Choosing a Specialty - How I Chose Plastic Surgery | Life of a Surgeon Ep. 12
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- Why I went into medicine, why plastic surgery, and how you can learn from my mistakes.
0:29 - How I chose medicine
4:44 - How I chose plastic surgery
7:58 - What you can learn
Deciding whether or not to go into medicine is one of the most important decisions you will make as a college student. Choosing a specialty is one of the most important decisions you will make in medical school. The best way in determining a good specialty fit for you is 1) knowing your strengths, likes, and dislikes and 2) getting your hands dirty and working side by side with attending physicians.
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My man out here smart and handsome.
So flattering
Rarest Pepe omg right 😭
you gay asf
@@cristiana9529 😂😂😂
Kevin Jubbal, M.D. that Jaw line tho
I ended up deciding on plastic surgery because, and its going to sound weird, but because of my love for sculpting. As a hobby i love ceramics and creating huge pieces like heads and bodies and things like that and for some reason i feel like that love for scultping comes out when im studying plastic surgery. 🤷🏿♀️ who woulda thought lol
Hi! How is your plastic surgeon journey going? Im in the same boat; someone whos into sculpting and also an interest in med. id love to know your input as fast as possible if you can, this is a choice i dont want to make lightly. 🙏🏻❤️
Thank you all for watching! Hope this was helpful in you deciding which specialty you want to pursue. What are your top picks for your future specialty?
Picking a specialty is a long way off for me, but I'm pretty sure I will specialize in surgery! I'm toying with the idea of cardiothoracic or orthopedic, but your descriptions of plastic surgery explained things i had no idea about! I may be adding that to my list :)
Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, and Nuerosurgery
I’m stuck between emergency medicine or surgery
I like critical thinking doing something original . I like problem solving,logical thinking .i don't like physical work can you guide me please i am in 1st med school
Huge difference. Know yourself first and the kind of life style you want to lead.
This kind of videos reminds me of why I want to study this. For a social circle of no one really knowing or liking the field of medicine but you, it is difficult to discover this kind of cool stuff like the case you did of the muscles. And this gives me courage to keep going.
This is a great video! Thank you for sharing your story, it was insightful. I’m still in undergrad and I would like to become a plastic surgeon. I really love how plastic surgeons are like masters of the human anatomy and get to use a lot of creativity in most of their procedures. Just like me I see that you put a lot of creativity and time into your UA-cam videos. It shows that you pay attention to details and care about design, those are already some good traits, so I know you’ll be a great plastic surgeon!
That was really very good. Congrats on finding what was right for you. Many med. students don't realize how fascinating plastic and reconstructive surgery really is.
Just taped into your channel. Great job. Your episodes are a must viewing for my students. We're on a med school bound journey ourselfves. Highly inspiring. Tks again.
lmaoo, "titties and nosejobs" lolol great video man, thanks for the input and sharing your experiences!
I meant to say “breast augs and rhinoplasties” ;)
Love your videos! So happy I found your channel 💙don’t blame you for not wanting to do endoscopies all day..
Your videos and advice are both really really helpful. Thank you. Don’t stop👍🏻✌🏻👌🏻
Glad you’re finding them useful! Thank you for watching
Thank you for this video! I was at a toss. I appreciate it so much because I've been perplexed with whether I should go into Pathology as a tech or work for a Plastic Surgeon and I thought plastics would be unfulfilling and superficial at first too, but discovered it goes deeper than that for other people and transforms their lives.
Love your channel, you're a big inspiration. In a year and half I'm finishing my high school and really want to go to med school. I'm little bit afraid, but nothing gonna stop me. Neurology is something I'd love to do. :)
How’s it going
Thanks for sharing your journey ....looking forward to parts 2 n 3
All three parts were in the video! :D
I'm glad you chose Plastic Surgery! See there isn't that much spotlight for Plastic Surgeons on UA-cam.
Thanks Edwin. Are you going into plastics as well?
Well, I want two specialties, dermatology, and plastic surgery, even though I'm currently majoring in Business Administration at my local community college in North Carolina and later transfer to Boston University for B.S./M.S. in Human Physiology major (if accepted).
