Keep Insulting Doctors and Soon We Won't Have Any | Doctor Mike 

Why don't doctors advocate for themselves? They're too busy working 80 hours a week.

I remember when I was a med student, I was so enthusiastic about changing the world, but as soon as I started my internship I realized that the battle was not against a virus or a bacteria, it was against the health care system that doesn't let us do more for our patients.

I had no idea doctors had such high suicide rates. That’s heartbreaking. As someone with chronic illnesses, my doctors mean the world to me.

The cost of schooling in the US to become a doctor is also a big deterrent.

Imagine accusing someone who has dedicated years of college and training to help and heal others as criminal

Doctors: keep insulting doctors and there won't be any left... Teachers: welcome to our world...

Doctor: we are being insulted Teachers: 1st time?

As a resident, this hit home. I have administrators without medical degrees asking me to do things that don’t make sense, and pushing me to get patients discharged... administration is definitely a problem.

Doctor Mike: "Imagine going to a hospital and trying to get care and not getting it because of the lack of physicians" Me, living in an underdeveloped country: Yeah, just imagine that....

"Imagine going to hospital and not getting care because there's not enough doctors." I grew up in Hungary, I don't have to imagine. All the young doctors leave for Germany or the UK, because the healthcare system is garbage.

I respect your profession. The amount of years ya have to go to school and all the hours ya work. I can't imagine doing it. God bless.

I have 3 chronic illnesses and have heard horror stories from the chronic illness community. It’s always the same thing we go through. Dr’s ignore us say nothings wrong, get a lab test and if negative nothings wrong(despite still having symptoms) I have heart issues and a dr told me and wrote it off as anxiety. He wouldn’t even listen to me. I’m not alone here my friends condition is getting worse and no doctor has helped her. I am sure you would help but there are so many doctors have let us down. It took 5 1/2 months to be diagnosed with CRPS I got no help from the doctors. I had to go to Tijuana and I was diagnosed. I feel some doctors just wanna charge insurance others have lost the passion and or don’t care.

If you want to see real muggers, you should look at any university bookstore ever, and any professor claiming the previous edition of a textbook isn't valid.

Being a doctor in Pakistan and hearing stuff like "butchers" associated with doctors is very painful. But the reasons of the frustration are very understandable. The sad part is, that the medical fraternity understands the reasons but the patients fail to see what is actually wrong. Imagine, doctors going on a protest because they haven't been paid for 6 months of their services in a public hospital and instead of empathizing with them, the public opinion is swayed towards the unjust and corrupt administration. By having vocal, trusted and eloquent voices in the medical community, we can bridge the gaps. Thank you, Dr. Mike and Dr. SIbert, for playing your part!

This reminds me of how servers get all the heat for mistakes made by chefs 😩

I have always wanted to be a doctor but i feel like there are not enough pepole supporting pepole to be a doctor they will often say "its to hard" its a wiste of time" we should really appreciate doctors

I've had good and bad experiences with doctors but I respect that they are just trying to do their job and take care of patients.

Insurance: sadly we have to raise rates again. Also insurance: we posted record profits again this year.

I’ve met many doctors in my life and work for a very large and well known healthcare entity. About 80 percent of doctors I’ve met, especially men, are arrogant and slimy. They think they are above patients and everyone else. Their diagnoses are often incomplete and wrong and don’t really care about the patients and what the patients think. You have generations who became doctors not with the hope and will to heal and serve but to be served and doted on bc their parents instilled in them that being a doctor brings you immediate status. Most doctors push medicines and procedure and don’t even try to advise you to lead a healthier life. Also, doctors in the US get paid waaay more than any other country so thank the current hospital system for that.

Dr. Mike summary: 1. Chest compression 2. Epipen 3. *wheeeeeze*

On the complete other end, I’ve had doctors/nurses who went above and beyond for me. Who called insurance companies and fought for me. Who listened to me and helped me find answers. Who put their professionalism on the line to call another doctor out. These are the ones who we need to talk about more, because these doctors/nurses are literally saving lives in more ways then one.

Roses are red Let me tell you the scoop The topic is serious When he doesn't say Pee woop

My problem with doctors is I've had so many experiences with doctors not caring, refusing to run tests, dismissing symptoms, etc.

