As someone who’s finished F1, regarding breaks - you eventually learn that you need to take them - it’s hard at first because you just want to get on with your jobs list and finish it…but that never happens. You often have to coordinate with your colleagues so someone’s contactable during your break and you don’t have to keep answering the phone in between bites. The late finishes don’t really get much better unfortunately but do your best, take your time and use your breaks wisely. You’re meant to have half an hour break every four hours. Don’t be afraid to rest. It’s hard to switch off but you need it! You can do this!
Hats off to you Ollie. It really sounds like a challenging first few days. The worst bit is out the way now, soon you’ll know how the systems work and you’ll get your flow, I’m sure. Keep smiling x
You're doing alright man. Personally looking forward to how the academia part of the programme goes. Have stuff like water, veg sticks and gorp on hand. You can stuff those down your gob quickly with keeping yourself pretty satiated throughout the day while it being decently nutritious. Getting used to fasting worked well to get used to the lack of lunch breaks. Try to fiercely protect some time to get some food down the gob and have a quick toilet break when you can. Ime med is a lot like when I played and practiced sports. We have good games and bad games, sometimes it's your fault and sometimes there's nothing else you could've done. But at the end of the day, take a break during the down time and break it down via play by play. After that it's a reset as you move into a new game and it's game on. You're doing good man.
Just found your channel and I'm loving it so far. Been a nurse for years and sometimes we become jaded overtime with the NHS as an institution, this really is helpful to keep in mind what our junior Drs go through as sometimes we only see them for very short periods of time and we can't speak to them to help build that team environment that we all need.
Thanks for your comment Jay! I'm 100% sure that your juniors appreciate you having that thought process - and equally I hope they treat you with the same compassion and respect
Your role as a doctor will evolve, remember that by and large the responsibility flows upwards - ie as long as your seniors know about a situation they are responsible. Not you. Once you are a consultant you will recognise medical patterns quickly and easily.
Years from now you can show this Vid to a Junior Dr. This will encourage them! You explained what it’s like very well. You will go on to be a Brilliant Doctor 👨⚕️
Its interesting to note that regardless of where you work in the world, much of the hierarchy/work in medicine is the same especially for junior doctors. Early in my career, I too often felt that much of the work was more clerical in nature and could only later appreciate the reason behind it when it became apparent that subconsciously I had learnt a lot more about treatments through the filework than I would have reading through any textbook instead.
somehow stumbled upon your channel on my recommended. just wanted to say congrats on starting your career as a doctor and good luck with your rotations! you'll get faster gradually and each task wont take as long, so more time for lunch / breaks.
Hi Ollie, you are very resilient….the support you are getting in your job is very minimal ( no fault of anyone, apart from the culture of NHS). However, if you don’t know something, you must ask( albeit the senior doctor’s reaction to your query). It is tough being junior doctor…despite this, you have the most rewarding career. Don’t forgot to take care of your own health.
Hi Ollie, thanks for the great content. Could you do a video on how you prepared for the SJT especially the rating section as there aren’t many pas5 papers on this, thanks a lot.
I wish you all the best that you completed your MBBS and reached this day today 💞💖👏👏..May God bless you with success in the coming days also and fulfill your wishes for your education. 🌹😘💖💞👏👏 ..No doubt you have achieved this position by working very hard ..And your hard work and dedication will work for your nation.Sty bless 🌹😘💖💞👏
Hi bro, what skills did you need to show during interview for junior doctor , currently studying in Bulgaria , in final year , but we don’t have any practice at all , so I’m quite worried , it’s all just theory, currently doing the oriel application , but at moment it’s very early, still got final year exams.
