :) med school will fly by before you know it!
Your vlogs are awesome. What I like the most is your positivity!! Good to see Dee again too. Sharing your salary helps per into perspective what other residents around the country are making. My niece just started res too. Same schedule as yours except she has to work one 24 hour day every two weeks. ✌️
Really love the vlogs! Your playlist before work is on point! What’s your Spotify playlist?
My favorite duo.
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Hi Deepal!! Love when you are in the vlogs. you were spot on about residency salary. I agree residency salary should be addressed on globally. “We shouldn’t stop talking about salary advocating and making it better for the upcoming” 💯👏🏾👏🏾
Enjoy your vlogs content is great.
So glad you agree 🙌🏻 thats my goal, I will always advocate for residents everywhere!
Hi Matt! Thanks for the follow-up salary discussion.
Of course 🙏🏻 just wanted to address some of the comments!
The vlogs are great!
thank you so much! :)
Absolutely love your volgs, Sooo informative 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
I’m so glad 🥹🙏🏻
Really motivated to keep going.
You guys seem to love it there and I'd be so grateful to be able to reach where you're at one day! 🎉
We do love it here :) it’s been such a fun time. You’ll get there, just keep up the grind 🙏🏻
@@ShaunAndersen Thankyou! I will.
Keep it up too!
Another amazing vlog... "complaining doesn't mean we aren't grateful, it's just making things better for the future generations".. such a good thought shaun... and yes we miss deepal a lot... and congratulations shaun on 40k subs...
Hey Shaun! Your vlogs are fantastic, and I respect you doing your best to demonstrate what it’s like being a resident doctor without violating HIPAA. They’re definitely informative and entertaining, and you kill it at describing what goes on throughout the day. I love the residency vlogs and am glad your channel was recommended! Keep up the awesome content!
Another good vlog... keep on working and smiling
Thank you! :)
Thank you for sharing watching from WA state
Thanks for watching!! :)
Great point about resident salaries. People will chat about whatever but until they work 80 hours for minimum wage they just won’t understand. Imagine working a full 40 hour week for minimum wage and then being told you have to do it all over again for free. Every week. For years on end. Love the videos
Exactlyyyy! People who have never had to do it definitely cant understand. It is wild
Great vlogs and great edits. Also going through the laborious job of residency, you still make time for your subscribers to watch enjoyable content.
Might I add that it’s been quite remarkable to witness your transition from being a medical student, to a student physician, to a resident physician who despite the challenges you’ve had, still manages to radiate positivity.
Keep it up Dr. Andersen. 🫶🏼
thank you so much for the kind words, it really means a lot 🙌🏻 its definitely been a long journey, but overall very worth it and I love sharing with yall!
@@ShaunAndersen we love you Dr. Andersen, you are going places, if I ever ran into you I’d definitely come up and say hello, give you a hug if you’re a hugger. You and Dr. Rachel Southard truly inspired me to go back to school. You guys are AMAZING, I hope you know you change people’s lives by just being totally honest about your medical journey. So beyond proud of you guys. Not sure if you’ve heard of ViolinMD, Siobhan who’s now a Canadian rheumatologist. You three make me want to go back and be a doctor which I can do. I’m just happy to see y’all complete your dreams and it’s truly amazing to see.
Keep the vlogs coming and I promise I watch all the ads fully so you can get compensated from your TH-cam following. Wish you guys nothing but the best. 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽
I hear about the doctor's lounge in the hospital giving free food, there's pizza few times in your videos. What are some perks that come with being a resident as well as your hospital? What about free scrubs, lab coats, merch? How about discounts or something on local eateries or clothing? Would love to hear about the benefits of being a resident doctor in another video.
thank you for keeping up with these vlogs. They really motivate me. I always look forward to them. Btw residents should definitely be paid more, period.
I love making the vlogs 🙏🏻 couldn’t do it without all of you watching them
I miss you Depal! Lol. Also nice that we got to see a new cast member, like with Naomi today too, in this week's episode lol. It's always nice to see you guys having fun, like with gaming lol. It reminds me of your old Twitch days.
