Life Of A Medical Student| Funny Stories| What I wish I knew before MBBS| Pavitraa Shankar 

Hello hooomans! If you are giving, goodluck for NEET:) If not , just enjoy !

Medicine is only for those who can't imagine doing anything else 💕

I wanna share one of my story from my first year. Anatomy practical viva scene Viva pair mein ho Raha tha. Examiner ne mere frnd se poocha foramen magnum se kya pass hota hai? And he said foetus....😂😂😂😂😂 Examiner fell from his chair while laughing🤣🤣🤣

"Roko.....kankal leke ja rhi h"....."I am not a psycho......" Too funny....😂😂😂

I'm preparing myself for upcoming NEET😣😣😣

10 karlo life set h 12 krlo life set h zeher kha lo life set h 😂😂😂🤣🤣

I really like the message at the end, your humility will surely make you a good and empathic doctor. I'm in my final year Mbbs and I know I need to study alot. But my motivation tend to come only after I watch your videos😂😂 Keep up the good work.

I think is the best video for a medical aspirant bcz it motivate me as well as I came to know a new life, new challenges, new books and prefix Dr is waiting for me. Thanks to all of you 😊😊

Best video on RU-vid for med aspirants..this video gives motivation and also explain how beautiful the life will be of mbbs students ❤️

Hi this video is quite relatable coz i myself is in 1st yr med school n we r use to it now..yes it requires a lot n lot of effort but thanks to u who makes such kind a vid after such a busy schedule hats off...gr8 keep going 💖💖💖

I am an engineer, but watching your videos i feel like taking admission to a medical college.

The funniest moment was when my Best friend was giving the surgery Viva , instrument viva , and sir asked her About Sterilization (he meant sterilization of instruments eg autoclaving etc) but she answered it from gynae and obs perspective telling the examiner explaining tubectomy and vasectomy 🤣😂 and every one laughed so hard !

About to join the top medical college of my state. Really helpful. And the thing that U said that just focus on yourself, it's like an art and not a race , it's just a phase of improving yourself. It really means a lot and I will try to keep this thing in my mind always. Thank you so much Mam.

