How to Become A Neurosurgeon
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- This video is an interview with Dr. Maya Babu, a Neurosurgery resident at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Babu trained at Harvard Medical School where she also obtained her MBA. Dr. Babu answers questions about Neurosurgery including:
- What can a Neurosurgeon do?
- What is Neurosurgery residency like?
- How much do Neurosurgery residents work?
- How can you become a Neurosurgeon and what should medical students do to match into Neurosurg?
Enjoy!
Dr. Babu on Twitter: / mayababumd
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"The days are long but the years are short." Love that
I wish young women would look up to educated women such as these more often, rather than celebrities. These are are some my role models for sure!
ProspectiveCorpse I totally agree, I feel like such ambitious women are always overlooked.
popular culture worships money...not achievement...unfortunately...
Amen!
yes like mothers and homemakers instead of miserable subpar doctors
@@Whitelivesmatter148ate get a life love
if she can get to the hospital by 5:30 then I can make it to my 10 am class goshdangit
LOL!
+Andrea Tooley if i went to a college which is not an ivy league and got a good mcat score can i apply for the top universities
+Andrea Tooley she is awesome and did a lot of Things. How old is she?!
yes. Undergrad ranking school doesn't have weight for apps. Get a high MCAT 511 i believe or around a 35-36 to be at least competitive and a 3.8+ gpa and tier 1 med school is bound if you have a great interview.
Wow! She just has her whole life together. What a true role model.
Both beautiful and brilliant. I truly admire these ladies.
Girl power!
and you know that because ??
Milan Sharif why?
Sourabh Sharma Girls are Better students But Surgery is a very erratic job and demand lot of time, energy and experience. Family life suffers especially for women and often they have to compromise with the job to take care of their children
Dr Maya Babu. NAMASTE. after seeing your interview I just want to tell you. woow. I'm 62 years-old at 59 I had a brain aneurysm. doctors like you save my life, I arrived at the hospital by helicopter it was not so good. thanks for choosing your career I know someone's life is always in your hands talent and dedication.
Oh goddddd!!! Harvard!!! This lady is the bomb!!!
My mom works with a surgeon who is a Harvard graduate :)
+sonia malik awesome!!!!!! I'm at IU school of medicine
+sonia malik I wish I could go to Harvard I can't afford it lol
they offer really good financial aid, that can help you pay as much as all of the tuition fees and other expenses.
they offer really good financial aid, that can help you pay as much as all of the tuition fees and other expenses.
Never clicked on a video so fast
me too!! thanks andrea!!
Milan Sharif study done saying if all women were dr's, less ppl would die:)
Then you have no life.
Can you do a similar video with a pediatric surgeon and a cardiothoracic surgeon?
I second this request :)
Yess pediatric pls!!
YES!
Yes yes for the subspecialties!
Yessssss exactly what I was thinking !!! Both pretty please!!!
I took a study break to watch this video! Very informative and helpful!!
Thank you, Dr. Andrea, for this long-waited interview! I wished she talked more about her experience in college, majoring in neuroscience. I am still in a community college, and my major will be Neuroscience when I transfer to university. I know how long and hard is the process to become a neurosurgeon. I felt that she was emphasizing a lot on being open-minded about what specialty you choose. To be honest, I felt kind of intimidated listenning to her 😱 but I won't let fear stop me. I wished this interview was live! Thank you again for the interview ☺
YAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYYA!!!! I've been waiting for no for this!!! Love that you had a girl neurosurg with you!!!!
I'm in the exact same position that his lady was once in. I'm only in senior high school but I'm stuck between what career path I would like to follow: Medicine - Neurosurgery or neuropsychiatry / Law. I'm leaning towards Medicine thus far as I want to truly help people and change the world for the better, even if it be only minor. Both ways, there's a long road ahead and this video is extremely inspiring and motivating to work hard no matter you want in life.
Best of luck for anyone pursuing a career in Medicine.
Very beautiful and smart neurosurgeon!
Can you please have an emergency physician on!? I'm so interested in emergency medicine and I would love to hear more about it!!!!!
I would really love to hear from pediatrician/neonatology specialist :) I'd love to go that route after med school so i'm interested if it's mentally hard to see children being sick and interacting with parents etc. i feel like peds is perseived as not very challenging, it's not as hard to get into residency as ophto, neurosurgery etc. and i want to do somenthing challenging but then i just love working with kids so much! Thanks a lot for inspiring us here and on the blog (miss you there lately!)