**So if I get my M.S. in Human Physiology will medical school be a lot easier considering that the M.S. courses (500-799 level) include Anatomy and Physiology I/II, Biostatistics, Molecular Biology I/II, and Physiological Literature?**
@@Edwin-mh1hj Did you get accepted?
@Edwin G.A. I wish you luck!
Wow that jawline! I love his voice and his videos. So informative. And yet I couldn't get over from looking at him in this one.
I can relate so well to trying to make a decision between two different fields in college. I just graduated, and I’m still trying to figure out if I want to pursue a career in medicine or computer science!
I just finished my first year of college and I'm transferring into nursing school this fall. A week before the year started I had a flare up of my Crohn's disease and ultimately arrived to college late. The whole first semester I would go back and forth between being sick and being okay and being sick again. It go so bad at one point where I thought I had to drop out and move back home 3 hours away. Luckily, I got better after my health hit rock bottom and got through midterms as well as the rest of the semester. After that period I started questioning my psychology major and what I wanted to do after school. I started thinking about nursing and being able to help patients like the how the nurses helped me the few weeks before college and as a kid when I was first diagnosed. I also thought that I would be left in a better position after 4 years with a BSN instead of an undergraduate psychology degree. Ultimately, I decided on applying to nursing schools over winter break and got accepted during the spring and now I start in just under two weeks. I'm not sure if I would want to work on a GI floor as a nurse later down the line or not, but nevertheless I'm happy with my decision and it was nice to find someone who made their decision on healthcare due to having Crohn's disease as well.
I love you! Thank you so much for this!
when i joined medicine i thought i would like to be a cardiothoracic or a paediatric surgeon. However during my rotations like you said i fell in love with plastic surgery seeing the variety of surgeries that a plastic surgeon can do. I was inspired by the free flaps and with ostoplastic reconstruction of fingers. I was just in awe of the fact that this surgeon is creating a new finger with tissue from groin etc. never looked back since
I can see the computer science skills actually based on how great your videos are and your anki tutorials :)
Haha thanks man
Outstanding video and channel. Your great passion in medicine and your interest in engineering remind me of Kurt Semm, a German gynecologist, maybe the number one pioneer in laparoscopy in the second half of the 20th century. God bless and guide you. Javier Garcia MD, Spanish gynecologist
Ironically, I watched this only after I found out he was quitting today...
im also here searching for those same answers haha
may not be the best reasons vs. he was even MORE into other things (entrepreneur/business/tech)
Awesome I wanted to be plastic surgeon and you are inspired me much more......I love your video
I completely agree!!!!!!!!! Last August I was doing Genetics Testing and my Doctor asked me to speak with her to a class of Medical Students. And I LOVED IT!!!!!!!! So now my goal is to be a Genetics Counselor.
thank you for sharing this you motivate me brah! one day i want to get into cardiology and its funny how my high school experiences are very similar to yours
Glad you enjoyed it! Cardiology is a lot of fun! Don't let anything or anyone stop you.
It's endlessly fascinating, like all of the medical subspecialties.
I always wanted to be a plastic surgeon!! I really hope I’ll love that once I go to college!!! 😩😊
This is so interesting! Thank you for posting your experience :) new subsciber here!
Thanks Nathan! =)
It’s quite amazing how a lot of doctors decide to become one when they get sick
I had heard his voice so many times and now I can actually see his face. The animator did a great job.
Can you please do a day in the life of a neurosurgery resident and why you didn't choose neurosurgery after your rotation.
Dang, you give good advice. Even your presentation
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
@@kevinjubbalmd how hard is it to get into Neurosurgery
Thank you for the advice. Yes I think shadowing is important but I feel that you need to do some filtering before choosing what specialities to shadow.
Do you know of any resource that compares the specialties in terms of hours, qualities looked for in doctors, income, etc? Enough to make a first selection.
I am interested in Cardiothoracic surgery I am shadowing and I love it my favorite part is CPB stoping the heart and fix it then start it back
Thanks for sharing you background and experience! I also love Comp Sci and majored in physics before medical school (I attend a Canadian med school). I think reconstructive plastic surgery is amazing, but I've also recently learned a lot about Otolaryngology and especially the oncology/reconstructive side of it. From your experience, would most facial and plastic reconstructive surgeons have a plastics background or ENT? Or would this just be some fine line that depends on the hospital you're in?
