I'm an attending MD. Medical school and residency can definitely consume your time. But I chose not to continue that after residency. I work 40 hours per week and have 3 days off. I do not fill those 3 days off with research or extra work. So I get to enjoy normal work hours with a high income. I have a wife and 3 kids. Was an avid pc gamer in medical school and still am. Make time for yourself
I agree! I just started med school and heard all the horror stories about how difficult/awful it is, which scared me at first. However, I’ve found med school to be fun and I actually have a lot of time to spend with friends, go out on weekends, and do my hobbies. And I wouldn’t say I’m the most efficient either. It’s not as bad as people make it out to be!
as a husband and father of two, I can confirm medical school doesn't have to consume your life. I definitely don't have as much time as before, but time management has really helped me make the most of my spare time and I stay refreshed and ready for work everyday.
Kevin: Anyone can become a doctor if they are willing to work hard and study optimally Also Kevin: Medical school was filled with Olympians and people who had climbed Mount Everest
Some of these “misconceptions” are truths disguised. For instance, you do have to give up substantial amounts of time. I managed to exercise and see friends a few times a month in med school and residency, but not every month-some are just brutal working more than two full work weeks in 7 days. And there are times that is not necessarily better as an attending. And there is “financial aid” which is a fancy way of saying hundreds of thousands of dollars worth in loans for most people. It is not an easy burden to have-even if you do public service loan forgiveness, that’s still paying a second rent/mortgage every month for 10 years. Even if you had a scholarship free ride through med school, which is uncommon, you’re still starting saving 7-10 years behind everyone who started working after college already. So it is important to also keep living simply and not overspend when you do finally get a more normal schedule and better salary. I am an academic hospitalist and the work creep is real. We are voluntold new responsibilities often by the hospital without even having an ability to ‘say no.’ The demands and stressors are many. I decided to start business school to either change those expectations or move on to something else. Fortunately there are many other physicians in the business school. Medicine is something that can be very rewarding at times, and very demanding many times. Something people should do if they truly feel a draw to it. It is not something people should do because they think they can do it or want to make a lot of money or their parents want them to, etc.
You definitely dont have to be “Rich.” But lets not lie like family wealth doesn’t make your journey much easier. From applying to taking boards to residency app to living costs having money/financial support matters.
Totally agree. I have a friend who was offered a scholarship by a popular medschool. It was always her dream to become a doctor, but her parents were not supportive enough to even pay for some miscellanous fees/accomodation for her. I really feel bad bcos shes really smart.
As a current resident I feel compelled to say that choosing to have a different perspective doesn't magically make medical school and residency less miserable when it is well known that this country treats medical trainees extremely poorly. It's so common to face abuse as a medical trainee and it's so common for medical trainees to kill themselves that this is something we specifically learned about at my medical school. It's frankly offensive to those of us who have faced truly malignant treatment as a trainee to say this. And it's a disservice to anyone considering medical school to not be honest about how they very likely will be treated once it's too late to change your mind because you've already taken on so much debt that you'll never be able to pay it off unless you finish medical training and become an attending
I am currently a premed in my 2nd year of college. I've heard Medical school and residency can be especially hard on female trainees as the field is male dominant and I feel compelled to say white male dominant. This worries me naturally as a female of color. Do you have any advice for how one in my place would navigate the medical industry?
I am going to be 29 this year and have a similar story. wasted my 20s and now I wanna pursue something that matters. id you decide if you wanna pursue med school? I am weighing heavily on yes.
Right lol, & those of us who dropped out because public school couldn't meet our needs. College & professional training are NOT a more advanced level up from public school, they're just different, & for many of us they're MUCH easier 😆 I like this creator, but dude is often painfully oblivious to how common it really is to live experiences that aren't Classically Normie
Medical schools in the US will give you arguably the best education and will definitely give you the best chance at matching into a US residency, but it will be the most competitive to get into. However, if you’re interested in family medicine, internal medicine (basically just the least competitive specialities), you may be okay going to a Caribbean med school
If you want the best of both worlds, why no go to Puerto Rico. There are a lot of good medical schools and are part of the US so residency matching shouldn't be an issue.
@@is-cy3zo Maybe it’s up that person’s alley. Anything would be different for everyone. Don’t let someone else’s opinion alter yours. You’ll only know once you get more information of it or have experienced it yourself. Your fulfillment is based on your personal goals, and that’s different to somebody else