When my pulmonologist is not in his office he's making rounds in the hospital. He's also a nice guy.

*sees dr mike wearing dress shirt + tie* *suddenly realizes he’s about to go off*

Dr Mike: "Increase in administrative tasks..." My thoughts: like Prior authorization Dr. Mike: "... like prior authorization" Yup there it is

I love how the answer towards the criticism of doctors is not improving the medical industry. It could never be that maybe the doctors are wrong or are slaves the pharmaceutical companies. The right answer is to blame their patients and clientele. Ridiculous. I’ve suffered from a chronic illness for the past year. The only person that could help me with doctor Eric Berg on RU-vid, he explains how to treat the root cause of a problem. Other doctors just put me on steroids and antibiotics and made things worse. When you come back to their office and explain that the treatments failed, they get even more upset and just tell you the people develop new conditions all the time and then I just have to live with it. And now we’re hit with a barrage of RU-vid doctors that need to give us the lowdown on everything to explain it to the common man. I remember when doctors actually practiced medicine and weren’t content creators. These are the same people responsible for as many deaths as cancer and heart disease. Sick of being gaslit by the medical industry.

Most doctors don't listen. They think they know your body better than you do. But the problem is that they don't have any real accountability for when they are wrong. So they always think they're right. It's disgusting. Doctors used to perform autopsies on a regular basis, to examine and learn how their patients die, to see if their diagnosis matched up with the patients symptoms. But instead of learning and medically advancing, they fear being sued for misdiagnosing their patients, so they stopped performing them, and hence thier narcissistic " dictors are always right" mentality. Disgusting. I'm being ignored, because the test they have performed, are not showing any of the medical diagnosis they are looking for, but if they just listen to me, and do a god damn mri, there's a good chance of finding what's causing my problems. But since the numbers of the blood and urine tests aren't high enough, my insurance won't pay for my MRI, meanwhile, I'm in agony, and homeless, and can't get disability, because doctors won't put the word in for me. I'd rather be healthy, but I'm just fucked now. And the problem Is, I'm far from alone in my situation. Doctors sucks, because they will everything in their power to keep that paycheck coming, especially after they put in the work for the degree. I hate this life. It's all about money

As a 2nd year medical student, it saddens me to see people labeling doctors this way. I'm working my butt off all these years to help people, because I want to make a difference in someone's life. I see my family only twice a year but I tough it out because I love this field. I loooove the idea of doing good for humanity as a career choice. I really hope this view will change, and soon. Thanks for the video Dr. Mike! 😊💜

I’m a physician and sometimes I second guess why I went into medicine due to the overwhelming burden we have seeing a million patients and not having time to treat them they way we were trained and it feels like I’m running from room to room non stop. It’s not quality of care it’s quantity and it’s sad medicine has become a business 😢

My mom has an artificial tail bone (I think) because of a car accident. Last year she noticed it was hard for her to move. When she had it checked it seemed that the tailbone was crooked and was actually kinda stabbing her. We tried to make an appointment to have it taken out and replaced, but due to the cost we couldn’t do much. It’s ridiculous how our lives depend on how much money we have now.

Dude, you have to talk about the Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak. edit: if you are still replying to this comment, please be aware of the time that I posted this. COVID-19 wasn’t officially named at that time.

This is something that affects all services: doctors blamed instead of pharma teachers blamed instead of government lawyers blamed instead of the corrupt system, etc

I have already faced this issue of shortages of doctors. I went to the VA, seen a psychologist a few times who evaluated me, helped me with different therapies to overcome my PTSD, and ultimately recommended and requested I talk to a psychiatrist still to incorporate the appropriate medications to improve the various cognitive therapies and exposure therapies I was working on with her. 3 weeks later she asked if I was seeing the psychiatrist she requested and I told her that I never received a call. She then took me to administration and asked why I wasn't scheduled to meet a psychiatrist and they told her that there simply wasn't one available and that they wouldn't be able to schedule one for about 3 months. The urgency of the matter nor necessity had no bearing on the reality, which was there wasn't enough doctors there. I ran into a similar issue when my primary care doctor left and they didn't have an immediate replacement. It is a horrifying feeling and one that enlightens us to a hard fact that even with proper coverage or reasonable insurance, in my case free healthcare entirely, none of that matters if the doctors go away. Luckily they have some programs now to help outsource in cases like that but at the time it was very worrying as I didn't know what to do and was being told that there was nothing anyone there could do.

