I love how much this humanised doctors. As a nursing student I find even student doctors intimidating, its nice to know that while the level of education is different, we're all still nervous wrecks hoping not to make mistakes!
Thank you so much! You have no idea how much your channel has helped me. A year ago I was in a really bad place mental health wise, completely unmotivated, drinking heavily and bordering on giving up on life itself. This year I’ve discovered medicine and I’m really enjoying working hard in school. I stopped drinking and started working hard and your channel only fuels that, thank you.
We complain about and worry about the youth of today and then I see something like this and feel a huge amount of "pride" . Pride is in commas because I have nothing here to be proud about but someone should be proud - that's for sure.
I'm a first year medical student in the US and I'm super glad I found your channel. It's awesome getting the perspective of a practicing physician and I hope you'll keep making videos!
I have been waiting for another video... My mom is a Doctor and she is always telling me stories of her experiences, so it is refreshing to hear them talking about what inspired them to help others , I love it... Thanks future Doctors! Thanks Dr. Hope!
I do! Thank you, before medicine I worked in digital advertising so I picked up a few bits but still learning lots about editing, so it’s nice to get positive feedback
This is such a relatable video, thanks so much for making it! I'm in the same position, final year, and the thoughts of these UK students are the same as mine, despite being in different countries. It's so reassuring to know that we all feel the same way on opposite sides of the world and that my anxieties are completely normal, and that other people look forward to the same things as me!
I've been working in a hospital as part of the clean up crew to get a look at the world inside the hospital. I thought I wanted to become a doctor and now I'm sure. These videos have me excited to start learning more about medecine.
i like ur content Dr. Hope, I myself am graduating next month and im really worried about the transition to an actual doctor. Hopefully it all works out.
Congratulations! Huge accomplishment to get through medical school. The best thing to be is a little bit worried means you are going to be a conscientious doctor.
Absolutely loved this video! I'm a med student as well (not in the UK, in Denmark), and although I'm only just getting started I can definitely relate to parts of what these older students are saying. I'm so happy I found your channel!
Absolutely loved this video and this channel! It's great to finally get UK content. It was nice to see a graduate entry student in your video, as I'm applying this September for 2019 entry GEM it's inspiring to see others excelling.
Will do definitely! Preparing for the gamsat at the moment, but I'm sure I'll have loads of questions closer to application time. Looking forward to your future videos!
Good on you. GAMSAT is super tough, I plan to do a video on preparing for it but won't be for a while, I've given some advice before on Reddit that you may find useful: www.reddit.com/r/premeduk/comments/6ztgyx/im_a_doctor_teaching_fellow_in_uk_came_into/ Good luck!
this is a great video. I'll be in my final year next year, and honestly I'm so anxious and I really have no idea what it'll be like. If you can make a video about advice or even telling us your experience on the first year of being a "doctor" it'll be amazing.
So as an American I'm fairly ignorant of the education system for physicians in the United Kingdom. You graduate high school and immediately begin a 6-year medical school, then do a few years of residency (depending on the specialty)?
The typical first year medical student would be 18 years of age, and it's normally a five year degree...six at some select universities i.e. Oxford / Cambridge. Once graduated newly qualified doctors train for a further two years in the 'foundation programme' and thereafter are able to apply to a dedicated speciality. Hope that helps!
Love this video! I can totally relate because I had just recently finished my last year of preclinical studies and will soon enter my clinical rotations in January.. SO excited and nervous at the same time! As always, thanks for the video dr Hope! Would be really great if you could share some tips on how to survive clinical rotations lollll
I might be studying at a high school integrated with medicine next year and I'm so exited yet so scared of it. So for some reasone I have been binging on your videos and this video gave me a lot of hope and motivation so keep doing what you're doing!
Senior in Med School, finishing in July! I relate so much to their replies! For the first question my story is a bit different. From a young age I helped my parents take care of two sick relatives because we couldn't afford a full time helper in the house and from that came the desire of helping other families and 15 years later here I am. Loving your content, you got yourself a new subscriber! #makesureyoustillhavealife #sotrue
I already have a stethoscope, so I can just skip med school, right? Or do I need a lab coat too? This is important, I need to know before my practice opens next week!