Thanks again for all your videos, they're a big motivation for me getting through this immunology block right now lol
Thanks for watching B Power. Initially plastics was doing most of the facial reconstructions after ENT/Otolaryngology was doing cancer resections. Now ENT is handling more and more flaps on their own. If it's cancer below the skin, ENT is going to resect, and more commonly they are reconstructing. Other facial trauma, scalp/face reconstruction, mandible fractures are often handled by plastic surgery (but certain aspects are handled by ENT as well).
I would recommend that you shadow both ENT and plastic surgeons to figure out which would be a better fit for you.
I would love to see what you would recommend for people that are preparing to go into the OR. What's important in a shoe? Can I wear a watch?
Kevin! can you please make a video on how you were able to match into such a competitive specialty?
Great idea
My older brother has done computer science and I want to become a doctor too 😊 I got measles during my most important academic year plus in that year I had to visit a gynecologist, dentist and a dermatologist frequently which inspired me a lot to pursue my dream
Love from India
I think a good video or video series would be an explanation of what you have to go through to become a surgeon, all the levels of getting there like college, residency, and the choices that need to be made, like specialties and such.
You’re definitely my role model , I’ve been fascinated with plastic surgery for a while and I have a passion to work hard to become a plastic surgeon. It’s hard to explain but I can’t see my self doing anything else I’ve done some job shadowing with different doctors but noting is like plastics. I’m a senior in high school could you give me some advice what should I start doing my freshman year of college ? Should I attend community college for a year just to save money ? I know it’s very competitive but I want to do whatever I can to make it. Ps love you so much doctor
Alejandro Ray Santos Garcia what’d u end up doing
What did you do
@@haileycallahan23 I attended community college and transferred to a 4 year institution I am currently a biology major and have decided to go into dentistry
@@Marriell I decided to go into dentistry. I still really wanted to go into plastics but I found this to be the right option for me
If you don’t mind me asking, how’d you get the opportunities to shadow physicians in hs? I’m gonna entering my last years of hs this year so it’d be nice to know
Interesting answer for "why medicine?" Did you say the same answer in interviews? (currently going through my med interviews in the UK!)
Lol same
compsci >>>
was a computer science minor in undergrad and it was so much fun
and so true about knowing yourself!! i originally was a geophysics major bc i was fairly good at it and it was regarded as impressive but two years in i realized i was doing it for the wrong reasons and switched my major to chemistry just before junior year.. was a scary decision but 100% worth it :)
Props to you for facing your fears and doing what you believed was right!
Me and the Doc have the SAME story and my Ulcerative colitis played a little part in me deciding to be a doctor.
Thank you!
I feel like if you could you would specialize in all the specialties huh 😂
First video and already a subscriber ❤️
Hi , Dr.Kevin, I have just seen your channel by chance and enjoy it. I am a second year resident in pediatric surgery , it is also amazing specialty like plastic surgery.We operate lots of various cases. Burn treatment is common for both of us and I think burn cases are the worst patients I have ever seen but helping them is really satisfactory.what do you think about that issue??
i like dr jubbal's voice.
Ik this is a bit unrelated but I get what you’re saying about not being able to eat- I got a tonsillectomy a week ago and I’m still in horrible pain. Christmas was yesterday and as such my entire family was having a awesome Christmas dinner with my favorite foods and I had to sit there eating the one thing I could eat- cranberry sauce- which I couldn’t even taste because of the surgery. It really really sucks so I totally get that.
Can you do a video on career on clinical genetics... Pascale...work hours etc
My bro is a hand surgeon via plastics. He practices in AZ. Great career
My grandma has crohn’s disease. We think my brother, cousin, mom and uncle have it though they haven’t been tested. I really hope I don’t get it. Although it’s a pain in the butt, I guess it was blessing in disguise for you
I am in high school and i am really confuse betwen computer science and being a doctor
Could you do a video on plastic surgery v/s cosmetic surgery!
Hi, Dr. Jubbal!
I'm currently a 500L Medical Student, studying in Nigeria.