Dr. Mike: "We wanna help people. We wanna have the public's trust. We wanna do the right thing. But if we're constantly being treated as if we're doing the wrong thing, there's less respect, we're being paid less, who's ever gonna wanna become a doctor?! " Any teacher: Welcome to our world.

2:36 “military included” - chilling.

From the rooftops “YES!!!” ...I’ve been on the receiving end of caring doctors who sacrificed their own time to save my life. I’ve had doctors that stayed after hours on a Friday because they were certain their patient had a dangerous blood clot (and I did). Y’all deserve better

I feel the same way about dispatchers and 911 operators. We get cussed at and screamed at for lots of things that have nothing to do with us. People talk down on us and treat us completely horrible. They don’t realize that we have lots of reasons for asking the things we ask or doing the things we do. And cussing at us or treating us horribly won’t get you anywhere. It won’t get help to you any faster, and if you just answer our questions and let us do our jobs it would all move so much quicker and we won’t have to be on the phone longer than necessary.

I have a rare disease, i have been treated poorly by doctors in the past just due to them not knowing what I had and they then diagnosed it as pysch, i was angry for awhile, but this video and time helped me understand why the things happened to me did, and just because they couldnt help me doesnt mean they didnt help others and the one bad experience i had with them doesnt make them bad doctors. I had to go to a specialist to get diagnosed so i cant blame them for not knowing.

I feel like this is akin to how teachers are viewed. Overworked and underpaid and when things go wrong they are the ones who get blamed instead of the admin above them. Actually, when you think about it that's how it is pretty much across the board in anything that has to do with dealing with people/customers/patients. When it comes to customer service, who is the first person to be blamed when something is wrong? It's the associate, not the manager.

Lack of transparency is a patient complaint I get AT LEAST 8 times a day....not exaggerating.

I completely agree it is becoming increasingly difficult for doctors to take care of their patients because or regulations decided by Medicare/private insurance companies. However, please do not forget to tell your viewers that you have an amazing support staff who helps you navigate those tricky rules. I’m sure you have a medical biller, referral coordinator, medical coder and possibly a scribe helping you and your patients get that quality care you provide. As someone who has put on all those hats in the 10 years I have been working on the medical field it feels a little diminishing when a doctor asserts that they themselves are juggling all those balls alone. Please make sure to tell your support staff how much you appreciate them. For as much flack as you get, they are the front line and hear it 10 times as much as you do.

Story time (and sorry for my English is my third language and I still learning it). Me in med university (in East Europe): sleeps 18-20h/week, throwing up from stress, going to tests and classes with fever 39-40°C (around 102-104 °F), because if you miss class you are expelled. My close friend now is in hospital, her immune system doesn't work, her mental health is so bad that she had suicidal thoughts. And now only things I heard is that "doctors didn't know anything', "students only partying and drinking". Around 80 students in my year doesn't handle it. That's is really sad because in my country are massive lack of doctors (for cardiologist or neurologist, hematologist you can wait even 1-2 years) and people are so disrespectful for us - young people who "sacrificed" their lives just to get degree and help people in need... End of story time. Have beautiful day. 😁

A lot of my criticism of doctors is that many of them fail to listen and dismiss complex cases. I have endometriosis. It took years to get diagnosed, because doctors kept dismissing my symptoms and asking me if I'd tried ibuprofen and maybe giving me a prescription for painkillers if I'm lucky. Or telling me to just go on contraception, when I didn't want to use hormones and at one point was trying for a baby. This is not a unique criticism. It's common for women with endo. Actually I've never met a woman with it who hasn't had doctors dismiss the symptoms.

After a bad knee injury I was treated by a sports medicine specialist. His first order was physical therapy, insurance only covered two months/1x a week. That wasn’t enough so then we tried a cortisone shot (which insurance covered) when that only gave me temporary relief and he didn’t want to risk long-term damage by giving me cortisone shots every 5-6 months. I ended up paying out of pocket for a new treatment that my insurance considered experimental. It was a huge expense but the treatment worked and I’m about 7 months out with only very mild (and manageable) issues. I wish our healthcare system was better.

