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Justin Sung

Justin Sung

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I’m A Doctor. If You’re In Med School, Please Watch This Video

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Learn from my medical training mistakes to improve yours.

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I just finished my first year in medschool, and i did sooo bad like i barely pass the year, it was so confused, so exhausting, but i will figure it out, and keep going, hope i would be someone good in the five years ahead ♡⸜(ˆᗜˆ˵ )⸝♡

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لا تدرس كثير تفاصيل
اربط المعلومات والمواد كانها حالة بالواقع
التواصل والتعلم من الاخرين
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حاول تسهيل المادة

بعدها ال tips

— @Formedicine-e8k

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What's the difference between God and a doctor? God knows he's not a doctor. Don't unlive yourself, don't go psychotic; instead, just don't take yourself so seriously.

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=== Timestamps ===

Can anyone start education at the 32 and become a doctor if they're not even Science background

— @AnniHussain

0:00 Intro

00:58 Mistake #1

I love that you’re teaching students around the world, and that you found passion for that through your years as a medical student and studying, I’m sure I’ll find this video helpful, as a medical student myself

— @YaqeenStudiesMed

02:32 Mistake #2

04:48 Mistake #3

Idk, personally just learn risk factors and causes of a disease. Then Ix specifically to Dx. When you get over this step, then learn complications. Id make mnemonics that help be my training wheels, once able to use without mnemonics, consider you’re good at it and move on. If you forget, use the mnemonics, but try to not depend on the mnemonics

— @naufalnoorizan1763

06:39 My learning strategy for clinical placement

17:32 Tip #1

Hi Dr. Justin. I'm in doctor in training from Brasil. i'd like u explain to me what u mean: Learn clinical perspective first then come back to the pathophysiology in a video that u maked that i forgot the title. the clinical perpective includes: singns and symptoms, findings from laboratory and imaging tests, diagnostic criteria, differential diagnoses? i'll appreciate so much if u give me your feedback. thank u a lot!

— @eduardoleite3838

19:47 Tip #2

20:19 Tip #3

Exactly the same thing happened to me. If there are two ways to remember something, learn both ways!

— @qt.81

=== About Dr Justin Sung ===

Dr. Justin Sung is a world-renowned expert in self-regulated learning, certified teacher, research author, and former medical doctor. He has guest lectured on learning skills at Monash University for Master’s and PhD students in Education and Medicine. Over the past decade, he has empowered tens of thousands of learners worldwide to dramatically improve their academic performance, learning efficiency, and motivation.

Thank you for this piece. I don’t think it came to me by accident, I think I needed to see it today.😢

For almost six years now, I have been trying to move on from studying Human Anatomy, but deep down, it feels like I never really did. I keep seeing myself back in school in my dreams… over and over again. Sitting in classes, reading, studying and at some point, it became clear that it wasn’t just anything… it was Medicine.

I tried to ignore it because I never had passion for medicine. But the truth is, things have not really worked out since then. I have struggled to find stability, to feel settled, to feel like I am truly walking in purpose. And sometimes, it honestly feels like all those years studying Anatomy didn’t lead me where I thought they would, no work , no stable source of income, not being sure of where the next income will come from.That thought alone has been painful.

Now, I find myself standing at a crossroads. Everything around me seems to be pointing me back to Medicine. I have even taken the step to get the form, but if I’m being honest, I’m scared. Medicine is not something you step into lightly. It demands your time, your energy, your consistency… your life. And that thought overwhelms me.

But at the same time, there’s something I cannot ignore anymore. A quiet but persistent pull. A knowing deep inside me that this might actually be where I’m meant to be. I don’t feel fully ready. I don’t have everything figured out. But I am tired of running from it.

I believe God has been trying to get my attention for a long time, and I kept pushing it aside. And somehow, nothing has felt right since then.

So here I am, afraid, uncertain, but willing.

Willing to try. Willing to trust. Willing to take this step, even if I don’t feel strong enough yet.

I don’t just want success, I want peace in my decisions. I want to feel like I am finally in the right place, doing what I am meant to do.

And maybe… just maybe… this is where it begins.

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1. Learn from rlly simple basics, then build on that. Could be simple diagrams first.
2. Learn for application. Learn something from the POV that we are going to use it one day. This can make recalling content easier later on, and can make more sense to why we have to study the content.
3. Prioritise what yields more, then rmb them. Eg. Clinical attachment coming up, study relevant content first. Or, exam syllabus, pick heavier weightage content.
4. Be more motivated and curious. Will be able to get more help from seniors.

— @damienliawszeyu2974

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Thank you so much for conveying this to us it's really helpful

— @charithagorantla449

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Can anyone suggest youtube videos for each subject, and how to study each subject properly

@KIDSRHYMES-s2w
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This video is gold! thank you!

@jan-tyler
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Am a first year student:thank you I had started saying "lemme change my course"

@dreamwavestudioai
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You are such a inspiration 😊

@KaustubhKatkar-c6r
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To any medical student watching, you have got this 💪

@medicinemadesimple22
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thank you for sharing this. these are all valuable insights and personally i think they are transferrable in pharmacy school as well. please keep up with the good work!