Great question! Clinical Teaching Fellow jobs are so varied, they are based on the demands of the hospital (i.e. what departments they need doctors) and the set-up of the university (i.e. how many students, level of the students and what areas they need the students trained in). The common theme is that you work as a doctor part-time and part-time teaching students; and therefore you are employed by the hospital. So my primary role is medical students, but I also help with other teaching as and when it comes up, e.g. nurses training, falls training for every clinical staff member, admin side of post-graduate doctor training. I look after all the 3rd and 5th year medical students on their clinical placements; delivering lectures, workshops, clinical skills, bedside teaching, simulation training, mock exams.
Are you familiar with spaced repetition learning? You can legit find some quality CZcams videos on it, but it’s pretty much a way to help you retain information better and study more efficiently
Wait I'm confused , you finished 6 years of studying medicine I college and now your a junior doctor, but for how long and is there any other schooling required after this?
Yes it's pretty confusing. In the UK after medical school you are a junior doctor until you become a consultant or GP (you'll be on a training programme specific to what you want to go in to with specific exams). So you usually spending between 5-10 years as a junior doctor.
Dr Hope's Sick Notes let's say you wanted to study neurology and you were a junior doctor, how long would it take before you actually become a fully qualified neurologist ?
In the UK to be a consultant neurologist, you would be a junior doctor for at least 9 years. - 2 years Foundation Training - 2 years Core Medical Training (it's currently 2 years but increasing to 3 years) - 5 years Neurology Clinical Training (+/- 3 years for research) Further information on neurology training is here: www.abnt.org.uk/docs/Becoming_a_Neurologist_ABN.pdf
Dr Hope's Sick Notes thank you! And how long do it if you wanted to be a cardiothoracic surgeon ? And while your a junior doctor and onwards, do you get paid and how much and does it increase each year ? Also what path are you thinking of specializing in ?
For Cardiothoracic it would be a similar amount of time to the above; you'd do foundation training, then core surgical training, then specialty training. You take on more and more responsibilities are you progress, so it's not unusual for a core surgical trainee to be doing some minor operations. I'm thinking of acute medicine / emergency medicine, but at the moment I'm doing a teaching fellow position, which am really enjoying.
Anyone with advice? I am a final year college student who wants to go into the ambulance service before going into medicine so that I gain both medical and also life experience. Does anyone advice or their opinion on whether this is the best way to do this (I did not achieve my sciences so want to do them as a night class until I get my A levels), I have asked multiple doctors I know personally but I feel that they may only agree to my plan because they know me. Please help!!!
Hey Conor. Not sure where you are living, but I'm a medical student in the United States, so I can only speak to my experience but a lot of people took time to do other things in between undergrad and medical school. If you aren't in the US and have a 6 year program after secondary school it might be a little different, but one thing that medical schools look for is people who are well-rounded and are likely to keep their empathy through the rigors and bureaucracy of medicine. There is no one-size-fits-all recommendation for you, but as long as you want to do it and think it will make you a better doctor, than say so when on your future interviews! Good luck!
I love how much this humanised doctors. As a nursing student I find even student doctors intimidating, its nice to know that while the level of education is different, we're all still nervous wrecks hoping not to make mistakes!
100%! I'm a med student and often hear students say how they dislike medical students for feeling "superior" and we're all in the same boat
Thank you so much! You have no idea how much your channel has helped me. A year ago I was in a really bad place mental health wise, completely unmotivated, drinking heavily and bordering on giving up on life itself. This year I’ve discovered medicine and I’m really enjoying working hard in school. I stopped drinking and started working hard and your channel only fuels that, thank you.
Good on you; nothing like a good come back!
We complain about and worry about the youth of today and then I see something like this and feel a huge amount of "pride" . Pride is in commas because I have nothing here to be proud about but someone should be proud - that's for sure.
I'm a medical student and I never realized how common my worries and concerns are...
it's nice to see that I'm not alone.
I'm a first year medical student in the US and I'm super glad I found your channel. It's awesome getting the perspective of a practicing physician and I hope you'll keep making videos!
I have been waiting for another video...
My mom is a Doctor and she is always telling me stories of her experiences, so it is refreshing to hear them talking about what inspired them to help others , I love it... Thanks future Doctors! Thanks Dr. Hope!
