The fact that everyone is quiting is really speaking volumes .

Going through this right now. Decided to quit medicine to become a therapist just before applying for residency. It's a difficult transition considering everyone else around you tells you you're fucking your life up but I hope it'll be worth it in the end. Your words gave me hope, thank you.

I think quitting medicine is really hard for a couple of reasons: so much time was sacrificed, the job can be incredibly rewarding, the pay is not terrible, but the stress takes too much toll, and it's just a job, it shouldn't make people miserable- I started working recently as an independent

I absolutely love this! As a first generation, woman, POC, and 3rd child who isn’t married.... this shit is real and applicable to everything. You have to practice self awareness to truly have a peaceful life. I said peaceful not happy because happy is the dust that comes from the practice of joy. Happiness should never be the goal but rather a consequence of joyful practice. Took me 25 years to learn this

I'm a med student too. I think about quitting so many times but I have no courage enough. You must be very brave.

Many of us worldwide including the NHS, UK are leaving the profession in huge numbers. We face corporate bullying, harassment, politics, underpaid with net take home pay after taxes, extremely poor work-life balance and poor job satisfaction, burn out, exhaustion, depression etc to say the least

medicine can make money, but the time and sacrifice it gets there, is not to everyone's taste. Surgeons and Radiologists for example make upwards of 500-600k/year. but the process of getting there is painful and long, and many might not even get there even if they tried. It's a system that's designed to be a "king of the hill" or "if you cant stand the heat get out of the kitchen" type situation, which is not conducive to people who may not be in the right space or circumstance to handle this type of pressure.

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I love this video. As a premed, I built a lot of clinical experience through & after undergrad that ultimately led me to realize that I would be miserable working in clinical medicine. The pressure and expectation from parents, peers, professors etc was a burden...especially when I started to self reflect & question my future. I realized I wasn’t willing to be locked in, knowing my happiness was going to be a sacrifice. Medicine is not the only way to better someone’s life. Thank you for this amazing conversation!

This is such an important conversation to share, so thank you for putting it out there.

I'm into my 4th month of surgical internship in the US, but I've already decided to leave surgery and take some time off after this year to pursue education in something else I am terribly missing. Thanks so much for this; helps give people like me courage.

How does this video not have more likes or this channel not have more subscribers?? He's definitely speaking to my own thoughts I have regarding medical school that no one else talks about. Thank you for talking about the realities of working IN the field and not staying attached to the glamour of it all!

The part about the parents was so true and funny. Very interesting episode.

Can relate a lot to some of the philosophies here. I am currently a third year medical student who is on a leave of absence. During that leave I decided to go through an accelerated Nursing program and will finish at the same time I am required to make a final decision on if I will return to medical school. There have been few people that really understand why even after I describe the improvements involving life balance (significant other, family, friends, etc.).

Aw I like this a lot keep the videos coming

Very insightful.

I love the discussion at the end about parents

I like this video a lot that money can't buy happiness always.

thank you so much for this podcast. i especially love the "if you're thinking of taking a gap year, screw everyone and just do it" part haha. anyway, this encouraged me to quit medicine to become a day trader instead. i think i will be much happier. cheers.

Constant short staffing all around, from providers to support staff. Everyone fights for vacation time. I loved the job, but could not get time off when my family was on holidays.