I can't imagine others perceiving PEDS as a non challenging specialty. You have to diagnose and treat someone who often may not be able to tell you what they are feeling, and that alone is a huge challenge. I shadowed the doctor who was my pediatrician and honestly people who are born to enter that specialty have such a great ability to sense what is going on at a deeper level (with added experience, of course)
So don't let anyone make you feel like it's not a challenge! If it's what you want, go for it and know that your little patients appreciate you :)
Thank You so much for your reply ! :) Last summer I had something like a summer rotation in family medicine and I was doing it with my own family doctor who is also a peds specialist.. I absolutly loved it and she taught me so much ! Kids loved her :)
This is a great reply! Thanks so much for sharing your insight!!
she should interview Nancy Lass or Jen Arnold.
She’s such a wise person and insightful. Really appreciate her input. I’m not interested in neurosurgery but her approach to looking at residency programs and how to choose one is wonderful. She’s fantastic.
Holy crap she doesn't look worn out compared to all the residents I've seen
Have you seen her eyes? That might be the makeup, but she looks super tired.
Lol she is worn out.
I'm about to be a freshman at UCLA as a premed in a few weeks and I'm so glad I found your channel! You're answering all of my questions that I wasn't able to find from anywhere or anyone else! You're an inspiration!!
Love your vlog. I'm a neurosurgeon, MD PhD, also went to Harvard. My mentor was Dr Roberta Glick also a woman. Her mentor was also a women, Dr. Fran Connelly. Dr. Connelly wrote the famous book, "Walking Out On The Boys."
EVERYONE especially women in medicine should read this book.
It is great to have more women entering the field. However, one must be mindful, we have a legacy to build and must be cognizant of the privilege.
Can you do a similar video of an anaesthesiologist?
I'd love it too
You can check out Kristina (PrettyShinySparkly) here on CZcams, she does videos mainly about fashion and beauty but she's also an anesthesiologist! :)
+heavythinker16 thank you sooo much! I'll definitely check it out! 😁
+heavythinker16 yes i subscribed to her too and she is excellent.
+Giulia Arrigo Also check out Student Doctor Thompson, he is really good as well but i really need a video from Andrea since all her videos are in great details
Thank you Andrea and Dr. Babu for your words of wisdom and advice!
I was about to get a consult from this woman since she seems sincere and trustworthy, looking out for patients. She sadly left the hospital some time in the past 6 months I was going to have surgery at :(
very good points . How residents interact is a huge deal because senior residents mentor the incoming interns and junior residents. That becomes all the more important if you're working long hours, without much sleep, and critical cases to deal with. You tend to rely on your resident team for intellectual and social support. That'll be my number one priority when looking for residencies
Thank you, Dr. Tooley, for finding a neurosurgeon and posting this fantastic video, and thank you, Dr. Babu, for your time!
Really enjoyed this video! Could you do a video interviewing a transplant surgeon and a trauma surgeon? Those are the two fields that I'm currently looking into!
im so glad you did this video ive been wanting to become a neurosurgeon since I was five ever since I was diagnosed with a neurological disorder and I was thankful to have a wonderful neurosurgeon that has helped me realized how much I want to become a neurosurgeon
I love your vídeos , they motivate me to go forward , i am a dentista but my will is to be a maxilofacial surgeon.
I am 14 years old and I am confident I want to become a medical student. I am interested in becoming a pediatric surgeon, and I think this is a great channel
YES!!! Thank you so much for this video, I cannot even begin to tell you how happy I am right now!!!
Great words! Thankyou Dr Andrea.. Much energy to u and I'm Dr. Anil Babu :)
Please make another video or blog post soon! We know you're super busy, but it's so great every time we get to hear from you :) If you're considering doing a vlog video, please do so! Your posts and videos have served as motivation for me during my first 2 years of undergrad, so I'm missing them so much!
thank you very much for the great video and interview, Im encouraged, I have always wanted to do neurosurgery. I study Medicine in China, and as from Next academic year, by God's grace, I will be specialising in Neurosurgery. Amen.
You make the most informative videos! Thanks for this!
Education
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
2005 - 2010
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Cum Laude
2005 - 2010
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
B.S./B.A., Neuroscience and Psychology, Summa cum Laude with Highest Distinction
2001 - 2005
WOW
She's my role model!
asturiasra this chick must like sitting on her ass studying 48/7. Id rather commit suicide. I guess if she likes what she does than congrats to her lol.
Thank you Andrea!!! I love all of your videos!
Wonderful interview Andrea.That was very natural and you asked important questions. Was very informative.
Ok so I'm 12 and my dream job is to be a neurosurgeon or neuroscience my dream medical school is Harvard or Stanford with a scholarship because I am currently a straight A student the only reason I have straight A's is because I want to become a great surgeon I've had straight A's since 3rd grade (which is the grade they start giving you letter grades) I want to go to Harvard because it's a great medical school the high school I will be going to in a few years has different academy's for your future job ex: medical health is what doctors would be in I'm really working hard now so I can go to Harvard I really thought this through
THIS GIRL IS WHAT I WANT TO BECOME!!
