night shift as a doctor (75 hr work week) | Dr. Rachel Southard
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Disclaimer: The individuals portrayed or mentioned in this video are not real patients but rather fictional representations created for illustrative purposes. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. The content presented is intended for educational or entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice or diagnosis. Viewer discretion is advised.
The healthcare field is full of amazing, empathetic, brilliant people.
It is shocking to see people IN THE SAME FREAKING BOAT AS HER pulling her down. You can drown in the 30 feet of water the same as drowning in 40.
She’s not making videos saying “wow I’m so tired this job is harder than all other jobs in the medical field so you should feel the worst for me”
she’s a normal freaking person who has the bravery to put herself out there and share HER EXPERIENCE with us. And right now, her experience is that she’s f*cking tired. Whoop Dee doo.
She made this channel to document HER EXPERIENCE, and to help people.
If you find it negative or discouraging, it’s just as simple to start watching as it is to stop watching.
She has done the most incredible job becoming a doctor, and sharing the entire thing with thousands of people just in hopes of helping somebody. She doesn’t have any obligation to be anything other than a normal person.
Just because she shares her life with a lot of people, doesn’t mean she needs to disclaim absolutely everything she says and make every effort to make sure nobody could ever be offended by what she says or does.
We all need to pull our shit together and support each other instead of dragging people down. ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE IN HEALTHCARE.
Sorry for the rant Rachel if you see this but people being shitty towards you are projecting off themselves. You are an incredibly strong woman. You are intelligent and strong and id be very grateful and proud to have you as my doctor. You are an inspiration and a strength to many because YOU CHOOSE TO BE REAL. THAT IS STRENGTH.
This comment right here. Funny how the people talking ab how she's complaining in the video are the ones writing out an entire paragraph whining and moaning themselves.
It's a normal, down-to-earth style - those that don't like it....x button is in the upper right hand corner. Do us all a favor and stop whining.
😭 I appreciate you and everyone here so much. I even appreciate the people who are mad about me saying that I’m tired. I hope that it means that they aren’t experiencing the pure exhaustion that I have been experiencing.
I love you guys so much. Thanks for being so wonderful. And I also love reading your comments and interacting with you.
Side note: I love how yall always protec and attacc
Here, here! Crazy that anyone thinks it's ok to even comment on HER lived experience
Seriously!!! 🩷🙌
The irony of the healthcare industry being one of the least healthy places to work
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Literally. As well as one of the highest suicide rates as far as professions go. Sadly.
They have you work long hours, poorly paid to build up resiliency and have you gain experience on low sleep and energy? Nah, they're just exploiting you, because they can. Nobody should be working those hours
This just breaks my heart 💔
I think you do an great job of saying that last part frequently on here (so definitely not meaning that comment in an antagonistic way). I'm sorry that residency is set up how it is, and I wish it would change soon for your sake. You shouldn't have to go through these grueling (and unnecessary) hours. Especially not while being paid so low for your vital work.
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I don't know the way it feels to be a resident physician but as a nurse, I see it. Healthcare is no joke and not something school prepares you for. It is not only physically exhausting but mentally or emotionally exhausting. I never knew what nursing entailed until I entered the field. After working nights 2 years, the diet being thrown off or not knowing what day it is... its ALL a thing. You got this, and hope everything starts getting better for you 😷💜
Exercise is a form of hormesis- a stress to your body. Low dose is good for you but high dose isn't. Your body is stressed out by being on night shift, skipping meals, not having enough sleep, dealing with physical & emotional stress on the job. You don't need more stress at this point. I'd skip exercise and prioritize nutrition & sleep, especially on night shift. We all choose our battles. Thank god I chose psych!
I really need the exercise. It makes me feel better, so that’s why I do it. It’s eustress, not distress.
You definitely cannot make such a claim based on a 16 minute video. I personally thrive when i am consistent in getting exercise in. seems like you may not be but thats not the same for everyone.
I love that no matter how hard it is and how insane life has been, you are still sharing as much as possible; and i love seeing your experience... You are awesome, keep going
😭😭 thanks bby. Love you
Maybe consider a meal service like Factor or a local meal prep service? It would offer healthy meals & take the burden of thinking about meals on shifts.
it is really weird how people keep saying how you shouldnt say you are tired. What are you supposed to say then? You are allowed to be tired and express you are. Its not as if you didnt know this was going to be your life, you knew going into medicine would be the toughest thing imaginable and you dont always have to be smiling and 100% positive especially with todays medical field and how it treats both physicians and patients. Keep doing what you are doing Dr. Rachel, You inspire me alot to continue onto medical school and beyond.
