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Path Of A Doctor

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The behind the scenes of being and becoming a doctor.

I am a physician (M.D.) practicing a mix of hospitalist medicine and urgent care.

I learned a lot in my journey to becoming a physician and about more than just medicine. Follow along as I reflect and teach what I wish I knew, which for the most part, is the stuff you don’t learn in school.

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  1. Doctor’s Advice On Writing Good Notes | Med Students, Residents, Attendings

    Documentation follows you through every stage of medicine, and as a hospitalist I've inherited everything from bloated copy-paste novels to one-line notes that help no one. In this episode, I break down the framework I use for every note: w

  2. Handling Floor Calls and Thinking On Your Feet In Medicine

    Floor calls are among the most anxiety-provoking parts of every transition in medicine, from clerkship to residency to your first attending job. In this episode, Dr. Z, a practicing hospitalist, walks through a framework for thinking on you

  3. Doctor Explains: How to Teach Med Students and Residents

    Whether you are a senior medical student, a resident, or an attending, at some point you will have learners working alongside you. In this video, I break down what has actually worked for me when teaching medical students and residents: set

  4. Doctor Explains: How to Choose Your Specialty

    Choosing a specialty is one of the biggest decisions you'll make in medicine, and most students weigh the wrong things. In this episode, a practicing hospitalist and walk-in clinic physician skips the match rates and salary tables and share

  5. Doctor Explains: Imposter Syndrome in Medicine

    Imposter syndrome shows up at every stage of becoming a physician, and just when it gets better, the next stage brings it right back. In this episode, I break down why it hits so hard in medicine, from the social media highlight reel to the

  6. Doctor Explains: How to Survive Your First Year As A Doctor

    Finishing residency doesn't mean your training is over. In this video, I share the advice I wish someone had given me before I became an attending: why your learning really starts once your name is on the chart, why going slow early is a st

  7. Doctor Explains: How To Be A Healthy Physician (Nutrition, Training And Basics)

    Physicians spend their entire careers managing preventable disease in other people, and a startling number of us are not managing it in ourselves. This episode breaks down the practical system I have used since pre-med to stay healthy throu

  8. Relationship Advice For Doctors And Healthcare Workers

    Medicine trains you for almost everything except the part of your life that happens after you leave the building. This episode covers relationships in medicine: how to actually meet people when your schedule is hostile to it, how to hold a

  9. Doctor Explains: How To Spend Your Money

    Medicine trains you for a decade and never once teaches you what to do with the money at the end of it. There is no class on how much you will earn, how to spend it, or where it actually makes a difference. So most physicians end up at one

  10. How to Structure Your Day as a Physician

    Nobody teaches you how to run a day. Medicine teaches you how to run a list, a differential, and a code, then leaves the architecture of your actual twenty-four hours entirely up to you. In this episode I break down the system I use as a lo

  11. Doctor Explains: Dealing With Bad Outcomes

    Every physician deals with bad outcomes. A patient codes, deteriorates, suffers a complication from a treatment you started, ends up in the ICU, or dies. It happens in every specialty and in every practice setting, and almost nobody is form

  12. Doctor Explains: How To Give Bad News

    Nobody sits you down in medical school or residency and teaches you how to tell a patient that the scan came back with metastatic disease, or how to tell a family that their mother is at the end of her life. You are expected to learn one of

  13. Doctor’s Advice: MD vs DO vs International Medical School

    MD versus DO versus Caribbean and international medical schools. Not match rates, not statistics, not the comparison charts you can find anywhere. This episode is about the part nobody says out loud: whether the stigma is real, why it exist

  14. AI Is Coming For Doctors: What To Do About It

    Everyone said radiology would be the first specialty replaced by AI. Years later there are more radiologists than ever. So what is actually happening, and what should physicians do about it right now? In this episode I break down why the ol

  15. Why High-Income Doctors Still Live Paycheck to Paycheck

    That first attending paycheck changes everything, and not always for the better. In this episode I break down lifestyle inflation: how a sudden jump in income quietly turns into a stack of obligations that hand your hard-earned freedom righ