Becoming a good doctor has nothing to do with grades. You can be a topper and the worst human and vice versa. Here are tips to be both a good doctor and get top grades. Google the topics mentioned. 1. a) Study. b) Sleep. c) Exercise. d) Eat healthy e) Have fun. f) Manage your time. e) Develop your English & communication skills. Skip one item and your grades will fall. Study, but smartly. Find your style of studying. Some students are auditory, some visual, some like to touch and feel... Mix and match. Experiment what works for you. Each person is unique. 2. Focus on learning concepts, not rote learning as new exams test these, unlike earlier ones,which only tested memorization. Focus on clinical applications in every topic. Build strong foundation in preclinical and esp. paraclinical subjects. Only then can skyscraper come up. Make brief, illustrated mind map/spider diagram/pointwise notes of important topics throughout MBBS course. Will help in final revision and PG/USMLE exams. Students ignore this and start making notes only during PG preparation with online/offline coaching, which charge a lot. Writing notes throughout med school is a better technique. Scan regularly. Revise previous years' subjects too. Spend 80% of study on current year's subjects, 20% revising earlier years' material (do it in weekends). Don't wait till last year! Reading books is passive (recognition). Instead, ask yourself questions, do exams, teach someone (active recall). In real life, you must extract stuff from your brain. Take notes of how profs do procedures and dissections. Make checklists. They save lives, time and money. Make checklists for everything, esp. procedures. Share with others (read Dr. Atul Gawande's "Checklist Manifesto"). 3. The night before class, watch RU-vid videos on the subject, such as Dr Najeeb Lectures, Rose Jose, Ninja Nerd, Medcram, Osmosis, Lecturio. In morning, review at 2x or 3x speed. Then scan textbook’s chapter heads, subheads and bold-type points, pictures, tables, captions, questions. Then attend lecture. 4. In class, don't take notes. Instead write in mind maps (Tony Buzan's videos and books). 5. Back in your room, don’t read. First, recall & write lecture points. Then, read book, asking why, what, how, etc. With another colour pen, write points you missed. Watch more RU-vid videos, such as Sam Webster, Pathoma, to reinforce ideas. 6. Make up questions. Think like an examiner. Load onto both ANKI and Excel/Google spreadsheet. Add photos, drawings, cartoons (Picmonic/Sketchy medical), vulgar mnemonics (Google), bizarre stories to remember them, songs, audio in the answer decks. Use mind maps, memory palaces, BMJ medical, Geeky Medics, Marrow, Prepladder. Revise daily (Anki has edge here with spaced repetition as it automatically asks when retention curve dips, but disadvantage is you have to go through huge stacks of cards unlike the spreadsheet, where you can mark difficult ones in red and read only them. Best is to use both). Use Anki DAILY, even while walking to class or while waiting for professor or next patient. A minute here, a minute there add up. 7. Colour code syllabus in Google Spreadsheet or Excel. Focus on "must know". Mark each review (recalling, not reading books). Mark date after each revision and difficulty in 3-5 colours (easy green, medium orange, hard red. Focus on red). Write in one column why you found it difficult or if just guess. Find solution to problem. 8. The more you draw, the more you will remember. Use colour. 9. Read standard books, such as Guyton, Big Robbins/Medium Robbins, and Gray's Anatomy for Students rather than exam-oriented point-wise guides. These may help you pass exams but will not build concepts. Most books, including Pathoma, are available free on Library Genesis; most videos on RU-vid or BitTorrent. Look around instead of investing money. 10. Focus on what professors teach. They have read the important books. Concentrate in class, don't let your mind wander. Never skip practicals and clinics. 11. Spend maximum time in practicals and clinics. Dissect as much as possible. Volunteer to do procedures. See how to use knowledge for practical problems. Eg: videos of "Athlean-X" and "Ask Dr Jo" or quick memorisation techniques of Dr.James Preddy. Make up questions needing info from many subjects. Most people have neck ache, backache, knee problems. Can you solve them with exercises and therapeutic yoga even as a student? Incorporate alternative medicine, plant-based whole foods. Learn tips from them. Don't automatically debunk them. 12. If you want to remember something really well, write down key points and read it 15 times immediately before going to bed and 15 times within first five minutes of waking up. 13. Google the topic “medical punch words”. Questions contain these words. Load in ANKI and revise daily. 14. Use Pomodoro technique to study. Buy a small alarm clock, not phone alarm. Study in 25-min blocks, then do anything else for five minutes. Do it again. After two hours, take a 30-min break. Reward yourself. Do NOT look at phone, saying "only one minute". In final year, delete social media. Study with a friend (More than 4 people gets disruptive). In groups, tap on desk to start, tap again to indicate break, tap to resume. Study in library rather than in hostel to reduce distractions. 15. Teaching someone without using notes is the best form of recall. Else, lecture to empty bedroom. 16. Write very brief points, drawings on Post-It Notes above your desk for every topic (Anas Nuur Ali "how to memorize"). Scan 15 min daily. By the end of the year, you would have seen them hundreds of times. Unlike ANKI, it jumps at you if you stand there. 17. Don't study sequentially. Do topic 1&2, then test yourself by recalling topic 1. After studying topic 3, test on topic two. Do same with the rest. While studying several subjects, study a little here, a little there rather than sequentially. 18. Before sleeping, write out plan for tomorrow. Mentally review what did you studied today and what you want to do tomorrow. The brain will focus on these when sleeping. Sleep 7-9 hours daily. Sleep by 10 pm and wake up at 5. Immediately exercise vigorously. Then study. Most students stay awake all night, sleep for 4-5 hours, wake up 15 min before class and run there unbathed! Tests showed that they retained only 30% of what they had studied all night. Studying in the morning after a good sleep helps in better retention. 19. Studying daily for one hour over a week is better than studying the whole thing in seven hours in one day. Before exam, study and recall weak areas. Read red chapters. The night before exams, sleep rather than study all night. If you study without sleeping, you will not remember what you studied. Else, sleep, wake up early and study. During exams, every 30 minutes take three breaths of 4 sec inhalation, 7-sec hold and 8-sec exhalation. Sure, you could have answered a few questions in those 57 seconds but did you get them right? This boosts oxygen to tackle questions correctly. 20. Watch Marty Lobdell, Ali Abdaal, Kharma Medic, MDprospect, Dirty Medicine, Anuj Pachchel for tips. 21. Spend weekends, holidays and whenever possible helping people in cancer wards, old-age homes, schools for children with special needs, physically and mentally handicapped people. Be empathetic. Never be arrogant. Everyone is a teacher. Nurses have a lot of experience as they spend more time with patients unlike doctors. Be extra courteous to them. Involve them in treatment decisions. Get 2nd, 3rd,4th opinion from various doctors. (Read Dr Lisa Sanders "Diagnosis" about rare cases that doctors couldn't identify but solved by the public using common sense). Ask seniors and professors for tips, their memorable experiences. Listen to patients without interrupting them or getting impatient. If you listen long enough, you will know the problem. Rely on brains, not costly diagnostic tests. Imagine you are in a forest or desert without them. What would you do? (Cuba does this because of sanctions, and now has some of the best health indices in the world.) 22. Don't focus on money in life. Don't be greedy and seek commissions or do unethical things even if others are doing it. Prescribe cheaper drugs. Read inspirational articles about doctors who went out of the way to serve people, often getting no money. 23. Improve your handwriting. Nearly all doctors have terrible handwriting! Many drugs have similar names with only one letter different. 24. Read fiction, humanities. Will widen your horizon. See esp. Michael Sandel's Harvard lectures on Justice--What is the right thing to do. Watch Yale prof Shelly Kagan's lectures on Death. You will encounter these situations in life. Improve English skills. 25. Be punctual. It will help you in life. See how many minutes it takes to go from room to classroom desk. Learn self defense during college. Will make you fit and will make you safe in life. Extra: Study of 1,000 world leaders, CEOs found that they all sleep well, and wake up early, often at 4 a.m. They do not look at phone on waking up. Instead they immediately exercise vigorously, do pranayama, meditate and write a daily journal (mentioning three things they are grateful for that day and why). Only then they touch their phone. They all focus intensely on the job on hand. They work like crazy during the week and party like crazy in the weekend! They all have a hobby that they actively pursue. They network a lot. By helping people, they also get help eventually. They read a variety of books lifelong. Their aim: be happy, healthy and helpful to all.