Jaelyn kylie that's super cool! I'm 12 also and I live in Eastern Washington. I plan on going to college in Seattle, same for medical school. Then after all my training and such and when I'm a neurosurgeon, I'll live in Spokane and do neurosurgery there.
Jaelyn kylie Same with me!
Hold on to your dreams, guys! I held on to mine and now I'm an MS1 at my dream medical school :) It's hard work, but it definitely pays off. (Also how cool are brains?!)
Miranda Green How old were you when you knew you wanted to be a surgeon?? Also, do you know what specialty??
I think I've always kind of known that I'd go into medicine. (With the exception of when I was 3 because back then I just wanted to own a donut shop!) If I were to list all of the reasons why I chose to become a doctor, it would fill up the whole page, but to summarize, I couldn't imagine myself doing anything else. Currently I'm interested in EM, Ortho, Gen Surg, and Neuro. But who knows! I'm open to anything.
I am premed right now but I am really considering neurosurgery and I just LOVE your videos and the helpful information and just seeing all these women in medicine is so inspiring for me!
This was awesome, thank you so much for putting this together!
This video was seriously great. She seems like an amazing Doctor.
I am truly loving your videos Andrea! You and your guests inspire and motivate me so much. Thank you so much, I know it must be hard to find time for youtube in your busy schedule.
I will be starting dental school in October and while studying for my exams I had to take in order to get in, I tried some of your study methods and they helped me a ton. Greetings from Prague, Czech republic 🙂
Great interview! Well-structured ! Could you please do a similar one for internal medicine with study techniques and work ?
This was an amazing video - she was incredibly humble and shared lots of very useful and inspirational advice! Really amazing!
She's from my alma mater, the University of Minnesota. And all this while I was assuming that Harvard Med School takes in only Ivy League undergrads lol.
Can you please interview a pathologist. Thank you for posting videos, I love them all!
I want to see one too I thought nobody else would want to haha! Family Medicine as well!
Hey Andrea! I just want to thank you so much for all of your videos. I know I want to go into healthcare and you're videos help so much. I really appreciate your videos!😃
Thanks for doing this interview! I've been waiting for this interview for a long time! I'm really interested in neurosurgery so this video was very helpful! :)
My dream is to be a neurosurgeon one day! I am nervous that I won’t make it because it is such a competitive field 🥴
Awesome video! I would love to see a neonatologist/neonatal nurse interview because I really want to work with babies!! I love your channel!
YAY! Thanks so much for this video Andrea!!!! :)
You're a really good interviewer. Thanks for this, very helpful!
She's an Indian sitting in America unaware of doctor scarcity in her country. True Indian !! Proud to be an Indian
lol this is one of the hardest professions in the world, let alone pediatric neurosurgery. They will tell you up and down "you can do what you put your mind to!!" ......no. Regardless of work ethic and drive, without certain affinities, you will not make it realistically. There is much more than meets the eye about this medical stuff guys, look deeper before you plunge into it.
TaruProductions ain’t that the truth my husband is a orthopedic surgery residency. He loves it but I feel he is slowly dying
Taru that’s very true and residency in surgery but especially neurosurgery is enough to break someone. It takes a lot of willpower to make it to where she is, something most don’t have.
Lol, people like you who could never reach their dreams love to dissuade others. Get a life.
As an investment banker, I want modify her quote a little bit. For me, “the days are long and the years are long too”.
Please do an ortho surgeon soon! Love your videos theyve helped me so much as someone who doesnt have any physicians in my family!
Really informative video! Thank you Andrea :)
I found it quite interesting how I have also been treated for a rare illness for a year, and had the crossroad of neuroscience and law in terms of my interests. I chose to pursue law, but there are days when I wonder what if.
can you interview an oncologists plz
yes please!!
Yes, would be great.
She interviewed a hematologist/oncologist a year ago. The total of the video is something about work life balance and having a family I think..
LaurenAlexandra711 thanks!
I'll interview you. Is cancer 200 different diseases? If it is, how does 200 different diseases have hallmarks? 'The Hallmarks of Cancer' Weinburg 2001 interview is over
Wow. What an amazing woman. This was so wonderful and informative!
Andrea, you are awesome. Thank you for this :)
I have Neurogenic Muscle Atrophy and there seems to be no cure. A bicycle accident (hit head sideways on concrete hard), no helmet, had full stroke, damaged nerve that carries blood-oxygen to the muscles. I suspect insulation on Myelin sheath was damaged. Muscles breaking down wasting. Can't tolerate exercise, getting worse fast. 61 years old. Thanks.