Always adding new folks to the vlogs :P we have a ton of un at my program. It is what really gets us through the long days
I love your videos please don’t ever stop posting
I’ll keep posting as long as I can! :)
Hi...Enjoy your vlogs, first time commenting. I have almost 25 years of experience now (finished residency in 2000 in PM&R) as an attending/practicing physician, and I think the way you explain and express your point of view/concerns is very reasonable/mature. I think the issue is that residency is a weird hybrid between student/work (this issue actually prompted a big legal battle about social security withholding and credit with resident salaries...especially because GME funds for hospital have a federal funding component....during my era. 5 years after my residency ended, the legal case was resolved and I got a large check refunding me part of the social security taxes that had originally withheld because residents were deemed half students under grants and not solely "employees".). So....this is why the pay doesn't seem to match up. Also, I think one area where medical education is very lacking is financial literacy. Medical students should be taught the consequences of taking large loans and encouraged to consider how much they REALLY need to borrow (yes, tuition, housing, and food are needed....do you need vacations during medical school or do you need the most expensive car right away? It all sounds great when someone else is footing the bill until you have to pay back that loan.) Medicine is definitely a career or delayed gratification with potential high gains later if someone can just hang in there. That being said, despite being honest and not saying things are all roses, you seem to have a great attitude and I wish you the best of luck!!
PM&R doctors are the best!!
Hey brother. I never ever comment, but dude I’m so proud of you. I know your dad is too. Keep grinding Shaun.
Idk how anyone can say 60k is a lot especially in this economy.. most importantly, the job you do should get way more.
Trueeee :(
That’s also pre-tax lol post-tax it is more like 50k
I came across a comment disregarding the struggle and I have no idea how they can think that way, but I think it's bias and lacking basic math skills.
Great you moved the fridge! 😆 May the resident lounge be completed soon!
They’re demolishing it soon :( I’m so sad
The socks 🧦. I was so proud for about half a second lol
I’m sorry I let you down 😢
Hahaha just making jokes all day.
My daughter is 16 graduating a year early this June and applying early action UCF premed 🤞🏻
Wonderful stuff! I'm from New Zealand and in your corner! I admire the work you all do and believe you deserve far more income and supplement for what you give and sacrifice. I agree with all you've said. It's true of things here in New Zealand, too. There's so many intricacies that a lot of people don't consider. Keep going, keep fighting for things to get better, and keep going with the wonderful hard work you all do! 🔥 ❤
surgery resident here - agree with everything you're saying. keep on advocating for what's fair
will do 🙏 best of luck with residency
Medical coder here. In short, teaching hospitals receive higher reimbursement for their claims to cover cost of training and so forth. However, there are trade offs. For example, providers must justify billing of assistants by documenting why a resident wasn’t able to fill the role. (This is a grossly oversimplified explanation but hopefully you get the point). Hospitals are making great money off of you guys. BTW, before I became disabled I was making three times your salary working from home with a professional certificate that took a year to complete. You will be wealthy in the long run though, and you get to be heroes!
Oh thats interesting! I have always wanted to get a better understanding of medical billing. Would love to hear more sometime! & so sorry to hear about your disability. I hope you are doing well overall
@@ShaunAndersen Part of my job was educating residents about reimbursement. I will drop some additional info on this topic in the comments of your videos, as long as you’re interested. I really miss working.
What was that professional certificate if you don’t mind me asking?
I don’t think you’re complaining. I think you’re being transparent and thats helpful for some people to know like premeds like myself.
You’re right, the amount of hours does not compensate for the amount you guys are making. Heck I’m an EMT and I think I make more money than a resident physician. And I went to an EMT school for 12 weeks. Being a resident doctor took 8+ years 😳
I like the transparency, I don’t think you’re complaining Dr Anderson!
I don’t think you come off as complaining at all. Transparency helps others and I’m all about advocacy.
