I'm putting grades and career ahead of relationships. I'm going into medical school this Fall as a single guy. I'm perfectly fine with single life during this hectic part of my life. It never seems like an appropriate time to begin a relationship. From premed to medical school, I always justify being single. Loneliness comes and goes, but one thing is certain, and that is success. I'm so focused on my dream career.
You do realize that life gets a lot harder. Residency is 80 hour work weeks (100 when you add in doing case studies and giving report). There is a reason a lot of people get married/relationships early on in med school. It's going to be very hard to date when you have to work night and day. Unless you can live without sleep then that's a good plan. Sacrificing dating for undergrad is ok, because in my opinion people are immature and try to distract you from studying, but in med school people are usually more courteous and understanding
Good for you. Nobody told you to get married before school. He said it works for him and he loves it. If you don’t then cool, I don’t think anybody really sees the point of your comment.
I had a moment of existential angst when you read my comment and it felt like, for the first time ever, people in a youtube video were speaking to me directly. Almost unreal. Thank you!
How has it been being with somebody outside of the medical field? I grew up with music professors for parents and I'm a really musical person, but I'm also a medical student. I've always thought it would be awesome to end up with someone really musical as well, but I've also been warned that it's difficult for doctors to be with people outside of their profession. Thoughts?
Hello Dr.Thomas. I have been wanting to specialize on Anesthesiology. I have been doing some research on the field as well and a lot of articles have been saying that people don't respect anesthesiologists as real doctors. That kind of scares me. What is the field like? I'm at a point where I'm trying to decide but am having a lot of trouble. I try to do research but there are only so many articles. Thank you
I would be careful about why you are specializing it, are you doing it because of the pay and you think it is an easy specialty? Or are you doing it because you want to you really find the field interesting and want to do it the rest of your life? As long as you care about it, who cares what other people think.
If anesthesiology is a specialty you're interested in and is potentially something you'd love, should it really matter what others think? I would recommend shadowing an anesthesiologist and that way you can see how they interact with the other doctors and vice versa.
+Video Perfection Anesthesiology is a very good specialty. Surgeons really like them. I don't know where you are getting this information from. From a lifestyle perspective it is one of the best, which is why it is so competitive. You typically make very good pay 300-400k and your hours in the later part of your career are nice. Additionally, you focus on less of the patient. You don't help with the overall care but rather just focus on one surgery at a time. My father (surgeon) says it is like being a pilot. The hardest part is take off and landing. So your hardest job is getting the person to go to sleep and then later on waking them up. In between that the machines and computers are pretty good at doing their job. This is part of why other doctors may be a bit jealous of it. The other thing is it is possible that it may be prone to automation. There is actually a machine that does everything you need it to but the doctors don't like this because it essentially takes away jobs. Do something because you like that part of medicine not because you are popular or anything else. Someone will always complain or be jealous or say something. Like JoyfishXO said shadow if you are unsure. Additionally, that is what your cilniical years are for... figuring out what you want to do. If you get into a specialty that you really don't like you can change... it isn't the easiest thing to do but it is possible.
As a married man, nursing student and med school hopeful, this was a great video! First husband/wife vid was kinda hard to watch, but this was wholly redemptive :) Keep rockin, you two.
Dr. Thompson, if you had to do your first years of med school all over again, what would you do differently in terms of lifestyle and why? Thank you for all your videos and advice.
dating in med school has it's own set of uncertainties. You never know where you're going to land up for residency and whether or not your significant other is going to accompany you. Long distance doesn't work anyways let alone in medicine.
I am taking a very practical approach to the possibility of attempting medical school with a family. I'm very curious, as you've mentioned 100% of your income is student loan based, what your budget looks like and what kinds of sacrifices your family has had to make financially to enable your med school attendance. What would you advise, now that you've had the experience, for a couple to do in preparation for med school that will aid financial and time management for the long term? I also have a 3 and 1 year old, I'm finding it very difficult to imagine the large void I will leave in my children's lives while attending medical school as we all will be enduring the 8-10 year marathon. Very grateful for your documentation of your journey. Do you have ulterior motives for doing these videos, your own Dr. show?
Love your videos! Thank you so much for all the ones you have made. My fiance and I are both currently in third year! Your videos have been very helpful. I actually have my surgery shelf tomorrow :) Thanks for all the great videos it helps encourage me as I do my vlog as well!!
Student Doctor Thompson well thank you! Honestly, still have no idea what I'm doing with this whole UA-cam thing ha ha... just trying to follow what I believe God has asked me to do. I need to work on my video quality and get some better equipment.... iPad mini only works so well lol. Thank you so much for your positive influence and comments. the shelf went well and now I'm in internal medicine!!!
Can you talk more about the financial side of being married in medical school? I don't know how it's possible to support yourself and a spouse while relying primarily on loans. Thanks!
