MEDICAL SCHOOL JOURNEY PART 1- CARIBBEAN MEDICAL SCHOOL- DAY IN A LIFE OF A DOCTOR ~DOCTOR CURTIS O
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Welcome Back Everyone! In this video, we get into my journey as a caribbean medical student at Ross University School of Medicine! I got a lot to cover so I've decided to break them into 2 parts!
If you have any questions about medical school or residency interviews, please leave them below in the comment section! I will do a Q&A segment soon!
Hope y'all Enjoy!
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This was great! I'm a PGY4 in psych in Philly. Even though I'm done with medical school, it was still nice to learn about your journey! And I'll share this with some mentees as well!
Sister school alumni here! AUC and loved every second of it!
Heyyy! I am a 4th year medical student at Ross! Glad to see a successful Rossie!
Love seeing my fellow Ross grads! Hope all is well with you and the rest of your class mates. Keep doing your thing and update me on your progress!
Doctor Curtis O. Thank you!! Will do!
You’re a motivation Doc🙌🏿❤️. Bless up.
I appreciate that Kevin!! 💪🏾
Studying tips please, A&P is kicking my ass
Noted! 📝 will do my best!
Another Great vid! And major props for pushing thru after that diagnosis! God is good 🙏🏾🙌🏾🔥
Much appreciated my man! It was definitely tough but you’re exactly right that God is Good! 🙏🏾
Doc said Lust for Life 😳. I’ve never heard of anyone else drawing motivation from that song, other than myself. It’s my most streamed song of all time, and year after year. I just gained whole different perspective on your grind mentality 🙏🏾
my last "basic science" semester on the island, we had a hurricane. took the school over a week to get me home. then finished on a boat in st. kitts.
the face you made about having subway = priceless!!! hahahha (i can relate!)
few questions if you dont mind:
1. how many hours do carribean school students study per day?
2. are there any off days?
3. how are tests designed? i heard they are made super hard to weed people out and then grade on a curve (at least st.george does)
4. how many people start with your class, but actually wind up graduating?
5. do loans cover all costs of living? is there left over? or do you need more?
6. especially to travel for your rotations, hotels, cars, food etc. (even going to different states)
and then not so important but would like answer to:
4. do you have to dress professional in the island? or regular clothes?
5. what happens when you need to see a doctor and dentist? how is the cost covered?
6. how do you get all your basic needs? like deodarant, toothpaste, etc. are they expensive?
sorry for all the questions but would appreciate an actual live person answer instead of SDN bander.
thnks again!
😳 lmaooooo Noted... all of them lol
Hey Doc, Igbo reppinnnn lets go! Lol
Question: how did you study for MERP? What were your studying techniques & were you able to carry them into your time at Ross?
Noted! 📝 Will definitely answer! Thank you!
10ft centipedes lmao 😂 🙄🙄🙄🙄 DRAMATICCCCCC. HAhaha great content and informational for all the aspiring doctors watching! Nothing but God watching over you as you pushed through! P.S. I know ppl at subway, if you want a free sandwich 😉
😂😂😂😂 I’ll pass on the subway but I do appreciate the compliments lmao 🙃
You are one of the most hard working and strongest people I know! Looking forward to part 2. Thank you for sharing your journey. PS: Subway...eat Fresh! :)
Thank you so much! 🤗
Lol I feel you. Went to school in St Kitts. We had huge centipedes too. They were my biggest nightmare and one time I found one on my bed. Was on edge the whole time I wa son the island😂😂. you’re super funny and your story is so inspiring.🙌🏾
😂😂😂 so you share the same problems! I hated those things! I’m glad you didn’t get attacked 😭
Haha the struggle was real, I thought I was landing in an island from Jurassic Park. Subway I have thought about that in forever!
That dang restaurant still makes me cringe 😂
Hi Dr. Curtis. Thank you for this video. Can you do a video on how to prepare/succeed/pass MERP?
It’ll be tough to do a video on it due to time restraints but I can’t stress enough using your professors during MERP to have an idea of what they like and how they like to write questions. That would pay off huge if you do that, that way you have an idea how you should study. Everybody studies differently so its ahrd to comment on that but using your professor is big in my opinion. You can also try groups to see how other people view information.
Thank you, much appreciated!
Congratulations on being a dad!!!
I enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing!
You are very welcome! Thank you for watching!
Hi Dr. O, thank you for sharing your story! Fellow Rossie here (Although I attend Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine located in St. Kitts) and those centipedes are no joke!! lol love your content!