I absolutely love my GP. I've managed to keep the idea of my doctor and the billing separate because I know insurance is fucked up. One day last year, I went to the ER because I had a migraine that felt like my eyes were getting pushed through my eye sockets, and I wanted to die. About a month later, we got a letter from our insurance company saying that they didn't deem it an "emergency" and so they weren't going to cover it. I think it ended up being $1800 to make a fucking migraine go away. It was one of the worst experiences I've ever had with a hospital visit, and none of it was because of the hospital itself.

My doctor, when she diagnosed me with trigger finger told me to just quit my job. Instead of offering, PT, steroid shots, braces, or even surgery. Just told me to quit my way of life. Instead of finding out why im still having 2 periods every single month, just wanted to put me on BC in order to just stop them, instead of finding out what is WRONG with me. My body isn't I homeostasis, I was a diagnosis, before I get a treatment.

One of reasons why doctor cannot advocate for themselves is that they're too busy for it and that's a FACT working 80 hours a week is not joke and most doctors was tied up with contracts to insurances so they don't want to mess up things when it comes to their network participations. Yes, Doctor mike you brought it up Prior authorizations is really a pain in the a$$ specially of it gets denied by the patients plan and they blame the doctor because the clinicals being submitted does not met criteria for medical necessity and it goes on and on, so I totally understand sa doctor's part. 😔 This content is interesting hope to see more dr mike👍👍🤔🤔

Growing up mother never took us to any doctors ever, I thought this was totally normal because my mother drilled it into our heads that doctors only wanted money and didnt care about the patient. However now that my siblings and I all l I'll be with my father we go often for check ups and etc to this seeing doctors gives me horrible anxiety attacks from my mother I wish people realized just how much doctors do for us. I'm truly thankful for them.

As a medstudent it kind of hurts when people go out of their way to treat me poorly because I am just "in it for the money." College was tough. Money was always a stressor but still volunteered weekly at low-income health clinics to help those who just cannot afford going to a regular clinic. I was rejected from medical school my 1st cycle. Accepted 2nd try and it feels bad when you get insulted for just following your dream. There are SOOOOO many better ways to "make money" than being a doctor. Please treat all medical professionals with love and respect because that is exactly why we do this.

My dad graduated from medial school in 1950. I worked for him through my teenage years, to the end of college. When he passed away in 1986, I closed his books for him and archived his patient records. It was a real eye opener. When he first opened his solo practice, an office visit cost $5, and a shot was $3. By the time he left general medicine in around 1975, an office visit was over $100 and shots were way up there, too. The difference? When he opened there was very little medical insurance and what patients had it, had it through their union and the processing was pretty simple (that was one of my jobs). By the time he stopped general medicine, processing insurance had become a nightmare. Insurance companies frequently reject a claim on the first three tries, which means the doc has to hire someone to keep processing the same procedure again and again. The MD's I know have multiple people on their staff that do nothing but process claims. The reason we spend so much money on health care in this country is at the hands of insurance companies and big pharma. The more they've taken over, and the more what used to be called GP's, have to refer away the interesting cases to specialists, the less satisfying it has become. And insurance companies tell them how much time they can spend with a patient and what they can prescribe. It drove my dad to drop insurance altogether, and to make changes to the way he practiced. I went into technology myself, and my income was higher than the average physician. I didn't even get a degree in it. I didn't have to deal with insurance companies. And I didn't have to worry about accidentally harming someone. That we are the only advanced country that doesn't have some kind of universal health care program is ridiculous--though ACA was a good first step. We could cut our costs immediately and put people to work doing something more useful than denying claims.

"Imagine going to the hospital and not enough doctor" Don't have to imagine, we actually don't have enough doctor in my place. Nusa tenggara, Indonesia

“There’s a growing angst against doctors.” It’s not a phase doc!

I love that you took time to bring light to this issue. Similar issues are being seen in other medical professions. I was in nursing school and changed my major after the first year because of similar issues.

Maybe this lady should try being in the shoes of someone with a chronic, little known or understood disease. One of us who has to battle every single doctor we've ever had just to be taken seriously, not be written off, and get proper treatment. And repeat that over the course of her entire adult life. Let's see how much she loves doctors then. But she also comes off as the exact type of doctor I'm talking about. One who claims to love and care about their patients, but then tells them their symptoms all "all in their head and to lose weight."