Although you don’t film the actual procedures and clinical stuff, (which we all understand because of HIPAA) you do an amazing job of explaining what you’re up to! These videos motivate me as a premed student and I truly appreciate all of the effort you put into filming and editing your videos🙏🏾
As an Emergency Physician, and have gone through residency, and a fellowship, you are 💯 intitled to give your views on residency pay. The hospitals taken advantage of residence physicians. And, they make money off of your experience and the hours you put in. Secondly, you’re a Medical Physician, not close to a PA. Keep up the Hard Work!! Best!!!
new sub here! i love the vlogs. your optimistic attitude is awesome and contagious. keep it up!!! 🙌
thank you so much for watching and subbing! :)
Simple plan! Great choice in music!
they are always a vibe haha
@@ShaunAndersen you can never go wrong with ‘em!
Deepal is literally a life size teddy bear. Omg! Lol 😆 love the vlog by the way as always!
Don't worry Shaun, your content's still engaging even if you can't show us everything 😊
So glad you think so! 🙏🏻
Doctors work hard thanks for sharing
Of course 🙏🏻
omg hi Niomi! I know her from back home in Alaska hahaha. Thank you for the video Shaun!
You WILL get paid better later. Stay healthy, but enjoy the process. Life goes by in a flash!❤
You are going to be a amazing doctor
Thank you so much!! :)
Every doctor I go to or gone to in the past are very fit and workout.
My GP said she got tired of the gym stuff and made her own exercise room at home.
I hope you can keep up your exercise routine because it helps control stress!🏋️
Drink more water!
Shaun you need to drop your driving to work playlist!! 🔥
To the one that said grow up. I say seriously?? You continue to be a advocate gor future residents. I think u do alot considering u must follow HIPPA laws. I love your vlogs! Sometimes your coffee looks deadly though. Your pts are lucky to have you. Bless your whole team!
Yeah I was surprised people were saying to grow up haha kinda wild. But thanks for always supporting, Sherry! :) I promise that coffee is better than it looks 😂😂
@ShaunAndersen love your humor! Gosh I keep hoping to run into u in public here! Have a super great week!!
this dudes music taste is amazing
gotta set the vibes 🎶
Homie needs to do a video on how to balance a busy schedule. I’m recently making my way back into nursing school, and anyone who had been through medical school or nursing school knows, you barely have time to breath. I gotta know his tips and tricks for staying healthy and fit for the duration of your program. 🥰
Honestly I barely have time for things too but I realized you just need to prioritze other things like exercise and fun just like you do with school! Add it to your schedule!
6:29 that's a crazy way to hold a pen
No one corrected me when I was a child :(
We need your playlist!
New subscriber. Your videos were recommended by Google for some reason. Glad they were. Watching your series so far makes me painfully aware of one thing. Need to start asking more questions about care with medical staff. NOT my care, but theirs. It’s really concerning the shifts you go through, the lack of sleep together. If I’m getting an operation, I want my surgeon well fed, plenty of sleep and not distracted. Seeing times that you’re pushing though 10+ hours without food? Doesn’t that make you even less focused? And please understand, I’m not blaming you, doctors or nurses. It’s the system as a whole. What can be done about this in your opinion? How do you keep morale high when you’re going long stretches without food and a lack of sleep?
Hey Shaun! I was wondering if you could talk about something in your vlogs that I’ve wondered for a long time. What types of things are you able to do on your own as a resident, and what things require attending approval/supervision? Similarly how do they decide when you are “ready” to do a new procedure or make certain decisions on your own? I’ve always wondered this, from watching Rachel’s videos and she’ll say something like “oh I did a C section completely by myself for the first time”… how do they make sure residents aren’t making severe mistakes that could harm patients and leave residents feeling terrible? I’ve always wondered this as a pre med student.
We can do most things as long as it is supervised. The more times we do it though, the less supervision we require and the more hands-off our attending is. For example, we don't see our attending most of the day but they are checking our orders and notes and we are reporting to them during rounds and signing out new admissions. When it comes to surgery for example, our responsibilities just increase over time the more we do things. Eventually, we can do most things with hands-off supervision
Nearly half a paycheck to register for Step 3.
Idk how one can justify the pay residents get as being enough: You have to be paid enough to live NOW to even make it to being an attending.