I love drawing and working with my hands in my free time
That's why I've recently begun to gravitate towards Reconstructive surgery in particular within the plastic surgery field.
Basically, drawing is what I love doing in my free time, and all through my free time in secondary school (aka high school in the US) what I did was to use cartons to construct toys and innovations that were coming to my mind.
But based on my parents advice, I gained admission to study Medicine instead of Engineering.
Pls what can I do within this time as I'm due to graduate from Medical School next year (June 2023) to know if plastic surgery would be good for me.
I do plastic surgeries in others( just in ibis paint😅😂🤣) but i am just 17 yrs old
But really my ambition is to become a plastic surgeon.. 😊i am working hard for it... Now i take u as myrole model.. Tnqqq lots🥰🥰
And plzz do a video about difference of plastic and cosmetic surgery
What didn't you like about neurosurgery? I just want an insight look, since I know neurosurgery a dream specialty like people perceive it to be.
Hey Dr. J,
Could you explain a little on why you did not like ortho?
It’s a great field but I wanted something with more finesse and precision. Think microsurgery within plastics. Ortho is fun but is more crude. Nothing wrong with that. Different strokes for different folks. Admittedly the people in Ortho are hard to beat. Super fun to hang out with.
Thanks for the reply! That makes sense. Did you ever consider ENT?
Hey Dr. J,
Could you explain a litle more on why you did not like neurosurgery?
Poor outcomes, less meticulousness or as my neurosurgery chief describes it, “cruder than you’d expect”
Me too. I enjoy philosophy and art. I love reading about God. But there are times I got confused about my major. Now I am a nurse assistant and I feel I want to take more chemistry courses. I am going to nursing school but I need two more chemistry courses. I love nutrition and I am sort like a psychologist and teacher. I like nursing profession. I like family medicine or emergency medicine so if I go to medical school, I would do that. So when I become a RN, I can go to Nurse practitioner instead. (:
Can you elaborate on what you didn’t like about neuro or what made you not choose it as a specialty? I thought It is also precise like plastics.
NSGY is much more crude than you would expect brain surgery to be. I thought maybe I hadn’t seen enough of the precise stuff within the field. But when I spoke with neurosurgery attendings and residents on my rotation they confirmed its more crude than people expect. If you like precision and meticulous detail, go to plastics.
I'm in 3rd year of med school. I can feel what exactly you said. I also want to be in Plastic Surgery. Can you share the procedure for coming up to being a plastic surgeon?? I mean Exams or residency and recommendations??💫💫
Your faculty should be able to tell you all of those things and you can interact with practicing and practicing/academic surgical specialists whenever you wish...face to face! They are ALL there to help you.
I am ENT specialist life was getting hectic so I became a assistant professor
Why did you feel like Neurology wasn't the specialty for you even though you love the brain. I am currently an undergrad with a major in neuroscience. I also love the workings of the brain and think it's incredibly fascinating. I have ambitions of going to medical school and specializing in Neurology.
I was considering neurosurgery which is different from neurology!
I really want to become a general surgeon and I just wanted to know why you chose plastics and I’m in 8th grade so I’m starting to learn young.
Kevin Mystic. Hey, I’m also in 8 th grade and planning on becoming a surgeon. Just not sure the type right now. Do you mind me asking why you want to become one? Just curious
lol im in 9th grade and also want to be a surgeon
I want to be when I grow up a heart surgeon like really bad like I hope I work that job but the problem is that my mum and dad they are not supporting me at all
U will get there keep ur mind to it
I have wanted to become a plastic surgeon for years but lately I've been worried I won't be able to take the stress of medical school. I do well in school right now so I know that I can do well in med school, but is it possible to have a life outside of studying while in medical school if you want to go into a specialty as competitive as plastic surgery? I love your videos btw!
It comes down to managing time and becoming more efficient, but maintaing a healthy balance with work and taking care of yourself. I studied hard in medical school and my balance definitely suffered at times. As you pointed out, plastic surgery is extremely competitive.
Life of a Surgeon Yeah it's definitely a sacrifice but I believe it will all be worth it in the end. Thanks for the reply!