Do you edit these yourself? The editing is really good. Great channel!
I do! Thank you, before medicine I worked in digital advertising so I picked up a few bits but still learning lots about editing, so it’s nice to get positive feedback
Dr Hope's Sick Notes well, good luck then. I really like your channel. You are doing a very good job
This is such a relatable video, thanks so much for making it! I'm in the same position, final year, and the thoughts of these UK students are the same as mine, despite being in different countries. It's so reassuring to know that we all feel the same way on opposite sides of the world and that my anxieties are completely normal, and that other people look forward to the same things as me!
"You want us to say you" 😂😂
A really sweet video! I'm gonna be a final year medical student next year and this video was perfect for the time being :D
Just discovered your channel. It's a great balance between interesting and informative!
I've been working in a hospital as part of the clean up crew to get a look at the world inside the hospital. I thought I wanted to become a doctor and now I'm sure. These videos have me excited to start learning more about medecine.
I've said this before on your page, but teaching and doctoring have a similar mindset. All of those questions are completely valid to new teachers.
i like ur content Dr. Hope, I myself am graduating next month and im really worried about the transition to an actual doctor. Hopefully it all works out.
Congratulations! Huge accomplishment to get through medical school. The best thing to be is a little bit worried means you are going to be a conscientious doctor.
Absolutely loved this video! I'm a med student as well (not in the UK, in Denmark), and although I'm only just getting started I can definitely relate to parts of what these older students are saying. I'm so happy I found your channel!
Absolutely loved this video and this channel! It's great to finally get UK content. It was nice to see a graduate entry student in your video, as I'm applying this September for 2019 entry GEM it's inspiring to see others excelling.
Thanks! I believe both Amit and Sophia are graduate entry... and I was too! Any questions stay in touch and let me know... good luck
Will do definitely! Preparing for the gamsat at the moment, but I'm sure I'll have loads of questions closer to application time. Looking forward to your future videos!
Good on you. GAMSAT is super tough, I plan to do a video on preparing for it but won't be for a while, I've given some advice before on Reddit that you may find useful:
www.reddit.com/r/premeduk/comments/6ztgyx/im_a_doctor_teaching_fellow_in_uk_came_into/
Good luck!
This is amazing thanks for this!!
I'm applying for GEM in the next year or two as well, I'm already 26 so kinda worried about feeling old 😂
the knowledge combined in that room...
I'm from Ecuador in South America. .. and I have the the same perspective .. I realy enjoin this video
this is a great video. I'll be in my final year next year, and honestly I'm so anxious and I really have no idea what it'll be like. If you can make a video about advice or even telling us your experience on the first year of being a "doctor" it'll be amazing.
Oh my gosh! More content please! Love ur video so much!!!
As a first year med student with exams next week (eeekkkk!) this was really helpful. Love your channel and unique ideas :)
Thank you for these videos! Really enjoying your channel, keep it up :))
Thank you! More on the way....
So as an American I'm fairly ignorant of the education system for physicians in the United Kingdom. You graduate high school and immediately begin a 6-year medical school, then do a few years of residency (depending on the specialty)?
The typical first year medical student would be 18 years of age, and it's normally a five year degree...six at some select universities i.e. Oxford / Cambridge. Once graduated newly qualified doctors train for a further two years in the 'foundation programme' and thereafter are able to apply to a dedicated speciality. Hope that helps!
Love this video! I can totally relate because I had just recently finished my last year of preclinical studies and will soon enter my clinical rotations in January.. SO excited and nervous at the same time! As always, thanks for the video dr Hope! Would be really great if you could share some tips on how to survive clinical rotations lollll
I might be studying at a high school integrated with medicine next year and I'm so exited yet so scared of it. So for some reasone I have been binging on your videos and this video gave me a lot of hope and motivation so keep doing what you're doing!