It sounds like you're doing lots of cannulation and venepuncture? Why aren't the nurses doing this on shift? At my hospital it's only the extremely tricky cannulation/venepuncture that doctors engage in as nurses are only covered under trust insurance policies to cannulate/draw blood from the ACF down to the hand but doctors are licensed to do this wherever they can justify it to be necessary
Seems to vary enormously by trust on that front - as far as I'm aware venepuncture/cannulation is an extra skill that nurses have to train to do (I think?) and isn't covered during most nursing degrees
where i'm from i worked at a hospital before where doctors had to do all IV cannulations cause nurses weren't really trained to do so and the phlebotomist only took blood (aside from cultures and T&S)
I find this perspective on healthcare very interesting. I am an American registered nurse and I work in a military hospital so it is as close to socialized healthcare as you can get in the US. I am amazed that doctors are doing IV cannulation! That is almost unheard of here. Most central lines where I work are even inserted peripherally by nurses. I am also a nurse practitioner student and I am curious if there are many nurse practitioners in the UK.
@@maryannbatchelder8047 thats awesome, haha where im from the nurses rather call yr dect like 20 times to do the iv cannulation then blame you for not being able to give the abx on time cus cannula out
@@maryannbatchelder8047 I trained in England (many years ago) and have worked in Canada for almost 30 years. When I came to Canada, my colleagues were astounded that I didn’t, (and had never) started an IV. I had also never auscultated a chest for chest sounds. I felt so inferior in my skills compared to Canadian nurses. And as far as I’m aware this is still very common in the UK.
hi! i plan on freezing a year too and want to become a surgeon in the UK. i am a European national studying in Europe. how does taking a gap year affect my resume and future as a trainee if I want to get selected into a surgical training post after graduating med school?
No problem at all! It basically goes like this for the most part. 1. Foundation 1/FY1/HO (House Officer) 2. Foundation 2/FY2/SHO (Senior House Officer) 3. Core Trainee (these are doctors who have comitted to training in either medicine or surgery) 4. Specialty Registrar (doctor training in only one specialty) 5. Consultant
In what sort of sense? The virus has been isolated from the people affected by the illness and then sequenced so we can compare like cases and determine that the virus ( or its variants) are the root cause
@@OllieBurtonMed how do we know that the respiratory sickness that people are experiencing all over the world since the beginning of last year, and that in some cases leads to death, has been caused specifically by SARS-CoV-2 and not something else?
@@sharmalarm I mean that's why we test everyone we suspect is infected and do a PCR test. If they have COVID like symptoms and are infected with the virus (which obviously all of these people are) then we assume the two are linked. If they have COVID like symptoms but negative PCR, then we can't say it's down to COVID. This is the same process we use for any illness like this
@@OllieBurtonMed I’m not a doctor. I’m just a layman trying to understand, and I appreciate your time and response and knowledge.. I thought that for many other illnesses there is a series of tests and observations that have to be made and collected, sometimes over time, before a diagnosis can be properly made, to ensure the correct treatment is prescribed, especially when the presenting symptoms are not at all unique, and with Covid, the symptoms are not at all unique, and overlap with many other diseases. Yet all we have is an unregulated and therefore inaccurate test to detect the virus, and we assume that’s what caused the disease. The PCR doesn’t tell us how sick the person is or what caused the sickness..so what is it that has caused such a huge assumption? Surely there are other factors or procedures that can show us that this disease must have been caused by this particular virus
@@sharmalarm Not at all, I'm not trying to accuse you of asking in bad faith! Happy to try and help explain. The answer once again comes back to PCR - you're absolutely right that the symptoms are similar to many other diseases, but it is the PCR test that is the gold standard for identifying viruses and this has been the standard for many viral infections for many years - it's not unregulated and is a very useful diagnostic method. You're right that for many diseases we look for a series of observations which together point to the diagnosis. We do exactly the same with COVID - the likely symptoms PLUS the incredibly specific positive PCR is what gives the diagnosis of COVID. You're right that doesn't tell us how sick the person is, but that is much more subjective and we have other tests for that, exactly the same as we do for many other diseases. In a short answer, the PCR test is incredibly specific for the viral sequence of Sars-Cov-2 and its variants. It's the gold standard for many similar infections and has been for many years. There is nothing new about PCR as a diagnostic method whatsoever.