Thanks for being so transparent...it was a very refreshing vlog to watch...everything straight to the point...
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As always Rachel, you are an inspiration! Night shift is tough but you are tougher :) glad those babies got to see your smiling face when they entered the world 😃
I am here for the stories about patients on your shifts! Love your vids but those are always my favorite part!
it is so hard to watch you be chronically exhausted, but it is amazing to watch how resilient you are. you are amazing. i hope i am at least 5% of a physician that you are
Rachel, i want to express how thankful i am for you choosing to post this. You give so much strength to others by being so raw and honest about your experience in the health care field. We are all so proud of you, thank you for your service❤️. It’s insane to see health workers be deprived of their health as they are helping others.
Also when other healthcare providers work nights it’s 3 shift, possibly 4 max per week if they’re 12s. They are not approaching 80 hours per week like residents are. Sincerely, someone who worked nights for 2 years in the hospital and is now a 3rd year med student working with residents daily.
Nights are kinda amazing tbh. Aside from the poor sleep/eating schedule.
I work nightshift in the lab and the max I let myself work is 52 hours. And I'm dead. The max the hospital lets us work is 60 hours. And no we don't get to lay down/nap, but I wish we did. So take that advantage of being a resident because your job is a lot harder!!
currently doing my OB rotation for nursing school and i love that i know the terminology you are using ^.^
I went through residency with two kids, balance is hard to find. I would come out of night shifts have to pack lunch and get my kids ready for school.
Grocery shop and take care of yourself to keep your self going!
You are doing outstanding work, and I love how transparent you are. Thank you so much for all you do!
i love how dedicated u are to us and to youtube and i appreciate it more than u can imagine as a medical student who is interested in ob gyn/surgery. so thank you for the dedication and i love you and i wish i could make u feel less tired. 🥺❤❤❤❤
I look forward for your videos every week thank you for the rawness I am currently an undergrad hoping to pursue my career as an interventional radiologist 💕
Thank you for working so hard at this amazing job you have!! 💕
Hi! I'm a nursing student in New Zealand and I've been listening to your videos while I study! It is so nice seeing how committed you are to your field and it makes me really excited to graduate and start helping people too. Look after yourself ❤
Hey Rachel,
Just wanted to thank you for the videos, started watching you 2-3 years ago when I was applying to medical school, now about to take my last exam of preclinical. You keep inspiring me! Hope residency continues to go well for you!
Rachel, I have been watching you for several years now. I started watching you right before I started Med school in 2021. I was just looking for “virtual mentors” if you will because I had no idea about where to start. Anyway, I have enjoyed watching your journey and appreciate these authentic videos. I’m now just over halfway done with my 3rd year and have declared OB/GYN as my intended specialty. I haven’t found many residents who are able to keep up with vlogging their experience and I’m BIG on “day in my life” type content to try to get a sense of what my future may look like. Thank you for even finding the time to do this! I’m wishing you the absolute best as you navigate this difficult part of your journey!
Happy Valentine’s Day Rachel 🩷 lovely video as always - I pray you get a good “night’s” rest soon 🥰
Shandis! Thank you. Happy Valentine’s Day 💕 love you always
Your videos make my week and your hard work inspires me ❤ sincerely, 2nd year DO student in the process of studying for boards 😅
Good luck on your boards!!!
Good morning Rachel happy Sunday morning and I loved your vlogs and you are amazing Supporter and I'm proud of you
I know them night shifts are tough…stay strong girl! You got this!
you are my hero Rachel!
You are an inspiration rachel ❤ keep being you u r doing so good
I remember when I was working full time, going to school and doing clinical to become a Surgical Technologist. I only slept 4 hours a night! To me, that’s a nap! LoL. It was ROUGH!!! I never knew your brain can like shut down and stop absorbing information. I don’t miss those days! But..I made it❤❗️
I loved the self care! No matter, how much you’re going through, you still manage to incorporate that. Can you share about the nail gel products you buy? ❤
I think it’s in my Amazon store front in my bio-if not, I’ll try to find it and put it there in the next few days!
@@RachelSouthard awesome! I’ll check it out, thank you :)
I’m a PA and not in OBGYN (was in family med but currently interviewing for family med, internal med, and wound care) but I love seeing your videos. In PA school on clinicals out max we were able to be worked was 80 hours a week and one of my classmates was doing the 80 hours a week (and our rotations were 6 weeks each). My max was 50 hours and even that I was exhausting (of course I was going home and studying as well).
you got this! We are ROOTING for you!!!
Love you
Loved this video. You made it 🎉
so cool AND a troye sivan stan? we LOVE
you're one of my inspirations to work hard, thank you for sharing your experience and day to day with us ♡
Those digestive cookies are soooooo good!! I discovered them on a trip to England. Yummy!
