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=== Timestamps ===
0:00 Intro
00:58 Mistake #1
02:32 Mistake #2
04:48 Mistake #3
06:39 My learning strategy for clinical placement
17:32 Tip #1
19:47 Tip #2
20:19 Tip #3
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İ want watch this video but i dont unterstand you. Can u add turkish subtitles ?
wow hearing this from a senior who was struggling just how I'm struggling right now in my 3rd year makes me feel a lot better not just because of that but also because this opened my eyes on a new perspective on how to understand the materials and also enjoy the process, I think i like medical school now a bit more. Struggling really made me think that this major is not for me and that I will never be a decent doctor especially that i have classmates who are much more fitting than me. Thank god I found this video and much appreciated for putting this knowledge here for us students, doctor.
From where to learn cns also i am bad at studying for long hours
Im struggling to get through uworld. I'm so bored of it. I understand the content. But it's like eating dry race cakes.
To the person reading this who may be tired of studying but HAS to;
sometimes, before studying, you need to remind yourself what you're doing this for.
you're doing this so you can enjoy your life later.
you could even be doing this in hopes of going to university and partying the heck out of a Friday night.
you'll get there
you can do it.
let's try to make it together, eh? smiles and offers you a hand
fix your posture,
unclench your jaw,
relax your muscles,
breath in,
….. and breath out.
repeat with me;
"I got this!"
Damn right! you HAVE got this. believe in yourself <3
Now, let's get studying!
don't forget to drink water!
As a US doctor, I have a slightly different perspective on the approach to clinical rotations, particularly in internal medicine. While it may seem tempting to focus solely on the day-to-day tasks and interactions, I firmly believe that preparing for exams—specifically the NBME shelf exams for Step 1, 2, and 3—can greatly enhance your knowledge and performance during the rotation. If you ace the internal medicine shelf exam, you'll likely excel in the rotation itself.
This leads me to my second point: when it comes to clinical rotations, there’s merit in the idea of prioritizing your studies. It’s important to show up, fulfill your responsibilities, and engage respectfully, but remember that your primary goal is to prepare for that shelf exam. Ultimately, it’s the key factor in determining your success in the rotation. If you don’t excel on the shelf, it will impact your overall performance. You cannot get an "A" on the rotation without acing the shelf.
If you were like me and find it hard to relate to certain specialties like psychiatry or pediatrics since they may not align with my future career path. Why invest time pretending to be deeply interested in something that won’t be clinically relevant? Instead dedicate that time to studying for an exam that could significantly influence your future.
So, my advice is simple: make the most of every opportunity to study while maintaining a positive and respectful presence during your rotations. Keep your eyes on the prize and remember that you may not use the experiences from every rotation in your future career. It’s a tough reality, but with the right mindset, you can navigate this journey successfully.
I’m not a med school student but I watch this
This is a very good idea. I didnt know im doing it now in my radiology years.
Appreciate the advice!
Thank you doctor for the valuable advice. You just opened my eyes on many things as a medical student.
the level of just plain naive mind of a med student to think "I need to know everything" and this is something sort of enforced since school… Even if one managed to memorize all data available of medical sciences, that wouldn't translate into better clinical reasoning and medical decision making.
My number one tip for medical students: study the art of thinking about how you think (metacognition), and about debiasing, how to think probabilistically, how to decide between asking or not for a certain exam to confirm or rule out diagnosis, and how to decide to treat or not for those diagnosis based in the best evidence available and patients preference. Also learn communication skills. It's not enough to be technical and know what exams to ask, know every diagnosis, and how to treat them. You are not gonna have success if you cannot convey information to the patient if you cannot communicate with them. And that's gonna be YOUR fault, yes, if the patient is "difficult" and don't follow your recommendations because you did not know how to talk with them it's 100% your fault, you're not a good doctor for being right and having A+ grades, and having done residency in the best program possible and having numerous publications.