Senior in Med School, finishing in July! I relate so much to their replies! For the first question my story is a bit different. From a young age I helped my parents take care of two sick relatives because we couldn't afford a full time helper in the house and from that came the desire of helping other families and 15 years later here I am. Loving your content, you got yourself a new subscriber! #makesureyoustillhavealife #sotrue
I'm a final year student facing my exiting exams in April. Love the channel and the videos
I already have a stethoscope, so I can just skip med school, right? Or do I need a lab coat too? This is important, I need to know before my practice opens next week!
my brother is a doctor in the army
Big respect
i respect every doctor i love wot u do i know ur struggles
Finally the new video came out💙 Thankyou dr.
I can relate to Sophia so much. A very interesting video indeed. 👍
Oh btw, the short hair, really cute! Omg!
The ending is awesome!
That took me back to my final year as a veterinary student not too long ago. I don't think the experiences are that different from human medicine.
I'm only 12 but I want to become a child's cancer nurse
I know it's a stupid question but what is a teaching fellow, are you from the teaching staff of the university??
Great question!
Clinical Teaching Fellow jobs are so varied, they are based on the demands of the hospital (i.e. what departments they need doctors) and the set-up of the university (i.e. how many students, level of the students and what areas they need the students trained in). The common theme is that you work as a doctor part-time and part-time teaching students; and therefore you are employed by the hospital. So my primary role is medical students, but I also help with other teaching as and when it comes up, e.g. nurses training, falls training for every clinical staff member, admin side of post-graduate doctor training.
I look after all the 3rd and 5th year medical students on their clinical placements; delivering lectures, workshops, clinical skills, bedside teaching, simulation training, mock exams.
Awesome video!
Love the haircut 😉
Are you familiar with spaced repetition learning? You can legit find some quality CZcams videos on it, but it’s pretty much a way to help you retain information better and study more efficiently
Question in the UK do you go to Medical School straight after High School ?
Amazing channel!
great video!
Wait I'm confused , you finished 6 years of studying medicine I college and now your a junior doctor, but for how long and is there any other schooling required after this?
Yes it's pretty confusing. In the UK after medical school you are a junior doctor until you become a consultant or GP (you'll be on a training programme specific to what you want to go in to with specific exams).
So you usually spending between 5-10 years as a junior doctor.
Dr Hope's Sick Notes let's say you wanted to study neurology and you were a junior doctor, how long would it take before you actually become a fully qualified neurologist ?
In the UK to be a consultant neurologist, you would be a junior doctor for at least 9 years.
- 2 years Foundation Training
- 2 years Core Medical Training (it's currently 2 years but increasing to 3 years)
- 5 years Neurology Clinical Training (+/- 3 years for research)
Further information on neurology training is here: www.abnt.org.uk/docs/Becoming_a_Neurologist_ABN.pdf
Dr Hope's Sick Notes thank you! And how long do it if you wanted to be a cardiothoracic surgeon ? And while your a junior doctor and onwards, do you get paid and how much and does it increase each year ? Also what path are you thinking of specializing in ?
For Cardiothoracic it would be a similar amount of time to the above; you'd do foundation training, then core surgical training, then specialty training. You take on more and more responsibilities are you progress, so it's not unusual for a core surgical trainee to be doing some minor operations. I'm thinking of acute medicine / emergency medicine, but at the moment I'm doing a teaching fellow position, which am really enjoying.
Hello fellow Amit
Psychiatry for me😊
I'm a 3rd year medical student.
ah i cant wait for this to be meeeeee
Keep it up
EEEK. It's Finals WEEK!
Deren! Good luck mate!
This was really enjoyable.
Anyone with advice? I am a final year college student who wants to go into the ambulance service before going into medicine so that I gain both medical and also life experience. Does anyone advice or their opinion on whether this is the best way to do this (I did not achieve my sciences so want to do them as a night class until I get my A levels), I have asked multiple doctors I know personally but I feel that they may only agree to my plan because they know me. Please help!!!
Hey Conor. Not sure where you are living, but I'm a medical student in the United States, so I can only speak to my experience but a lot of people took time to do other things in between undergrad and medical school. If you aren't in the US and have a 6 year program after secondary school it might be a little different, but one thing that medical schools look for is people who are well-rounded and are likely to keep their empathy through the rigors and bureaucracy of medicine. There is no one-size-fits-all recommendation for you, but as long as you want to do it and think it will make you a better doctor, than say so when on your future interviews! Good luck!
Man that Indian dude was cute as hell
You look so thin is this video. :O