Delicious!
Loved this vlog
My favourite times to watch your videos are when I’m coming off of nights LOL. Sometimes I feel like the only person around me that struggles with shift work in healthcare and being tired allll the time. Girl same. And I only work 48-60ish hours a week as an ICU nurse so
Im very introverted and switched to night shift about a year and a half ago and have loved it. Im getting my masters in education now and scared about the schedule change 😅 night shift is honestly the best once youre used to it.
I have noticed a trend with Dr. Southard and other Docs. As soon as they graduate from med school, they never hit the books anymore. I understand school is over but I feel the learning curve is still active. TY in advance from anyone who can explain it better or answer my question. Take Care of yourself Dr. Southard your my favorite Dr. and still my hero.
Hii Medical Student here!
Although I'm not a resident, I do know many residents in the hospital I shadow in.
The learning is more "passive".
You learn during the rounds, when attending physicians/co-residents/nurses are explaining to you in real time. There are also boards and exams that must be prepared for. She completed her comlex a couple months back where she was studying and in recent weeks has been taking exams for an incoming OBGYN board exam she will be taking. (She mentioned learning via doing questionbanks which is an excellent learning tool)
She may not necessarily be "hitting the books" but there are other ways to learn other than textbooks and in my personal opinion learning from experienced health care workers is far more valuable as they impart the real like clinician knowledge that textbooks are often lacking.
Also just to give perspective, if Rachel isn't even getting enough sleep to function as a human do you really think she has time to be hitting the books? If she is learning in so many other ways, do you think its necessary for her to do that? If there is a concept she isn't understanding then she would learn more about it from the books but that phase of her life is done. Now all learning that will be done will mostly be done in other ways which are still very valid methods of learning.
Hope that gives some perspective to you. Cheers!
In the Building waiting from Baltimore MD 😎
You are a rockstar ❤🎉
I always super prep before sets of nights. Making or having meals in the freezer and/or fridge, lots of snacks, berries etc ready to go. I eat dinner before going, breakfast when get home & snack as can over night.
I don't think its useful comparing between specialities as a junior because ALL have their crazy crisis moments, their stupid busy times, the things that are not particularly great and the things that are amazing.
You are made of magic and tough stuff ✨✨
Tough stuff🥹
hii how are u
u may be taking a break but i wanted to say please dont give up vlogging i always wait for ur videos
Got it girl ❤🎉
In the Building watching from Baltimore MD 😎😎😎
Put Kerrygold butter on those digestive biscuits. Such a good combination 😊
Oh!?! Thanks for the rec!
Your videos inspired me to study hard for the MCAT
As a patient of the US healthsystem, please lay down and sleep during your shifts lol. I'm a nurse and I know how tired and dangerous that can be for healthcare workers.
Maybe try the viral sleepy girl mocktail! People are saying it helps with better/longer sleep maybe will help you sleep a little longer!
I take lavender capsule that help me sleep. I have been having a hard time stying lees too and I’ve found that this helps
I do night shift and after 3 nights I want to cry
Rough! Nights are fun, no!?☺️
From what I've read, humans used to be biphasic sleepers before the industrial age. They usually slept for two hours then were awake doing whatever for two or three hours then had their longer second sleep. Spain has a biphasic pattern. The siesta is from ~2 pm to ~6 pm. The second sleep starts somewhere between 2 am - 8 am.
Perhaps try a biphasic or multiphasic sleep with each phase at least one sleep cycle long. I've worked rotating shifts in a different profession. I hated it and never gained endurance. I sympathize with how tired you are.
My experience shadowing at a hospital on the Labor & Delivery floor I mostly saw the nurses sitting in the nurses station on their phones 🤔
I am going to get a T-shirt that says " I am very Tired". I understand
I do agree with you on working out or doing some exercises but I would recommend (as a nursing student) to really keep eating vitamins and minerals because only eating cookies is not really good for your body in the long run ❣
can you share the link for the gel nail kit you got? 🙏
I send a lot of love, and hugs from hungary ❤ you are a hero!
😊 by the way you can write when you will have some time, why you don't go to nail salon anymore 🥰 I am curious about your opinion.
Love you! Hugs back.
I don’t go cause I don’t have time ):
@@RachelSouthard totally understandable 😊❤️
On my nights I’m usually craving a coke, but trying 2 b healthy so ill jus guzzle water really after my meal break
Rule number 1: NEVER ask for a good shift...because you will get a bad shift 😂
wow 3x speed is the perfect rate to watch this videos .