Technically you waste 25% on sleep so you can't possibly waste 80% of your time that would simply exceed you life time
This is a unique situation, but I got kicked out of nursing clinicals midway through my semester. I was a good nursing student who always showed up on time and did what was expected. One day, I had car problems. I let my clinical instructor and another nurse know about the situation. They said it wasn’t an issue. Normally, I was 35 minutes early. This 1 particular day, I was 10 minutes early because of my car. Anyway, once I was done for the day, I received a clinical warning as I was driving home. I called the nurse to ask what the deal was, and this person accused me of yelling and screaming at them. I didn’t do anything like that. Essentially, I was banned from clinicals. I tried to call my clinical instructor, but this person didn’t care at all. A week later, I had a meeting with 1 advisor and 2 professors at my college. They were very condescending towards me and told me that I’d have to retake the class next semester. I got no refund. Nothing. Also, I was the only college student doing clinicals at a high school. WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN A HIGH SCHOOL?
Also, there was 1 class, which is different from the 1 up above, that I was taking that I was essentially passing. After the whole experience mentioned in the previous paragraph, I noticed a change in my Professor’s demeanor towards me. Come finals, we have a Zoom review, and my teacher was deflecting from the questions that I asking. Other students were treated differently. I take the final and fail the course by barely anything. I asked the teacher if we can go over the final, and the teacher didn’t even have the decency or respect to respond back to my email. Also, I passed my clinical for this class because my lab teacher told me in person, but my lecture Professor failed me for both the lecture and the lab which is bullshit.
I got kicked out of the program.
I do believe that these people set me up for failure, and I was 75 percent of the way through the program with only 1 semester until graduation.
Anyone been through this?
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Thank You so much for this video. It was really useful especially Tip 1 To make things simple and more intuitive . I find myself overwhelmed with all the details at once. Going from Symptoms to disease and then pathophysiology seems a good approach for better learning clinical scenarios. ❤
great video! Thanks !
I am aM,D finished my medical scholl in 1970 I skipped a lot of official learning at the time and bought any clinical boolk I could find In this respect your talk reconated with ne ,to shgborten the conversation I highly appreciate the huge knowledge of prof Seheult [NEDCRAM] but i HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS "OVERSTESS" OF BIOCHEMISTRY and pathophysiology in his teaching . YOU OPINION ON THIS?
Hey Justin! I really hope you see this! Are all of those images on your screen available somewhere?!! Like the Diabetes example? Please! Thank you!
Very informative
Thanks
As a pre-clinical professor, I think what you’re saying is what some of us have been saying for sometime now. You hit the very crux of the problem in pre-clinical education I’m writing a book of physiology a textbook that wants to take that very approach that you’re saying their symptomsif you cannot interpret symptoms by evoking a pathophysiology piece you have really not learned science and stuff with algorithms that exhaust themselves very quickly
Nice . I was searching for sth like that Simple way is always better and harder one😅
best advice is : Start studying for your licensing exam
Your mistake #2 is EXACTLY what I am dealing with. Very well said and very useful video!
Thank you for the video, it was very enlightening. I'm doing fine in med school currently, but I definetly feel like I'm just waiting for things to break down. Does anyone here have a good approach for studying medical microbiology?
WOW, the explanation of shock through this method is really much simpler, thanks Doc!
Is this PBL?
Thank you so much sir 🫂🙏. This is realll gold !!!!🥹
1.5x speed is better lol
But I did learn a lot this 23:50
I'm starting at the WSU college of medicine in August after a nearly 15 year career in EMS as an EMT. This actually made me feel a lot more reassured. I always felt like maybe I just wouldn't get the pathophysiology well enough to succeed, but when you frame it as a contextual thing, when you said chest pain, I immediately went through a whole patient exam in my head, asking about the quality and nature of the pain, history, keeping certain bigger risks like a PE or STEMI in mind. I understood shock through the same "pumps pipes fluid" method when I was taught how to start Iv's and IO's.
That clinical context is something I already do and absolutely love doing, so hearing that it's an effective way to learn the pathophysiology part of med school makes me relieved and genuinely excited for this fall.
Guys which is the best video in the channel about how to study anatomy?
I couldn't join med school and i feel like overwhelmed. Please what you recommend me
You learn best in the field after you go through your academics and get to apply it. In my field we call it on the job training.
Cosmetic/Plastic Surgeon here. I was so bad at diagnosing patients and that’s why I retreated to the easiest field I could find in the sense that I can do the same bread and butter procedures day in and day out. I have so much respect for you guys lol.
Doctors need a good memory!
23:00 exactly ❤🎉
21:51 wow observation ❤🎉
21:16 ❤🎉
16:24 16:32 ❤❤🎉🎉