OMG why am I watching this. I have my 1st Prof MBBS exam in 15 days.🥺🥺 Get back to work!

And we had a guy among us who copied medicine case of his friend in final year viva and started it as 'My patient, 60 yr old male.....' and didn't even realize that his own case was a 20 yr old female.

Mam could you please make a video on how you started your medical journey and what are the steps you have taken in that I think these things all are want know.. Anyways your videos are really awesome and so inspirable and thank you so much for making these videos.🙂

i was the blood donor in physio lab...... also i donate every 6 months.....

8:40 very true my mom always says beta bas ek saal aur padh le phir to life set haii....😁🤣

The BEST video... Watching all of you talk about your memories encouraged me, increasing my will power of becoming a doctor. 😄❤

Ma'am whatever you presented in this video can only be understood by a medico. The video is really very very nicee.. This has refreshed lots of memories. Waiting for your next video☺️☺️ Good luck

I don't know her but she must be Indian medical student...else abroad wale bas ghumne ke videos daalte🤣🤣 wish you luck sister!

Omg such an amazing video!! Pls make a video on preparation for neet plssss!!

Its amazing you should do a part 2

Your hematology story , one boy in my batch got syncope after seeing his blood for the first time.

Really I want to enjoy my life in MBBS 🎓 college 😊❤❤😍😍😍😀😀😀

Very nice ... Keep motivating everyone... Good wishes

U r such a nice person....u alwys show the geninue thing...wht is mbbs wht ....u felt.....such a amazing content.....best of luck...... continue make vedios...makes us motivated....best of luck for future 😊

Omg I enjoyed your video so much. I’m a liberal arts student from LSR ⚡️ (I make vlogs about it too) but this was so fun to watch. Felt like a totally different world haha 😂♥️

haha ...u refreshed d memory of my med. school days .......well ....the colg days are d best part of lyf ......so enjoy each n every moment ....coz after MBBS u'll miss these dayz ...Gud luck

Very happy to see you again after so long Keep it up U are inspiration 😊😊

I had my 2nd postings in ICU while in the internship , one terminally ill patient had to give a blood sample , she asked nurses ki I want the dactaar saheb to take my sample , I was like mere se better toh nurse kar legi but she was very rigid , so I did , thank god I was able to do it in one go!

0:15 Her voice is so sweet and she is pretty cute ...

Thank you... This was both inspiring and de-stressed me.. 😊😊

Hiii doctor ❤️ you’re inspiration 💯💯💯

I like your vlogs. Keep posting😊

Please make a video on time management. How do you manage your time being a final year medical student and a youtuber???. I often complain myself that I don't have enough time. Please make a video on that!

Awesome vdo...🙆🙆 And eagerly waiting for part 2.... 😊

We had one classmate of ours who answered our Microbiology External that he saw Echinococcous Granulosus under a microscope!!!! And we have a running joke in our college about some 1st year who misidentified Eyeball as testis.

Even I have one such incident to share One of my friend studied whole night straight for the very first time before Anatomy Final Viva Being first timer, he ended up being so confused that it took him time to even tell his name. When he went to external, Sir guessed what had happened. So he asked him very simple questions but, Oh! He failed. Once they asked him," Bacha, what causes testes to descent" He was unable to answer this simple question, so sir told him, bacha G se start hota yeh toh btade, he answered Gravity!!!!!!!! To which sir replied,bche, agar gravity se descend krte oh sbke iss time (pointing towards calcaneum) hote!!!!!!! This made us laugh for many days!