  16. How To Deal With Difficult People In Medicine: Doctor Explains

    Medical school teaches you the Krebs cycle, but it never teaches you how to handle the difficult patients, family members, colleagues, and attendings who will define your worst days on the job. In this episode I break down the people skills

  17. Physician Burnout: What Nobody Tells You

    Burnout gets treated like a personal failing in medicine, something you're supposed to meditate or wellness-seminar your way out of. It isn't. This episode breaks down why burnout is a systems problem first and a personal one second, what i

  18. Advice for Staff Doctors No One Gave You In Residency

    If you're a new attending or about to finish residency, this one is for you. I cover the things nobody sits you down and explains before you cross the line from resident to staff physician: how stress changes rather than disappears, why say

  19. The Unwritten Rules of Medical School Nobody Talks About

    This video is for medical students who want the behind-the-scenes playbook that no one hands you on day one. Not study tips, not exam strategies. The real stuff: how medicine actually works as a social and professional environment, what dif

  20. What Med Schools Are ACTUALLY Looking For (A Doctor's Honest Breakdown)

    A premed student shadowed me recently, and it reminded me of everything nobody told me when I was in their shoes. In this episode, I break down what med schools are actually looking for once you have cleared the GPA and MCAT cutoff. Spoiler

  21. Why You're Unhappy As A Doctor And How To Fix It

    Why after all those years of training and work do you feel so empty? 00:00 Introduction: The Unspoken Struggles of Doctors 01:59 The Achievement Trap in Medicine 05:37 Redefining Success and Finding Fulfillment 07:24 Treatment: Addressing t

  22. Making The Most Of Residency- A Doctor's Advice For Resident Doctors

    Let's talk about how to make the best of residency! Follow Along: 🤝 Community - https://www.skool.com/path-of-a-doctor-community-2383/about?ref=5155176e9b914782b3983a512f24b00a 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pathofadoctor 🐦 Twit

  23. I'm Back! What's Next?

    After two years the platform and I are back and excited to get going! Follow Along: 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pathofadoctor 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/pathofadoctor 🎵 Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@pathofadoctor 💌 W

  24. How To Round In Medical School and Residency - Doctor’s Advice

    Rounding is a skill that you’ll have to learn as a medical student and resident. Do it the right way, and it will make your days a lot more efficient and enjoyable. Follow Along: 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pathofadoctor 🐦 Twi

  25. Doctor’s Thoughts | Should You Become A Doctor?

    Think very carefully about why you want to become a physician. Let’s talk about some things you should consider that aren’t talked about often. Follow Along: 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pathofadoctor 🐦 Twitter - https://twitte

  26. 5 Pre-Med Mistakes To Avoid | Medical School Advice

    We have other videos going over mistakes pre-meds make when it comes to studying and more tactical stuff like that. This is bigger picture mistakes that can also apply to life in general. Follow Along: 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.c

  27. How To Study Properly | A Doctor’s Advice

    Studying is obviously going to be a huge part of your life as a pre-med, med student, resident and doctor. Do it right. Follow Along: 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pathofadoctor 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/pathofadoctor 🎵 T

  28. 5 Tips For Starting Medical School | A Doctor's Advice

    Here are a few things I wish I knew as a fresh medical student starting medical school. Follow Along: 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pathofadoctor 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/pathofadoctor 🎵 Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@

  29. Calling Vs Job | A Doctor's Thoughts

    Is being a physician really a "calling" or is it just a job? Many pre-meds are asked this question during medical school interviews. Many medical students are confused when they don''t quite feel this way. Follow Along: 📸 Instagram - https

  30. The BEST Tip For Med Students And Residents | Doctor's Advice

    The third year of medical school can be a great time as you are finally doing the clinical stuff you thought you would be in medschool. Here are some tips to make the most of it and deal with the challenges it may bring. 00:00 Intro 00:15 B

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