You are NOT, repeat NOT a Doctor. The word Doctor is from the latin Doctorandus and means teacher. It has nothing to do with medicine. You do not have a doctorate ie M.D or Ph.D or Eng,D etc etc. So stop using a title you do not have.
@@emmabrandstatter4985 Yes, well this is not the 6th century, and middle English no longer applies, except to low lifes, who have no scientific knowlege or training, and have a fake fraudulent "MA" form Oxbridge. The word Doctor as a title is for those who have studied for a doctorate. In the 6th century at the 1st medical School in Mesopetamia, when a graduate had completed his studies , he had to "teach" for several years - and hence used the title "doctor". Not for a woman of course they just had to scrub, clean and iron clothes - of low intelligence. I seek not to harass - just the truth. Poor Emma.
Weird cause if you look up Doctorandus it is a Dutch term for a master degree. I hope you learn some latin or some simple english etymology. Medics are Doctor that is why the common English word is Doctor
As someone who’s finished F1, regarding breaks - you eventually learn that you need to take them - it’s hard at first because you just want to get on with your jobs list and finish it…but that never happens.
You often have to coordinate with your colleagues so someone’s contactable during your break and you don’t have to keep answering the phone in between bites.
The late finishes don’t really get much better unfortunately but do your best, take your time and use your breaks wisely. You’re meant to have half an hour break every four hours.
Don’t be afraid to rest. It’s hard to switch off but you need it! You can do this!
Hats off to you Ollie. It really sounds like a challenging first few days. The worst bit is out the way now, soon you’ll know how the systems work and you’ll get your flow, I’m sure. Keep smiling x
You're doing alright man. Personally looking forward to how the academia part of the programme goes.
Have stuff like water, veg sticks and gorp on hand. You can stuff those down your gob quickly with keeping yourself pretty satiated throughout the day while it being decently nutritious. Getting used to fasting worked well to get used to the lack of lunch breaks. Try to fiercely protect some time to get some food down the gob and have a quick toilet break when you can.
Ime med is a lot like when I played and practiced sports. We have good games and bad games, sometimes it's your fault and sometimes there's nothing else you could've done. But at the end of the day, take a break during the down time and break it down via play by play. After that it's a reset as you move into a new game and it's game on. You're doing good man.
As ever thanks for your sage advice! For my own reference what is gorp?
@@OllieBurtonMed Trail mix!
Just found your channel and I'm loving it so far. Been a nurse for years and sometimes we become jaded overtime with the NHS as an institution, this really is helpful to keep in mind what our junior Drs go through as sometimes we only see them for very short periods of time and we can't speak to them to help build that team environment that we all need.
Thanks for your comment Jay! I'm 100% sure that your juniors appreciate you having that thought process - and equally I hope they treat you with the same compassion and respect
Your role as a doctor will evolve, remember that by and large the responsibility flows upwards - ie as long as your seniors know about a situation they are responsible. Not you. Once you are a consultant you will recognise medical patterns quickly and easily.
Years from now you can show this Vid to a Junior Dr. This will encourage them! You explained what it’s like very well. You will go on to be a Brilliant Doctor 👨⚕️
Its interesting to note that regardless of where you work in the world, much of the hierarchy/work in medicine is the same especially for junior doctors. Early in my career, I too often felt that much of the work was more clerical in nature and could only later appreciate the reason behind it when it became apparent that subconsciously I had learnt a lot more about treatments through the filework than I would have reading through any textbook instead.
somehow stumbled upon your channel on my recommended. just wanted to say congrats on starting your career as a doctor and good luck with your rotations! you'll get faster gradually and each task wont take as long, so more time for lunch / breaks.
Thank you so much!!
Take care of your mental health. My uncle had suffered from some health issues as a family doctor
God bless your service.
I love how detailed this was!
Gives me some idea of what I’m about getting into.
Thanks Enii! Glad you liked it
Fascinating stuff Ollie. Look forward to catching up with all your vlogs.