Med. school is the relatively easy part. It's tedious but not especially difficult and can be a lot of fun. Internship and residency are more challenging in their own ways. Fellowship is quite different. Practicing AND keeping up are harder and continue for the remainder of your career.
If you think that the universe is telling you something it is. It’s your message
man, medical technology is so cool...it's like sci-fi but actually real life
I want to be a plastic surgeon , do you have to be good at science? plastic surgeon has always been my dream job
Actually how did u applied.for.medicine like after 12th
Hey Dr Jubbal! Thanks for the great and insightful video! Just wondering, could you share with us about your experience during your Orthopaedic medicine rotation you briefly mentioned? I'm a 1st year medical student who aspires to be an orthopaedic surgeon (just like you initially aspiring to be a Paediatric Gastroenterologist), and I was wondering if it would be the right fit for me.
Thank you so much! Cheers
Orthopedic surgery is great but it's quite crude. I like the meticulousness and precision of plastic surgery. It fits my personality more. Orthopedics was fun and I could see myself doing it, but ultimately plastics had a much stronger draw for me.
I went to a school that was world-famous for producing great orthopedic surgeons. The professors were outstanding but the first time I participated in an amputation and sawed through a patient's bones, I was pretty sure it wasn't for me. You will learn what you yourself find appealing.
do you have IBD? IBS? Crohns? I would like to know more about that and what the resolution was.
Crohn’s. I spoke about it at length in “My Name is Kevin Jubbal” video
aha, I will watch that video then! i've got a pretty viscous case of IBS myself. it's amazing what they know today, versus when i was a younger person struggling with it (decades ago). the quantity and function of serotonin in the gut, how more fiber doesn't necessarily help/work for everyone, new drugs on the market for..
Thanks for responding to my Q Doc!
got it!
My Name is Kevin Jubbal & This is the Real Me
ua-cam.com/video/AF6w5sI0g_M/v-deo.html
Do you mind sharing your step 1 score?
This is a really different video now that he has left his plastics residency. Hope he's fulfilled with his next direction as much as he thought he was with plastics at this point.
did he really quit??
@@nokialover31 yes he's know an entrepreneur
4:48 song name?
hi could you tell me if it is at all possible for an international graduate to get into plastic surgery residency with good usmle step 1&2 scores?what else will be required?
It's difficult but not impossible. I know a resident who did. Excellent board scores, research prowess, and knowing the right people all help.
Life of a Surgeon thank you
@@kevinjubbalmd hi, im really interested in plastic surgery and i am an international med student. How high should my boards scores be? Can you make an indepth video about the requirements. Qualifications that would give an international student hope of getting into plastics. Thank you
Does interning provide the same experience as shadowing?
That depends on the internship
If he was still in college in 2009, how did he become a plastic surgeon by 2017? Was he still in the thick of residency at the time?
Undergrad takes 4 years then med school is another 4 years
Residency is 8 I think
Can you please make more vedios about plastic sugery❤❤❤❤
I want to pick neurosurgery 😊
Which uni did you study in?
Your last name is in the Bible. Not spelled the same, but close enough. Thanks for the nice videos. From Texas.
To be a doctor is really hectic.
You just wait for the karmas to hit back on you for all the good you have done to others.
Do plastic surgeons make more than regular surgeons?
@Rich 91 thank you so much. .......good thing to know before i start med ical school
I want to be a neuro surgeon.
Money can change mind
Plastic Surgery ....❤😍😍
All the other medical specialties videos are ehhh. This one is pretty good
im really bad at chemistry how can i pursue surgery
Anh Trang It’s all about practice. If you don’t understand Chem, but for example, you are amazing at English, then spend less time on English, and more in Chemistry.
Get better!
Damn this nigga is smart
so u r going to start your own practice
No
Kevin Jubbal, M.D. if ur a plastic surgeon then will u just try to get hired by a pre existing company then, hospitals dont hire plastic surgeons do they?
and then u quit it
Do people have to go to medical school to become a plastic surgeon even though you're just inserting plastic and peoples faces I don't know I want the public school
You do academic faculty jobs, you can always express yourself. Make video etc.
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This is a video on hamburgers????
You are in ur 30's and you have soo much knowledge.
But sorry you have so many bad experienced in the medical field