I watch ur vedios because my girlfrd is a medical student and iam gaining more knowledge😎😎😎😎😎😎

Good job pavitra di!! Lots of love for your efforts ♥

Till now I watched this med talk more than 100 times and I'm still waching it

Oh my Gawdd!! Is the girl at the start Shailja mam? She's our PG in PSM ... I knew that I've seen her somewhere!!

Hi di please make video about managing things like coaching n school for 11th n 12th students , books to use etc

Ur the indian version of doctor Mike😘❤️ Ab toh ye Sab moments sochke neet me macheyenge🙌

Physiology Mei toh always the first year guys would be ready to give the girls blood! Best part

i was waiting for your video !this was really best..waiting for the part 2 now!

You tell the truth, nobody in my whole life of 18 years have told me!

Can you make a video about the myths and truth about medical carrier abroad who couldn't get in colleges in India

I'm in 12th right now and going to give NEET next year. I really want to get into CMC. I'll work hard💪💜

Can someone please tell me how much hours a day should I sleep in MBBS?

I am preparing for neet but I am very scared death body

Important and interesting info. For those who wants to join mbbs

Very rightly said sleep and MBBS can't go hand in hand.

Thanks pavitra for creating this channel it will really helpful for all medicos

Please make videos on every year of MBBS seperately. And talk on various aspect of that year. Like, exams,subjects,teachers, lectures, postings,practical and many more small-small things. Your videos are good. Specially I like the video which you make on the books which student read while MBBS.

Your videos are completely relatable and refreshing... Itne busy schedule ke Baad bhi time nikaalna... Lots of respect...

Didi your videos are very inspiring but still i feel very overwhelmed,anxious wornout as the exam is nearing tell us some advice how did you overcame that pressure

Thanks di..this video is ossm..thanks again

Didi ham MBBS k saath 1-2 hour acting kar sakte h kya please answer....☺☺☺

Excited for part 2😀😀

LHMC me kitni bful ladkiya hoti hai🥰😍

Amazing video dida...❤ pls ek req h make a video before neet..so that i can calm my self..

Delivery wali ladki ki stories amazing hai

This is so awesome Pavitraa ....loved watching this video 👍

pavitra lol the same happened to me I almost fainted in the physiology lab after pricking myself bt now I take lemon water with me and drink it during practical 😂 m scared of needles too

I am just about to join my college. I hope it would be all fun.😊😊

Didu , Lhmc mei ragging hoti hai kya ?

Can we write review articles in MBBS bcoz I am pharmacy students I usually write do MBBS students too..??

Me too-I can’t see my own blood , which weird 😅.. I am first year medical student..

I just wanted to know didi how much did you got in neet to get into LHMC

Loved this video ❤

good to know about Dr. nyc one is that skeleton part

I didnt want this vid to end😅❤😭❤❤❤❤

Hey, any tips for my 1st professional mbbs... Plzzzzzz

Sleeping with real human skull besides my pillow is craziest thing I've ever done

Sis...,,,, It's really amazing & inspiring...,,,, Thanks for such a beautiful stories of a Medico ....😊😊😊😊🤗🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌

Funny Stories and you're lucky to had it. Because otherwise you didn't able to tell us here.❤❤

Hey ,is it worth it to work this hard 1st two years for the entrance then 5.5 years for MBBS then neet pg and all....is it really worth the time and hardwork one puts for it.

Thank you so much for your videos!

'Trust yourself' the most useful piece of advice ever!

Waah ji waah🤩😎😎

Feel like I will be there one day.

Dis pricking needle wala case is so relatable to me😂😂😂😂😂😂

1:30 Same thing i used to have same experience😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. I used to bunk haematology lectures

Wowfull video😍 thnks for uploading

Dii which books u had prefer to crack neet??? Please telll

Your best video ever!!!

5:26..her story..👍 Sir apka nam kya hai.. 😃😃

I m in first year physiotherapy student and it's soo relatable specially viva 🤣🤣

How u stay motivated ....and remove all distraction in life and goes into this field??

First like First comment👍👍

Can u tell me why mostly one medico marry other medico....🤔

hi kya aap btaegi ki mbbs me 3-4 year dropper girls bhi hoti h plllZzzzzz rply😞😞😞😭😭😭😭

english kase bolte ho or neet me suru me jate to english kisi ko nhi aati h aap muj btaskte ho plz

Dr. Shaili...roko kankal leke ja rhi h..very funny,😂

Plzz tell me is this Rohini Dutta from CMC Ludhiana

Totally relatable 😅😅... Love from Kgmu

Ye Ladki kankal leke jaa Rahi hai. 😂😂😂😂 I do find it relatable... During my first prof I got that stuff home and my mom was like isko mere se door rakh... Ghar kyu le aya... Shayad padosiyo ko pata Chal jata to unhe raat ko bhoot Dekhne lag jata