Hi Ollie, you are very resilient….the support you are getting in your job is very minimal ( no fault of anyone, apart from the culture of NHS). However, if you don’t know something, you must ask( albeit the senior doctor’s reaction to your query). It is tough being junior doctor…despite this, you have the most rewarding career. Don’t forgot to take care of your own health.
Congratulations Ollie!!
My congratulations 🥳. This is a very interesting channel.
If you are unable to take breaks etc you can report it to the BMA
Congratulations!!
Your day 2 was basically how all of my f1/f2 was
Hi Ollie, thanks for the great content. Could you do a video on how you prepared for the SJT especially the rating section as there aren’t many pas5 papers on this, thanks a lot.
Congratulations Dr Ollie
Thanks for sharing!It will get better....one day!
Thanks for sharing Doc 😃 keep it up 👍
Good going..God is watching everything 😊
Day 2 typical NHS, well done you Ollie💪
18:00 yeah, that needs to be fixed. more PAs. -JC
yeah thats fun. -jc
I wish you all the best that you completed your MBBS and reached this day today 💞💖👏👏..May God bless you with success in the coming days also and fulfill your wishes for your education. 🌹😘💖💞👏👏 ..No doubt you have achieved this position by working very hard ..And your hard work and dedication will work for your nation.Sty bless 🌹😘💖💞👏
Hi bro, what skills did you need to show during interview for junior doctor , currently studying in Bulgaria , in final year , but we don’t have any practice at all , so I’m quite worried , it’s all just theory, currently doing the oriel application , but at moment it’s very early, still got final year exams.
Nice to see you
Bruh he makes it sound so glamorous lmaoooo... props to you bro
It is absolutely not glamorous, you can have that one for free. Very fulfilling though!
It sounds like you're doing lots of cannulation and venepuncture? Why aren't the nurses doing this on shift? At my hospital it's only the extremely tricky cannulation/venepuncture that doctors engage in as nurses are only covered under trust insurance policies to cannulate/draw blood from the ACF down to the hand but doctors are licensed to do this wherever they can justify it to be necessary
Seems to vary enormously by trust on that front - as far as I'm aware venepuncture/cannulation is an extra skill that nurses have to train to do (I think?) and isn't covered during most nursing degrees
where i'm from i worked at a hospital before where doctors had to do all IV cannulations cause nurses weren't really trained to do so and the phlebotomist only took blood (aside from cultures and T&S)
I find this perspective on healthcare very interesting. I am an American registered nurse and I work in a military hospital so it is as close to socialized healthcare as you can get in the US. I am amazed that doctors are doing IV cannulation! That is almost unheard of here. Most central lines where I work are even inserted peripherally by nurses. I am also a nurse practitioner student and I am curious if there are many nurse practitioners in the UK.
@@maryannbatchelder8047 thats awesome, haha where im from the nurses rather call yr dect like 20 times to do the iv cannulation then blame you for not being able to give the abx on time cus cannula out
@@maryannbatchelder8047 I trained in England (many years ago) and have worked in Canada for almost 30 years. When I came to Canada, my colleagues were astounded that I didn’t, (and had never) started an IV. I had also never auscultated a chest for chest sounds. I felt so inferior in my skills compared to Canadian nurses. And as far as I’m aware this is still very common in the UK.
hi! i plan on freezing a year too and want to become a surgeon in the UK. i am a European national studying in Europe. how does taking a gap year affect my resume and future as a trainee if I want to get selected into a surgical training post after graduating med school?
Usually makes no difference as far as I can tell - I also plan on taking a gap year before surgical training!
Where did you graduate from.
whew
Hello…thanks for sharing this…but would you mind explaining the ranks of doctors?
No problem at all! It basically goes like this for the most part.
1. Foundation 1/FY1/HO (House Officer)
2. Foundation 2/FY2/SHO (Senior House Officer)
3. Core Trainee (these are doctors who have comitted to training in either medicine or surgery)
4. Specialty Registrar (doctor training in only one specialty)
5. Consultant
@@OllieBurtonMed Thanks a lot…Ollie! Have a great day!