Please do more videos when you can about how your DO education and its effects anatomically and philosophically shape your experience and practice. I'm attending DO school in the fall and anesthesiology and E.M. (I know, they're very different) both interest me. Thank you again!
So much truth in this video. I'm thankful my girlfriend has as much patience as she does. Although I do have to start picking up the laundry before filming the VLOGs or else...
nice video :) you guys are a great couple. I am currently dating a med student. He has a busy schdule even on weekends. so its hard to find days hes avilable I like how he finds time for me. I cheer him on when he succeeds or when he fails a exam I am there for him . hes a great tutor and helps me so much in my bio classes lol
Yes, don't do it unless you plan to keep something serious going--but even so, still highly don't recommend the distraction. Remember that if it doesn't work out--you're stuck seeing them everywhere. I made that mistake more than once. Remember what you're there for. I'm entering fourth year and looking back on how much I didn't retain because I wasted so much trying for people in my school. Just be careful. Good luck.
I've always said that if Nick Vujicic can get himself a beautiful Japanese wife then i sure as shit can make it into medical school. Nothing beats being married to your job
Looking at this Mean Lady, i will make sure my daughter who is in 4th Year Biology Major, on the path of Becoming a Doctor, to marry a doctor, so they understand each other!
Passing medical school with this talking machine in house is a fucking big achievement 😂😂😂
this comment is the real MVP
Well Said!
I'm putting grades and career ahead of relationships. I'm going into medical school this Fall as a single guy. I'm perfectly fine with single life during this hectic part of my life. It never seems like an appropriate time to begin a relationship. From premed to medical school, I always justify being single. Loneliness comes and goes, but one thing is certain, and that is success. I'm so focused on my dream career.
Mickey Maus I totally agree. Relationship is such a distraction during this time
Mickey Maus I have the same mindset😔
You do realize that life gets a lot harder. Residency is 80 hour work weeks (100 when you add in doing case studies and giving report). There is a reason a lot of people get married/relationships early on in med school. It's going to be very hard to date when you have to work night and day. Unless you can live without sleep then that's a good plan. Sacrificing dating for undergrad is ok, because in my opinion people are immature and try to distract you from studying, but in med school people are usually more courteous and understanding
Good for you. Nobody told you to get married before school. He said it works for him and he loves it. If you don’t then cool, I don’t think anybody really sees the point of your comment.
I had a moment of existential angst when you read my comment and it felt like, for the first time ever, people in a youtube video were speaking to me directly. Almost unreal. Thank you!
How has it been being with somebody outside of the medical field? I grew up with music professors for parents and I'm a really musical person, but I'm also a medical student. I've always thought it would be awesome to end up with someone really musical as well, but I've also been warned that it's difficult for doctors to be with people outside of their profession. Thoughts?
Hello Dr.Thomas. I have been wanting to specialize on Anesthesiology. I have been doing some research on the field as well and a lot of articles have been saying that people don't respect anesthesiologists as real doctors. That kind of scares me. What is the field like? I'm at a point where I'm trying to decide but am having a lot of trouble. I try to do research but there are only so many articles. Thank you
I would be careful about why you are specializing it, are you doing it because of the pay and you think it is an easy specialty? Or are you doing it because you want to you really find the field interesting and want to do it the rest of your life? As long as you care about it, who cares what other people think.
If anesthesiology is a specialty you're interested in and is potentially something you'd love, should it really matter what others think? I would recommend shadowing an anesthesiologist and that way you can see how they interact with the other doctors and vice versa.
+Video Perfection
Anesthesiology is a very good specialty. Surgeons really like them. I don't know where you are getting this information from. From a lifestyle perspective it is one of the best, which is why it is so competitive. You typically make very good pay 300-400k and your hours in the later part of your career are nice. Additionally, you focus on less of the patient. You don't help with the overall care but rather just focus on one surgery at a time. My father (surgeon) says it is like being a pilot. The hardest part is take off and landing. So your hardest job is getting the person to go to sleep and then later on waking them up. In between that the machines and computers are pretty good at doing their job. This is part of why other doctors may be a bit jealous of it. The other thing is it is possible that it may be prone to automation. There is actually a machine that does everything you need it to but the doctors don't like this because it essentially takes away jobs.
Do something because you like that part of medicine not because you are popular or anything else. Someone will always complain or be jealous or say something.
Like JoyfishXO said shadow if you are unsure. Additionally, that is what your cilniical years are for... figuring out what you want to do. If you get into a specialty that you really don't like you can change... it isn't the easiest thing to do but it is possible.
+vanhoot2234 Thank you so much. That was very helpful
+Video Perfection
No problem. I am going into medicine myself.
You're back tooo!! Yay. Such a good morning to wake up seeing all my favorite student doctor videos :'DDDD
As a married man, nursing student and med school hopeful, this was a great video! First husband/wife vid was kinda hard to watch, but this was wholly redemptive :) Keep rockin, you two.