Two years ago I got a new doctor in my small town. This man is the best doctor I've ever had. And because of that, I make sure that every Christmas he's on my shop-for list! And every year when I give it to him he lights up! Take care of the good doctors people!

I agree with ya dr Mike. When I was a nurse in a “clinic”. We had several doctors that worked in the clinic. The owner of the clinic was a big company that owned most health care facilities in the area (I live in a small town, rural area). The company pushed the doctors visits to be 10-15min per patient. I referred to our company as “herding cattle”. I worked for a PA in that facility that didn’t care about the “time allotted” and did what was needed for the patient. I was proud to work for her. But none of us in the clinic could say how much images would cost. I just felt like that company was causing doctors to be burned out as well as the staff that helped the doctors.

I appreciate all the doctors out there who work so many hours and nurses. Thank you for your service ❤️

Thank you Dr. Mike this issue is not brought up often, we ignore this issue, but at the same time there is nothing we can truly do, this is the first step to educating us. As a current RN student this is a topic that really frightens me for my future. I'm in the health industry to help others not just for the paycheck.

"Imagine going to the hospital trying to get care and not get any simply because there is not enugh doctors" This exactly the case here in Hungary🇭🇺 Our healthcare system is much worse then you could imagine.

Reading comments from fellow doctors I think the concensus is that the problems are more or less the same all around the world. 1. Population to Doctor ratio is high 2. Not enough funding from government for specialist residencies 3. Monopoly of Pharma companies and Corporate hospitals 4. Misled opinion/misunderstanding of people towards medical community 5. Long working hours and shifts 6. Lack of security at hospital (esp. in developing countries)

Thank you so much for this video. I've worked in the medical field for over 20 years as a medical Assistant. My day consists of prior authorizations and fighting with the insurance companies yearly because who knows what the new plan for my elderly patients will cover this month! I love working with our physicians and patients. It's a tough job I see it daily but our doctors have the biggest hearts and care so much for their patients. I only wish people could see how hard they work to take care of them.

Having the right doctor has made me happy. Doctors are not bad people unless you are having an adverse reaction or having a huge medical problem that you need to find out but are neglected. That happened to me once and I simply felt that seeking a second opinion helped.

I love my doctor, and told her so about a year ago (I even got a little emotional when telling her - I was kind of embarrassed LOL). She listens, she puts up with my million-and-one questions, and she's non judgmental. I love when I tell her that I 'read something' about an issue I'm having, she doesn't blow me off or give me the 'I'm the doctor here' look. I would fight anyone who dissed my doctor, okay.

As a teacher, I feel this perspective on a deep level. Sincerely, teachers are NOT ALWAYS the problem. On another note, please, PLEASE do a video on ADHD. I was diagnosed in college and am still struggling with it today. Why is it so hard to find the right medication? Is it really THAT over diagnosed?

As a chronic illness patient, I have a VERY bad relationship with doctors. I was straight up ignored for 7 years before I got any answers, being called crazy, fat, attention-seeking, depressed, and just generally a bad patient simply because I wouldn't take "there's nothing wrong with you" as an answer. I learned I had Fibromyalgia on my 16th birthday. Best doctor I ever talked to and the most emotionally fueled day of my life. HOWEVER, I also very much believe doctors should be treated better, as they are in fact humans. They make mistakes. And I understand this. But everyone can do better. That includes doctors.

I would love to see you interview someone with medical PTSD, who is chronically ill who has had lots of bad experiences with doctors. I understand burnout is such a prominent issue with doctors and medical professionals, but there are people who have an issue with big pharma, insurance and Doctors. And I would love to see you respond to that

I have been chronically ill my entire life and though I have had my share of unhelpful and negative experiences with doctors, I really do feel like insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies are the ones holding them back. Just two weeks ago I was told I couldn't have treatment for my complex disease because hardly any insurance covers it. It's really scary when I am a person with chronic and debilitating health conditions who took a lifetime to find the right diagnoses due to my complex medical conditions, and now that I have the answers , my doctor has to dance around a broken system to try to help me. This system hurts doctors and patients. Not to mention so many psychologists in my area won't even take insurance anymore and just do sliding scales because insurance is so horrible to deal with if you are only one doctor and can't afford to hire a medical biller. Insurance companies literally make money from NOT helping people. They freely admit it. They're useless. It needs to change and I really hope it does soon.