Yah
as a medical student, I am terrified of night shifts. One thing I would hate to sacrifice is a sleep schedule 😭
Hi Rachel, are residents able to put in time off requests?
Who's ultrasound pictures is it on the fridge (under the big magnet) at 9:25 ??
What is your favorite surgery to perform so far??
A cesarean section!
Will you have to work these 70-80 hour weeks for your entire residency? Like is your PGY2-PGY4 a little more chill? I just don't understand the reason why interns get beat up their first year as a doctor 😕
Hi Rachel- always love watching your videos. I am an optom student in australia but am wondering if you have any dressy womens shoes that your swear by for work- that are comfy and look nice(black preferably). would love any feedback
Rothy’s!
@@RachelSouthard ❤
It kinda freaks me out that they let physicians work with such sleep deficits when we know what that does to decision making and our ability to think properly. Like the person cutting me open hasn't slept for more than 5 hours a night in a month? No thanks 😯 Imagine how much safer it would be for patients if their doctors were actually well rested? Like I trust that you're good at your job, but I know my brain doesn't work well if I'm tired and I don't have to save lives.
I guess we’re just bUiLT diFfEReNT🤪 jk not really haha
do you plan to do a fellowship, Dr. Southard?
Nope!
Would ZMA help you sleep?
BREAKING NEWS RACHEL IS STILL TIRED MORE AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR
HAHA yes THIS
All of this truly is not "normal". It should not be considered part of the learning process to exhaust your capacities. At no stage of your education it is helpful to demand people to work on 3h of sleep. The problem is that the system is not provided with enough staff to ensure that everyone maintains a healthy work-life balance.
But this is not normal, it's just the exploitation to maximize income and minimize staff-expansions. :(
you are so strong and resilient already (honestly you learned enough about that during your medical school time).
I am already so happy for you when this is over!
I prefer 3am chocolate chip cookies lol whatever it takes to stay awake 😂
For some reason something tells me Rachel is tired
Yeah, I’m honestly gettin the same vibes.
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Full Moon 😁
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Definitely prioritize your sleep and figuring out why you can't sleep longer than 5hrs. It's very unsafe for our patients to be so exhausted. I use a manta mask to block light. No caffeine after 3 or 4. Try yoga & meditation if you do wake up early rather than going out into the light and doing high intensity activities that further mess up your circadian rhythm and put your body under additional physical stress. Sleep is more important than exercise. Exercise on your days off.
I would like to sleep longer, but nights make it difficult. Being on a nocturnal schedule is NOT normal. Working out before a 14hr shift energizes me, if anything to be awake and ready to work. And if i only exercised on days off, I'd exercise once every 2 weeks.. that's NOT good.
@@RachelSouthard I'm on nights too, asleep by 0930/1000 and up at 1730. You don't seem very energized after working out before work, you honestly look and sound completely depleted. You're very physically active during a shift, you don't need to worry about expending additional energy & calories on those days anyway, especially if you're not eating. I wonder if your relationship with exercise is a healthy one or maybe something to be explored further. Perhaps finding a less physically exerting hobby to manage your anxiety and stress on workdays would benefit you more.
I appreciate you lookin out, I really do. 🙂 but I know me best!
@@RachelSouthard for your sake, and for the safety of patients, I hope so. Take care of yourself and be kind to yourself 😉. You deserve to rest.
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You look very beautiful 😊
Thank you 😊
Are you a snoozer? I struggle so hard with that 😂
I don’t snooze! I actually didn’t set alarms on my night shift because I would wake up early without one anyways 😒
How many hours is your shift?
On nights, it’s 14
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After 12 hour shifts I would come home and eat cereal.
I think the word "tired" was said at least 500 times this video lol. I don't know how you were able to truck along with eating so little. I would be dead after the first day.
Have any patients ever recognized you?
Doordash groceries like oven and microwave meals and fruit? I am not looking forward to being this busy again as u are 😢
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Please do not say smokes or sh* next to holy. Heavens deserve much better and are never to blame. May you be blessed.
Holy moly!
okay whoaaaa. how are other doctors so completely oblivious. working nights as an attending physician every night is significnatly differnet than "nights" in residency. a consistent schedule on nights is a routine. nights in residency is a constant flip flop which never allows your body time to adjust before youre switching it again.....why do other doctors have a complete inability to empathize with others.
please please pleeaaase please stop saying im tired because it just gives me negative energy....
But I am tired.
Oh yeah, like it’s not within your power to just walk away and not watch it if you think it’s negative. She’s sharing her experience, it’s not her job to make sure you experience something a certain way
@@RachelSouthardHope it gets better, best wishes❤️