As I was eating subway while watching this video 🤣🤣🤣. Can’t wait for part 2 !
😭😭😭🤦🏾♂️Coming up soon!
That 5$ foot long not even all that bad 😂. Great video keep up the good content 🙌🏾
😂😂😂 for 16mo it is. And there was no such thing as $5 lmao
Great content! Comedic visuals, and to the point!
Thank you!!! 🙌🏾
As if exams and placements aren't enough to worry about, then come the 10ft centipedes 😳
😂😂😂😂😂 they were huge and were always on the attack
Such an inspirational video man. I was just wondering what advice would you give someone who just finished their undergrad biomedicine degree with a good GPA and looking to resit MCAT. Look for a job with for hospital experience, do an honours year or just focus on MCAT study entirely? Thanks fam, love the content.
Noted! Will discuss it in the Q&A. Much appreciated
That Italian BMT at Subwayyyyyy!!! Nom nom nom lol! I’m in pharmacology right now (nursing school)...how’d you learn all of these drugs 😩😫
Lmaoooo Unfortunately Pharm is a lot of just memorizing. People would come up with phrases that rhymed of different drugs to make it stick in their head. I wasn’t a big fan of it
great video bro
Thank you! 💪🏾
What's good Dr. O? I've been following your IG for a minute now and would pass you from time to time at MC. I was a scribe in the ER and just left recently to focus on the MCAT. I have a similar story like yours with being a knucklehead lol. I'm a non-traditional applicant and recently got accepted into a master's program. Now I hate the What-If's just as much as you do, however lets say ya boy don't get in at the end of the master's program, which has a linkage to a DO school btw. Would you recommend the Caribbean route, especially after STEP 1 has now become Pass/Fail? I was told by a few ER docs and some hospitalists to steer clear of Caribbean schools. Thanks for the awesome content and big inspiration for me!
Great question. Will definitely make note of this. Small world we were at the same hospital.
Nice I just came from doctor mike your pretty good too at this
Thank you! Just the beginning. Will continue to work hard to get better with each video 🙌🏾
Do IMG have difficulty getting into that Pathology residency?
Hi Jared!
I really appreciate the videos! You are a true inspiration. I am currently working to get into medical school. What advice would you give someone with a lower then average GPA
I got you! Noted! 📝
Do you recommend post baccalaureate programs for individuals who have a amazing masters program gpa but have a terrible gpa in their undergraduate?
Got you! Will discuss it in my Q&A!
nice video bro
Much appreciated! ✊🏾
Great vids. I’m going back to school at 39 pre-med. did you see any older students in medical school or know any that went later in life?
I got you! Will make sure I talk about it! Thank you for your question!
Doctor Curtis O. Thank you!
I'm 42 starting my first semester in basic sciences so I know how you feel. I'm going for it though because I have always wanted to be a physician. I became a BSN RN at 37 so I believe it's never too late.
Makesha that’s so awesome!! Congratulations to you and thank you for the replying. This is great a motivation. We got this! 😊
Were there any advantages or disadvantages to starting medical school in May as opposed to September or January terms? Did you have more time to prepare for Step 1?
I honestly don’t remember if how my schedule played out lead to it being an advantage/disadvantage! Nothing glaring sticks out to me.
I still eat subway 😂
DJ Slim K 💀💀💀💀💀 I’m back to eating now too 🤦🏾♂️
Does anyone have any stories for ROSS graduates matching into Anesthesia?
Hi Doc, did you think the school prepared you well for your class exams and STEP1 or did you have to use a lot of outside material?
Noted! 📝
Hey man, awesome stories! I am an IMG from Honduras. Do you have tips for IMG's? How many observerships do you recommend? What are my odds to land a Neuro (clinical) residency?
Noted! 📝
“Aw yeah back with another hot one for ya”
You know it! 🙌🏾
What’s up doc, what was your college gpa ? If u don’t mind me asking
3.2 overall but my science gpa was not good at all because my freshman year was loaded with science classes and that’s when I got a 1.8
Did you have to take a lot in loans to go to med school at Ross? If so, are the payments you make impacting or have they impacted your ability to buy a house, buy cars, or make any other big financial decisions?
Noted! 📝
I'm gonna buy your son a Subway onesie.. lol
😂😂😂 you better not
Will you ever go back and sub specialize
Noted! 📝
No shoes 👟 in this video ❓
Naw it was a long day and I wanted to be comfortable at home 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ross is in Barbados now, Not Dominica!
That was stated in the beginning of the video
He definitely said that in the video
Subway
😂😂😂