Residents are underpaid period. A resident may be paid 60k a year, but at double full time. You can say it is 30k a year equivalent of 40 hours a week being full time. Most people would agree that 30k a year is pretty bad for full time work (40 hours a week)
Thanks for advocating for residents, as always!
Sooooo glad you agree! You are so right. I reasonable salary would take the average hours into consideration. Hopefully it changes in the future
So funny watching you healthcare workers hang out and have fun like gaming. And was there a reason you and Naomi were moving the exercise equipment? I wonder if the staff will find out who stole the fridge in next week's Adventures with Shaun and Depal lolol.
We try to have fun whenever there is some down time :p we were trying to make better use of the space because we felt like the equipment was awkwardly placed! We like it so much better haha & don’t worry I already told them we moved it 🤣🤣
Love Deepal!!! He is like a natural SSRI lol
Well said
It’s the dimples and hair for me 😮
I find it cute when they were playing video games pretty chill team
This video was actually very entertaining. I just found this channel yesterday and already watched half of your videos. Thanks again for keeping me entertained!👍🧍
That’s so nice :) thanks for watching and supporting the channel!
Elizabeth Rosenthal’s “An American Sickness” is a book I frequently refer to when discussing the current medical field. It is an insanely good resource that cites every finding. I fully encourage everyone to read it.
totally agree!!
Great videos, few questions. 1) you say you favorite spot it the food but how is the food? They use to say food was bad I’ve always found it great in the cafeteria not while being a patient 2) how far do you live from work? Your battery always seems to be at 40% and looks like you’re charging at work. Thanks
hey thanks! 1) the food is actually pretty good :P we have tons of options and it tastes even better since its freeeee! Also I live like 20 minutes from work. I havent been able to charge at work because all the spots are taken by the time I get there :/
Hello deepal. Love whaching your videos. I see many drs at least 1 to 2 a week and one of them is a resident dr. He is my dentist at uw hospital in Seattle wa. I know u guys work so hard and I appreciate u guys every time I get a resident dr. So thank u❤
$60k for the hours you put in isn’t nearly the amount you deserve. I’m a nurse and feel residents deserve soooooo much money. Sure will you make more later? Yes. But like you said, you are valuable today!i appreciate your openness and transparency
Dont let others get you down .
Shaun, doesn’t matter what you say, people are always going to criticize, you work very hard, just like our doctors here in New Zealand and yes you should all be paid a lot more than you are, as you say, big medical school debts to pay
I worked for a hospital, It was a great experience for me. I work as Patient Care Technician for Surgery, I want to go to Medical school but is there anything that recommended degree for medical school?
That’s awesome! Honestly you can do any degree as long as you do the premed requirements. Biology is a common one. I did kinesiology and loved it. Any degree works honestly!
I'm here!
@@rezamahin6273 hello!! 😬
Can you make a video on how you paid your way through med school? Was it all from savings?
I am a resident of Internal Medicine on UNIFESP ( Federal University of Sao paulo ) and in Brazil we receive R$ 3600 each month, the equivalent of 700 U$.. For a instance, the rent of my apartment costs R$ 3000 per month...
DePaul where have you been? Miss you.
Hey I plan on being a doctor and I’m about to go to college and these videos are super motivating and I’ll be the second doctor in my family of mostly attorneys. Also what classes would you recommend me taking in college, I already know biology, chemistry, etc but what else would you recommend me taking.
thats so awesomeI & i recommend psychology and sociology as well as biochem, organic chem, and physics!
@@ShaunAndersen thank you so much you’re so helpful and I love those subjects ( yes I’m a nerd and studied those before I went to college lol). Also don’t I have to write a thesis in medical school ? If so can you please give me tips on that as well 😅
Hey! I hope all of you are well. I’m 30 years old and close to graduating University.
I work as a barista team lead and make roughly $1000 every two weeks.
I could be getting paid about $1500 as a manager but I don’t want customer service to be my life.
Long story short. I’m convinced. I’m going to medical school. Residency doesnt pay as much but I’d be doing a job I like doing.
wow thats amazing! if its your true passion, do it! It is never too late
Hopefully, you guys have a good health insurance, benefit, and pension that are associated with your job.