I work in a scheduling/messaging center for a group of doctor's offices. The amount of calls I get daily where the only issue is a prior auth is staggering. Sooooo many people who call and say "my insurance says they dont know why I need (take your pick: MRI, medication, PT, the list goes on)" And the patient is upset because their insurance has told them they have no information, when very often the patient has been there for YEARS.. So then the office has to set up a P2P, or spend hours calling insurance, and very often it takes well over an hour to get to a person.. Then the patient calls and says "why isnt this done?" Well, it's pending, we have to wait for insurance (and of course insurance will still say they don't have it to the patient even if we have proof) It's just so frustrating.

Thank you for posting videos like this!! I work in a pharmacy and we get a lot of this as well when it's the insurance and drug companies that are raising these rates. The patients don't understand this so they turn their anger and frustration on us. I hate when I have to present a $500 medication or they need a prior authorization, etc because I do feel bad that we can't help them. But we also have the people who think we're trying to scam them in some way when we really have nothing to do with the prices of medication. This is why so many techs are trying to get away from outpatient and retail settings, we don't want to deal with that on a daily basis.

Teaching people how to use the emergency settings on their phone would be a good video. You can load your emergency contacts, medications, illnesses, allergies, I’ve even loaded my hospitals that are in network. My father has pseudocholinesterase and his surgeon advise myself and my siblings to have this information available in case anesthesia is necessary. I know it’s not life threatening, but the emergency settings could save someone’s life.

I’m glad we have dr. Mike to talk about important things like this

As a lifelong patient I was born with ToF & have had medical care for my 49 years on this planet, I thank God every day for medical team. Dr Arun Singh for doing all 4 of my open heart surgeries. Dr Robert Corwin (pediatric cardiologist) sadly he passed away. Dr Thomas Drew (retired a few years ago) & Dr Philip Stockwell my current cardiologist . I thank all the Dr's who wake up daily & take care of us.

So true! What a great video with a lot of eye opening comments. Love all the doctors that have helped me beat breast cancer the first time. Now it's in my lungs and before I even saw my doctor to hear of the news, he already issued out for my chemo that same week! My family doctor is also very encouraging and supportive. Thank you to all the doctors who work so hard! ❤❤

I think the stereotype of doctors going golfing is because every once and a while you experience it. I had the first appointment of the day at 9am. I watched the waiting room fill up and the doctor come strolling in after 10 and he didn't see me until after 10:30. When I talked to the front desk nurse, she said this was the daily routine. I guess it never occurred to this doctor that if she showed up for work at 9, his waiting room wouldn't fill up and his wait times wouldn't be so bad. And before someone asks, the office closed at 4.

I was literally wondering why dr mike hasn’t uploaded yet, and it just popped up.... perfect timing!

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I appreciate this video very much. It helps explain a lot of the animosity towards doctors and healthcare with relation to cost and such. My only gripe towards some doctors is, they sometimes don't listen. They may hear you, but they don't listen. I had lower back pain starting at 14 years old. I tried everything; 2 family med docs, 2 spine surgeons who collectively put 14 needles in my spine for cortisone injections, 2 physical therapists, a chiropractor, and a spinal decompression therapist. None of them listened to me. None of them tried to understand what kind of pain I was in. It wasn't until I was 22 years old and saw a minimally invasive spine surgeon who finally saw and understood that I was in pain and offered me exactly what I needed. Surgery. And I've been pain free for 7 years now. This story is one of many for me where some doctors just don't listen... I always hold out hope for those that do because I've had a few, but the majority don't.

From Australia with love and respect to you American doctors... thanks for the hard work you do in the medical field

"Resident funding hasn't increased since 1979" jesus christ, these poor doctors!! be nice to your doctors!! :)

4:43 Dr Mike: "How's it going?" Karen: "Good how are you?" Mike: *Immediately skips the question*

It makes me so sad to see such caring people get a bad wrap. Doctors, teachers, police officers, etc. These people choose their professions because they have a passion for helping people. To see such resentment building against them just because the systems they're forced to work in are broken, it makes me very sad.