Dr. Thompson, if you had to do your first years of med school all over again, what would you do differently in terms of lifestyle and why? Thank you for all your videos and advice.
dating in med school has it's own set of uncertainties. You never know where you're going to land up for residency and whether or not your significant other is going to accompany you. Long distance doesn't work anyways let alone in medicine.
I am taking a very practical approach to the possibility of attempting medical school with a family. I'm very curious, as you've mentioned 100% of your income is student loan based, what your budget looks like and what kinds of sacrifices your family has had to make financially to enable your med school attendance. What would you advise, now that you've had the experience, for a couple to do in preparation for med school that will aid financial and time management for the long term?
I also have a 3 and 1 year old, I'm finding it very difficult to imagine the large void I will leave in my children's lives while attending medical school as we all will be enduring the 8-10 year marathon.
Very grateful for your documentation of your journey. Do you have ulterior motives for doing these videos, your own Dr. show?
This is such a great video! Thank you for taking the time to make it and answer questions :)
Love your videos! Thank you so much for all the ones you have made. My fiance and I are both currently in third year! Your videos have been very helpful. I actually have my surgery shelf tomorrow :) Thanks for all the great videos it helps encourage me as I do my vlog as well!!
+Tommy Martin I hope the shelf went well! I'll check out your vlog!
+Student Doctor Thompson oh yeah I have seen you! You have great stuff man! Super sincere and good quality!!
Student Doctor Thompson well thank you! Honestly, still have no idea what I'm doing with this whole UA-cam thing ha ha... just trying to follow what I believe God has asked me to do. I need to work on my video quality and get some better equipment.... iPad mini only works so well lol. Thank you so much for your positive influence and comments. the shelf went well and now I'm in internal medicine!!!
there we go, much better guys
Feel the same :-)
You both go together like bangers and mash
Can you talk more about the financial side of being married in medical school? I don't know how it's possible to support yourself and a spouse while relying primarily on loans. Thanks!
Karissa Chesky yes! This. We are barely surviving right now.
It's really bothering me that you guys kept the sales tag attached to that pottery lol
Your wife kinda looks like the girl who plays Spencer Hastings on Pretty Little Liars, Troian Bellisario lol
Please do more videos when you can about how your DO education and its effects anatomically and philosophically shape your experience and practice. I'm attending DO school in the fall and anesthesiology and E.M. (I know, they're very different) both interest me. Thank you again!
Yay you're back! Great advice :)
I know you're busy, but keep these coming.
I needed this. Thank you guys.
So much truth in this video. I'm thankful my girlfriend has as much patience as she does. Although I do have to start picking up the laundry before filming the VLOGs or else...
Really helpful video! Thank you both :)
nice video :) you guys are a great couple. I am currently dating a med student. He has a busy schdule even on weekends. so its hard to find days hes avilable I like how he finds time for me. I cheer him on when he succeeds or when he fails a exam I am there for him . hes a great tutor and helps me so much in my bio classes lol
In medical school do you need to concentrate and not to stress
You guys look great, how do you all stay in shape?
Dude !! Where did u go?!!! I miss your videos
Beautifulll Couple 😍💕 i really miss ur videos .. Good luck 🙏
Hi. I enjoy watching your channel and value the insightful advice. Is your Facebook profile still active?
how did you do on usmle step 1?
Just thank you for this video!:)
White collar guy!!!!!!!!😍😍😍😍😍 so true 😂
Random comment, i like how the sound off to the end had her drinking water through most of it and her face was distorted
Are you technically a doctor if you haven't finished medical school yet?
Nope. Graduation from med school is what gives you your title of Doctor.
Incoming MS1 here... is medcest as big of a deal as it's made out to be?
Yes, don't do it unless you plan to keep something serious going--but even so, still highly don't recommend the distraction. Remember that if it doesn't work out--you're stuck seeing them everywhere. I made that mistake more than once. Remember what you're there for. I'm entering fourth year and looking back on how much I didn't retain because I wasted so much trying for people in my school. Just be careful. Good luck.
HelpMeINeedDrB
Will keep this advice in mind. Thanks!
His name is Matt bomer.
Lol I work at chick-fil-a and I can't kept help but saying it, it kinda gets irritating lol
could you make a facebook live video with your wife and let us ask a question, please ?
I've always said that if Nick Vujicic can get himself a beautiful Japanese wife then i sure as shit can make it into medical school. Nothing beats being married to your job
lmfao you are the perfect couple, adopt me!
the way she looks at him though
Looking at this Mean Lady, i will make sure my daughter who is in 4th Year Biology Major, on the path of Becoming a Doctor, to marry a doctor, so they understand each other!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
could you speak a little slowly ?
Hi, you could slow down the video, YT has that option. :)
More important than grades?? 😂