I’m a nurse and having talked to some residents about the hours they work it’s absolutely appalling to me how little y’all still get paid. I was glad to hear that there’s a cap on weekly hours now (80?) but that’s still unsafe and the fact you’re salaried is crazy. Things need to change throughout our healthcare system because it’s pretty broken at the moment.
Ayoo we here🫡
@@ranjak Ayoooo what’s up squad 🫡🫡
i’d smoke tristin in some pong!!
Honestly though as someone who is in cyber security, watching your vlogs is really captivating. I have it on in the background while i’m working.
Keep it up
Such beautiful kids. Wet paw prints and all time to snuggle
As an anesthesia resident, what does patient care and admits look like? Also what qualities would merit an admit under the anesthesia department?
In Poland in our first year of residency we earn about 7-8k pln for 50 hrs/week. But 1 pln = 0,25 usd
Hey big brother from seeing you do a lot of charting and writing during your work hour I really advise you to go get a fountain pen
It uses a water based ink which is way smoother then any ball or jel pen you do not have to apply pressure to write then you do when you write in ball pen
Like lamy safari pen would totally work for you it is rigid can withstand drops
Again tell you that I not advertising this pen
As a fellow (will become) med student who do a lot of writing stuff like you do in your video I do have concern for your hand that’s why I am giving this advice to you to relive some of those pain that you are having
And in your next video please ask Dr deepal
“KEM chho bhai maja ma ne ??”
Translation. How are you brother fine
And trust me you will have a good reaction form him please record it if you can
Yo i am definitely going to look into that! I have been wanting to get some new pens :O & I will say that to him tomorrow haha I wonder how he will react
@@ShaunAndersen thanks big brother I really admire you and your journey
Hey if i want to be an oncologist, what should i major in college? Does the major you choose affect your chances into getting into med school? I have so many questions lol.
It doesnt matter what you major in! For Oncology, you just need to do residency in internal medicine then fellowship in oncology
It doesn’t matter what you major in, people with business degrees go to med school. But it makes sense that if you have a major that emphasizes things like human anatomy, physiology and biochemistry then those classes will be a little easier once you get in to med school. One important thing is to look at the requirements for med school and make sure you are fulfilling those requirements as you get your undergrad degree. So often you have to have so many credits in things like biology, chemistry, microbiology, etc. It would suck tho to be ready to apply for med school and then figure out you are missing a required class and you must take that class before you can apply. Also something to consider is what will you do if you change your mind about going to med school or you don’t get accepted into med school? It helps if you have an undergrad degree in something that will help you get a job or something that you would consider going to grad school for a master’s or other degree. For example, some people that get their undergrad degree in Biology, and then choose not to go to med school, will sometimes choose to go into a program where they can earn a teaching degree. The possibilities are endless. In undergrad you should seek out a counselor (if one is not assigned to you) that will help you choose the right courses for whatever you choose to pursue. Finding this person (to help you work out what classes you need for whatever you are pursuing and also will help you if you change your major or choose to pursue something different) will be the most helpful thing you can do for yourself as an undergrad student. Best of luck to you!
$60k as an intern is ridiculously low due to the amount of hours you are expected to put in and with the amount of university education you had to achieve just to get there.
I heard that some doctors after graduated from medical training program still living like resident doctors salary because one of most important skill is dealing with money is budget. They can doing like spending and saving the money. It is most important to you spending the the money to buy stuff without feeling rejected later?
Definitely have to have a balance of spending and saving. Right now I’m in a huge savings phase since I’ll be moving and won’t be able to save as much later. But it’s tough when you’ve not been making money for a while to learn how to save and spend wisely
how old are you btw?
and how long did it take for you to reach where you are
Just turned 28! Took me 5 years of undergrad, 1 gap year, and 4 years of medical school
Do you do sign out all sweaty??
Yes 😂😂
No way you play showdown too youre the best!
I freaking love showdown :P
You have so much patience to try to explain yourself to less intelligent commenters. Keep advocating!