That silver play button for 100K is going right next to my medical degree in my office when we get there 🔥 Thanks everyone for all the support. Best of luck with everything you have going on and remember to keep going no matter what 💪 see you soon
Type of videos: 1) How to set up your own family practice? 2) How to negotiate contract, what factors to consider etc? I am doing my family medicine residency aka GP training in the UK but my plan is to return to Canada. Your videos are very informative You are doing an amazing job 🎉 Best wishes
I’d like to see the following types of videos: 1. Medications 2. Supplements and lifestyle 3. Diseases and disorders 4. Debunking (or reacting to) health misinformation 5. Interviews with experts (ideally, with doctorates) Congratulations on your milestones! 👏🏻
I was sent this video! I will say anyone looking for a doctor will be so lucky to have you!!!! My daughter will say you're one of the best!!! You've been so amazing to our girl and we are forever grateful!!! Great job!! I hope you get all the subscribers!!!! You'll know my daughter as a huge Pokémon gal 😅 good luck!!!
This has made my entire day :) thank you so much for this comment - please tell her that doctor Pokémon says hi and I hope she is well. Hope to see you around soon
I will definitely do this as much as I can :) just a quick tip though: never feel like you won’t be well compensated in medicine - regardless of specialty. Some doctors make more than others, and some don’t know the first thing about business… don’t let this be you :) find mentors that understand how billing works and don’t be afraid to talk about money. It is very important for your career longevity
Congratulations! And thanks for sharing your journey. Idea for a video... Since you seem to be interested in doing the CFPC-EM pathway (or at least the exam), I was wondering if you had any insight or information regarding job prospects, differences in practices, competency...etc. when you compare with those who did the 5-years RCPSC emergency medicine residency. It's pretty tough getting unbiased and recent information on the subject. Asking as a hopefully-someday CaRMS applicant... Anyway, thanks again, and have fun with your newfound freedom !
Thank you so much :) my interests right now are limited to part time rural emerg - I love family medicine 1st but rural emerg is a special kind of awesome. In any case, keep an eye out, I will definitely be talking about some emerg related topics in the future! General rule - if you want to work in a big city (Toronto, Vancouver), then you’re better off with the 5 year. If you want to sub specialize - pain medicine, sports medicine - EM route, then the 5 year is preferable. Otherwise, it’s 2+1 all the way. Buddy system only if you’re not going to be full time ED or are very well supported with great mentors and infrastructure to help you learn.
Congrats Gianluca! I am very excited to see more content about the realities of family med and your rural FM/EM life. I hope to be going into exactly the same here in Ontario if I can get into med school. I was a rural patient most of my life, as is everyone in my family, so I know how important it is. I've heard a lot of negative things about the work conditions in FM from others, but thank you so much for providing a balanced view and clear information, and I hope setting up your practice goes well!
Thank you so much Sarah :) I’m really excited for my career and the field in general. I’ll try my best to give an honest perspective and share some tips for others looking to get into it someday. All the best and good luck with applications!
I truly appreciate that brother - will never forget how you helped me out all those years ago. Keep grinding and I hope we run into each other soon one day 🤙
Congratulations! So excited for you. So great to see a Canadian creator in this space. Curious about your thoughts on setting up a panel right away... I have often heard the advice to locum around before committing to anything. Cheers!
Thank you very much :) It's a great question because I would say that I am definitely in the minority of graduates when it comes to perspective on this - many of my friends want to work part time and travel for the first few years before digging in to real family medicine. I just have a much different perspective. Medical entrepreneurship requires capital - I will be doing my best to put in as many hours as possible for the first 5 years and having my own practice allows for me to do that while also being able to take additional shifts in the rural ED setting. I'm young now and I understand that the best time to keep learning is directly after residency. All that to say, it is my belief right now that to really excel in family medicine i.e top 5%, my recommendation would be full time practice from the beginning, with as low overhead as possible and to get really good at what you do quickly. Hope that helps a bit
Congratulations !! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences throughout medical school and looking forward to hearing about the new ones as a family doctor. Best of luck!!. Would appreciate your views on Medicine 3.0 vs 2.0 as described by Peter Attia in the book Outlive, the art and science of longevity; and the role family physicians as primary care providers. Thanks!!
Thank you very much :) I love the topic of longevity and often discuss this with my patients when possible. I unfortunately have not been able to do much pleasure reading lately and haven't read up on that particular book. In general, my thoughts are that it's genetics vs. effort in the world of longevity. Some people truly are born at a disadvantage - my paediatric patients with congenital abnormalities really come to mind here - but the vast majority of us can add actual years to our lives by consistently staying active, building muscle, following a balanced diet and remaining intellectually and socially stimulated. There's that individual who has been showing up on my RU-vid feed lately (Bryan Johnson) - Dr. Mike interviewed him recently because he's deploying millions of dollars in an effort to never die and remain young... I can't buy into that at this time. I haven't seen any solid evidence to suggest that this is currently possible. But I feel as though one of the best parts of my job is to be able to sit down with people and actually discuss how they can live as healthy as possible for as long as possible. Very rewarding stuff for me personally. All the best
Congratulations! And thank you always for sharing so much if your journey with us , Definitey will be sharing your videos with some of my other colleagues Doc