i wish i had stood up to medical doctors in my life. i kept quite and they destroyed my life by ignoring a diagnosis of cfs/m.e. Not one medical doctor both GP and or consultant took it seriously There is serious lack of health knowledge amongst doctors and they focus on acute trauma principles for chronic disease. Not one medical doctor i saw talked about any health related concepts including nutrtion. This may be a wake up call but the level of chronic disease is appaling and the medical doctors are not trained on healing becuase they dont believe in healing chronic disease. Integrative and functional doctors are much better than the clasically trained medical doctor. Its a mess! You should educate patients about health. In my personal life i had medical doctors, talk down to me, yell at me. Please look at your selves and dont think you are GODS becuase your not. True health professionals focus on core health principles and can turn around most of the chronic disease (with willing patients). Many medical doctros dont believe in these healing techniques and are primarly acute trauma respondents and symptom supression service.

You should do a video on where you take a practice MCAT or answer a few practice questions off the MCAT and than go over the MCAT and explain to pre med students about the MCAT and maybe your tips etc.

I've learned more from this doctor than my own😂🤣

Well, my gp charges $380 for a 15 min appointment. He lets drug reps in for hours so that patients sit in the waiting room 2 hours or more. Orders x-rays and refuses to answer questions about what the results mean, orders me to take blood sugar for 3 months, never asks results, he is off at least 2 days a week working with the civic theater. I could go on and on but I won't. I have been going to him for almost 20 years.....he is just too busy to be a doctor these days he seems to have no interest. He is 59 same age as me. It is crazy.

Imagine going to hospital and there not being enough doctors is a highly accurate description of the NHS

I try so hard not to be angry at doctors but remembering the way I was treated and the fact that it took 12 years to diagnose me with endometriosis makes it really hard. The things I have been told by doctors still make me cry to this day. I've been told the pain is all in my head, I've been called a drug seeker and attention seeker. It's terrible.

When he said “ imagine there not being enough people there to help you” I felt that. The one hospital in my county the county council are trying to shut down, the next hospital closest to us is a 1-2 hour drive, which is absurd. Also ambulances usually take between 30mins to 1hour to get to you, so people with severe injuries are in big danger.

You are absolutely correct! Like I commented in another video, my experience with doctors is two hours in the lobby, 5 minutes with nurse asking questions and taking vitals, 1 hour of waiting, 2 minutes of doctor talking at me, walking out with a piece of paper and no real understanding what the doctor was talking about, the ability to, but not desire to educate myself on what they were saying or returning to that doctor. I have been to doctors in North Carolina, Kentucky and Colorado... Colorado is the closest to what I hear you say your practice is like, but the hospitals are the same across. Without this side of it, there is a clear divide between doctors and patients. I feel, because I am not a professional, that this helps these gigantic insurance companies keep operating as is and big pharma to do the same, but if doctors are open and talk to, instead of at, their patients, maybe it is possible find a better solution.

Doc Mikhail and doc Karen, I salute your courage. Give doctors the love they deserve people.

This is why I’m so proud of our NHS in the UK, patient welfare before cost, all paid for from our taxes

My husband was denied for a test to determine if he had cancer. Because he doesn't have cancer. Or he could but we wouldn't know because they denied the test.

Someone once said if the medical profession is not careful they are going to lose trust, if they keep suggesting things that are not keeping with that of the patients belief and understandings we must work with the patients and listen to them.

God I didn't realise how backward the USA is.

Speaking of the growing shortage of physicians, I was wondering if you would consider making a video addressing the struggle of getting into medical school. The need for doctors is growing rapidly yet it seems as though it’s only getting more competitive to get into medical school. Obviously physicians need to be extremely knowledgeable and qualified, but there are probably many qualified students who either didn’t get into med school on their first try and gave up or who never tried because of the extremely low acceptance rates. It seems like it shouldn’t be this competitive to to fill a position that we’re in dire need of and this points to a very broken system that I’d like to hear your opinions on.

Hey Mike! Do you think you can talk about the mysterious corona virus that's been popping up recently?

I love that Doctor Mike uses his platform to talk about important issues that we (those not in the medical profession) would otherwise have no way of knowing. I respect and support his values and approach 👏🏻 Bravo

DermPA here. I really appreciate this video and introducing youtube to Dr. Sibert. Keep bringing the good content!

Again you know it’s serious when doctor mike doesn’t say “PeE wOoP!”