Cool
Hey how old are you?
Doogie houser
Is anyone here able to explain how SARS-CoV-2 (the virus) has been shown to be the cause of sickness and/or death?
In what sort of sense? The virus has been isolated from the people affected by the illness and then sequenced so we can compare like cases and determine that the virus ( or its variants) are the root cause
@@OllieBurtonMed how do we know that the respiratory sickness that people are experiencing all over the world since the beginning of last year, and that in some cases leads to death, has been caused specifically by SARS-CoV-2 and not something else?
@@sharmalarm I mean that's why we test everyone we suspect is infected and do a PCR test. If they have COVID like symptoms and are infected with the virus (which obviously all of these people are) then we assume the two are linked. If they have COVID like symptoms but negative PCR, then we can't say it's down to COVID. This is the same process we use for any illness like this
@@OllieBurtonMed I’m not a doctor. I’m just a layman trying to understand, and I appreciate your time and response and knowledge.. I thought that for many other illnesses there is a series of tests and observations that have to be made and collected, sometimes over time, before a diagnosis can be properly made, to ensure the correct treatment is prescribed, especially when the presenting symptoms are not at all unique, and with Covid, the symptoms are not at all unique, and overlap with many other diseases. Yet all we have is an unregulated and therefore inaccurate test to detect the virus, and we assume that’s what caused the disease. The PCR doesn’t tell us how sick the person is or what caused the sickness..so what is it that has caused such a huge assumption? Surely there are other factors or procedures that can show us that this disease must have been caused by this particular virus
@@sharmalarm Not at all, I'm not trying to accuse you of asking in bad faith! Happy to try and help explain. The answer once again comes back to PCR - you're absolutely right that the symptoms are similar to many other diseases, but it is the PCR test that is the gold standard for identifying viruses and this has been the standard for many viral infections for many years - it's not unregulated and is a very useful diagnostic method.
You're right that for many diseases we look for a series of observations which together point to the diagnosis. We do exactly the same with COVID - the likely symptoms PLUS the incredibly specific positive PCR is what gives the diagnosis of COVID. You're right that doesn't tell us how sick the person is, but that is much more subjective and we have other tests for that, exactly the same as we do for many other diseases.
In a short answer, the PCR test is incredibly specific for the viral sequence of Sars-Cov-2 and its variants. It's the gold standard for many similar infections and has been for many years. There is nothing new about PCR as a diagnostic method whatsoever.
Watched your videos in the wrong order, and the dark circles are unmistakable. Scary.
sounds miserable. Cheers.
You are NOT, repeat NOT a Doctor. The word Doctor is from the latin Doctorandus and means teacher. It has nothing to do with medicine. You do not have a doctorate ie M.D or Ph.D or Eng,D etc etc. So stop using a title you do not have.
Actually from the Middle English language - doctor means an expert, authority on a subject. Stop harassing people over the internet you weirdo.
@@emmabrandstatter4985 Yes, well this is not the 6th century, and middle English no longer applies, except to low lifes, who have no scientific knowlege or training, and have a fake fraudulent "MA" form Oxbridge. The word Doctor as a title is for those who have studied for a doctorate. In the 6th century at the 1st medical School in Mesopetamia, when a graduate had completed his studies , he had to "teach" for several years - and hence used the title "doctor". Not for a woman of course they just had to scrub, clean and iron clothes - of low intelligence. I seek not to harass - just the truth. Poor Emma.
@@nosnibor800 The irony of you not understanding courtesy titles, as well as courtesy in general is not lost here.
@@lambo-ke4lt Well its called a courtesy title - but in fact its more about deception and lies.
Weird cause if you look up Doctorandus it is a Dutch term for a master degree. I hope you learn some latin or some simple english etymology. Medics are Doctor that is why the common English word is Doctor
Hi. Where did you graduate from
Warwick medical school!