Thank you so much! This is so inspirational!
oooh she is Indian :D
I don't is she,have been wondering the same thing.
She's of Indian origin I guess ..not a citizen of India..so not Indian.
Her name sounds like keralal
Yaaa ...she is Indian origin...
Thank you! So informative! Would absolutely love to see an OB-GYN interview :)
she already has an interview with an OB
+Joseph Saldino oh thanks I'll look!
Awesome videos keep up the good work!!!!
Was so inspiring! Thankyou Andrea!!
Hi Dr. Tooley! You are such an inspiration :). Thank you for your hardwork in uploading such substantial content on your YT channel while finishing up residency. I have been subscribed for a year and have learned so much from you and your guests in your videos. Whenever you get a chance or if ever you do, could you also interview a psychiatrist?
Thanks for being a motivation to pursue pre-med!:)
Neurosurgeon: Keep an open mind!
Me: Keep an open brain?
LOL
Great video, well done! Thanks once again, it was certainly very informative.
oh, and I agree with some previous comments, a cardiothoracic surgeon interview would also be fantastic
Well she's Indian who are usually the smartest immigrant group in the US, that makes sense how she got into Harvard and Mayo
Please do an interview with a Certified Nurse Anesthetist !!!! :)
Hi Andrea! I love what you do. It was inspiring to hear from her. I've loved being subscribed to you these past years, you've helped me a ton with your advice videos. Can you interview a radiologist?
Thanks so much for the informative and inspiring videos! Could you do an Anesthesiologist/Internal Med Doc/ General Surgery interview next?
Hi Dr. Tooley, thanks for this video! Dr. Babu mentioned how 3rd year rotations are really informative in regards to what a specialty is like and can influence a person's choice of residency. My question is, let's say you absolutely love a rotation in third year you were not expecting, what do you or Dr. Babu suggest for obtaining research experience in that field in a timely manner when residency applications are only a year away? Especially for competitive surgical specialties, if one decides on surgery mid third year, that leaves them with only about a year to obtain research in that area before applying. What are your thoughts on this?
Radiology, please!!
Can you do a video on research? How to go about choosing a topic? The process of research and publication? Also I love your videos they are so helpful!
Yes! This was super informative!! I would love to see Cardio!!
She already has a cardio video from a few months ago.
Great video! You should do an interview with a Pediatric Surgeon! I aspire to become a Pediatric surgeon but I'm not sure if I will be cut out for it? Also on that note is good to become a Pediatric Cardiovascular Sonographer to get experience with kids before pre med and medical school? 🤔 Thank you!😊
id recommend a upgrade in video equipment. Maybe a video mic pro and a new camera?
We miss you Dr. Tooley!!!
she is everything I dream about right now! A neurosurgeon who went to harvard and never forgets who she and where she comes from (she is wearing kurti).
Great video Andrea!
Thanks for the posting.
Is it odd that I don't find this intimidating? like I am nervous to pursue such a high level of profession, but I know I can do it. Not just for the money, but I'm interesting in helping people and alleviating them of any pain they're having.
Thank you for such an informative and inspiring video! :)
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO #NEUROSURGERY
This is really inspiring!! Thank you ladies! Female power go top 💪
Hi can you do a video on tips for non traditional students who are trying to apply to medical school, and how to balance school and kids. I really appreciate your videos, thank you!
Hi Andrea! Awesome interview as always. Did Dr. Babu mention anything about if her MBA was beneficial for her career and if she would recommend getting one to other medical students?
Can you please do a video like this with a pediatric/fetal/neonatal surgeon?
Thank you so much for the video!
Hi Andrea! Love your videos! Can you interview an orthopaedic surgeon? Thanks!:)
yeah! I would love to see an interview on ortho too
yeah! I would love to see an interview on ortho too
Can you please do a similar video with a cardiothoracic surgeon? I would love to get some information about residency and etc. Love your videos and thank you in advance.
Wow that is a crazy residency program!
Hi Andrea, I love your videos!! You have inspired me so much. I was wondering if you do a video of an Ear Nose Throat Physician?? I'm especially interested in ENT but I want to hear it first hand from an expert! Thanks so much!
This is my dream job,This is what I live for I migrated to America from Jamaica to peruse this career if I’m not able to make it a dream come true my life will completely be over
I love her !!! Oh my god she’s a stunner
AWESOME VIDEO! Can you please do videos for orthopedic surgeons and vascular/cardiothoracic surgeons?
I too would also be interested to here from a doctor who works with children. Specifically, a paediatric oncologist. I watch your videos all the way from Australia. You are very inspiring. I'm currently studying to be a registered nurse as my undergraduate. Looking to apply for a graduate program in the children's hospital then go into medicine.
Love this!! Thank you!