@SophieLim-zr4fi
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Thank you ❤

@RawanNizar-ov3zx
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I wasted my life in this college

@weirdojfjri3urjrfuduw
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Life changing….Yoo I can feel my eureka moment 💡 👏

@officialjaminglobal6146
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I'm not a doctor. Why am I watching this?

@ragibrownak5712
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It's always good to show the side that most people don't see.

@wellbodisalone
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Do you have any recommendation for dental studen?

@HangNguyen-et5om
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why u show up in my last semester 🤣any way this my new learning method with the other good things from your channel . thank you dr justin

@khaledramadan39
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If i had to give advice to current/future med students,
I would say:
1. Learn your Physiology well
2. Focus on the why(thinking doctor)
3. Focus on the forest(bigger picture) not the trees(details).

Goodluck

@Ego-Kills
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In other words, you didn't integrate the information which is one of the main challenges for medical students. They will learn the material in a disjointed fashion. I had this issue in my first year but thankfully I learned how to integrate the information in my 2nd year.
Great video.
Thanks

@Ego-Kills
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😊 thanks

@IffatFkhan
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as a kid some reason i know most of how hard and stuff it is to achieve a doctor job

@SolanaandLua
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This is such a vital perspective! The shift from 'learning for the exam' to 'learning for the patient' is exactly where many students struggle. When i did pharm tech from medical prep, we focus on this exact bridge from theory to real world clinical externships so that knowledge actually sticks. Thanks for highlighting the 'symptom-first' approach; it’s a game-changer for career readiness

@Illeanaturner
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saying you dont remember things congrats you ar a genious

@Dialux1
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17:38 :>

@IvynLost
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please can u provide the sources u get the pictures and tables from? please!

@Anubis-bi4gl
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17:32 ❤❤❤

@zhrn.20
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Wie is hier gekomen door Drs.Gopie?

@RishayaMerhai
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Just wrote 4 pages of your advice, they are a treasure. After making mistakes in my medical entrance tests that could have been mitigated if I had taken advices like these I know that such videos are absolute treasure. It was as if I was taking advice from an elder brother. Thanks Justin

@elssa-Z7U2498U
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Sir my problem is I don’t get the concept and understanding by reading text books , so I always watched videos of anatomy physiology and biochemistry.
Even scan book pages and pasted them on chatgpt to make me understand…
Is it normal med student behavior or there is any problem in my understanding.
Because of this I feel like If I’ll be given time to read a page for understanding , I won’t be able to extract much from that than my other classmates that can easily understand the text and don’t even need to watch videos !!!
I want to know what’s my setback ?
I want to have that confidence that yes I can also get the concept by reading but I’m watching videos to increase concept…..

@TheFootball_untold
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Sir can you make videos on high yield common clinal topics because I loved the ways you gave examples and tactics to learn …
Was so invested in learning shock by your method …

@TheFootball_untold
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I can totally relate with video.
Best video on this topic . Elaborated eloquently!!!!!
Hats off !!!!

@TheFootball_untold
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I have a vey similar story. It took me a long time to get going during residency. This is coming from someone who had the highest GPA during basic sciences years.
It was very illuminating to be seen as the most intelligent student ever to the dumbest resident.

@kbonsu4783
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Can I get a study group here, who's in let's connect

@mopsy001
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I'm here as a Medical Laboratory Scientist in training and i want to be very competent, professional and the best i can in this field.

Thanks for your advice and encouragement, Doc. 🙏😊

@MiracleGalaxy-rg6vy
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I think this is why I am excited for year 3, because each block I can focus my study on the relevant components, and make it simpler depending on where I am, because our exams are more relevant to the blocks. Preclinical is hard, because with our cumulative exams you do feel like you need to know everything.

@sabaducia
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Made the same discovery first year of medical school, after almost failing my first block. I realized that I needed a better way to cover the material. I wasn't consistent, but it made a big difference.

@EnzroGreenidge
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Thank you very much for your advice. I am doing a degree in nursing, first semester and so far I have a horrible results even thought I was very good at highs cool. I had been questioning my own intelligence for 3 months. I tried different ways to improve myself and got to know you. Your study methods are very effective but very hard to follow through in the beginning and quite mentally exhaustive but I have been improving slowly. I still have 7 more semester where I can shine. Again thank you very much for the study methods and medical advice since I will have a clinical posting in about a week.

@utsanggurung706
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Sadece bir hocamız bize semiyoloji çalışmamız tavsiyesini verdi. Çoğu öğretim görevlisi nasıl daha iyi öğretirim diye düşünmüyor ne yazık ki, bunun sebebi de kibir, metodlarının yanlış olabileceğini asla kabul etmiyorlar.

@mimlam
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Short, focused sections with friendly reminders help turn practice into a daily habit �� I’m creating short, low-pressure practice pieces and would be grateful for pointers to get better.

@PhraseRouteX
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usually we are taught: cause -> effect. But in practice we have to find the cause given the (noisy) effect. P(C | E) not P(E | C)

@palr.k.4238