My son, when he was 13 months was in the infectious disease department for what they thought was meningitis. It was the scariest week of our lives. The doctors were so fantastic and helped us feel at peace with what was going on. Thank you for caring :-)

I Iove the little cartoon Siobhans that give quick tidbits of information 😊

you articulate so well! it sounds weird but I can listen to you talk for hours

I LOVE how you put the informational pop ups throughout the video, they're definitely helpful for beginners like me lol 😉 Also, I have so much respect for you. I mean, you're so calm and you really know what you're doing! These videos are definitely my guilty pleasure, keep doing what you're doing. 💗💗💗

*These videos are gold! As a current 2nd-year med student, you inspired me to start my own channel :)*

As a HCA student I love how informative and lighthearted your videos are, and doesn't violate HIPAA. These are helping me learn how to communicate with clinical departments. Thank you!

Love your vids and the little cartoon definitions!! 😅🙌🏼

You are so bright and refreshing! Your hospital and patients should really feel honored to have YOU! You are a great doctor and KZfaqr!!

Thanks for promoting the flu shot. Us folks on immunosuppressants appreciate it!

You mentioned asking your pharmacist! I felt so special!! Thank you for advocating for us! ❤️

Seems so cool. I can tell that being an ID involves a lot of collaboration with other doctors. I think I want to specialize in Infectious Diseases, I've always loved learning about bacteria and viruses.

I find your videos so soothing to listen to. You’re so well spoken and just a positive energy. I find it very fascinating watching the hard work doctors do on a daily basis.

These are becoming a highlight of my Saturdays

I'm a very visual learner so drawing diagrams or small pictures to help me remember information is really helpful to me!

i love your channel so much! I’m actually a nursing student, but i still love your videos! Your personality and positivity is just so contagious 😊

Do you ever get nervous or scared working with people who have something very serious and contagious and how do you handle it??🤔🤔 Thanks☺

I'm applying for graduate entry medicine here in the U.K. next year and your videos are so inspiring to me, it's also interesting to see how it is to be a doctor in another country. One question I have: How do you fit your studies as a resident (exams etc) around your actual day to day job as a resident?

I love that you are putting this kind of information out there to inspire people considering medical school. I love your perspective, honesty and energy. People who find you channel are lucky indeed! Continued luck and best wishes to you.

I love the new “featured question” element of your video. Super helpful 😁

I really love your videos and your energy! I just graduated Cosmetology school (I know, not anywhere near medical school) but you’re advice on remembering things has really helped me. Specifically when I am trying to explain things to my clients or other students. So thank you Siobhan for helping people so much and spreading your knowledge!

Why are you such a saint?! 😍

I gotta say I love your videos! I’m not in med school or anything medicine related (my anxiety/panic disorder keep me from school) but if I could I would love to go into medicine! Your videos are so interesting! I’m currently doing a class online to become a pharmacy technician 😊

I love how clear and mature you talk! When your describing something i don't know anything about it makes it easy to understand!!

someone i know 😉 who is a retired physician said that after he would read a topic and then go for a quiet walk outside and review all of the material in his mind. we both loved your tips though he had no idea what a question bank is. great job!

I’m 28 and take immuno suppressants because of my heart transplant that I told u about before PLEASE GET YOUR FLU SHOT for people like me :)

As a future Pediatrician, I find your vlogs so incredibly helpful. I am so over the moon that I found this channel! I absolutely love your personality. I can never be in a bad mood while your videos are playing!

All those pop ups or note bubble are the cutest. I’ve GOT to learn how to do that for my videos!

Great perspective, and thank you for the education on the flu shot! So glad you are spreading the facts and helping to keep others safe! (Kinda fitting that you get your flu shot on I.D. rotation!)

I was in a nursing home for 8 months and required intermittent catheterization. Well, I ended up with a resistant bladder infection that was starting to spread. It was improperly treated and I ended up seeing an infectious diseases doctor. They saved my life.

I had two questions for you - if you have a patient that is really nervous, how to you calm them down? How do you deliver bad news to patients? I’ve never heard anyone talk about these questions, and it would be great to know. Thanks! Great videos btw, the most informative and helpful videos that I’ve found out there.

You are amazing ang coming from a patient, THANKYOU !!!!!!!!!🎈🎈🎈 Have a Wonderful and Healthy Monday!!♥️

*SO cool to see a fellow Doctor-KZfaqr! Let me know if you ever feel like doing a collab video with a surgery resident :)*

Awesome and unique video! I love how you integrate questions in your vlog!

I love your videos! I am a second semester nursing student and these videos make me so excited to get into my clinicals this semester!

amen on that flu shot rant ! as someone with an autoimmune disease i'm glad you're spreading awareness regarding it as when I get sick its absolutely horrible and usually en up in hospital

DUDE I just had to do a persuasive speech and I chose to talk about why you should get vaccinated and I talked about why you should get the flu shot and I made those same points! :D

Thanks so much for taking us through your journey! It’s interesting and helpful for me as a pre med student who loves to know what my future looks like! I love that you keep with violin because I also love ballet and have worried I have to give up my one passion for the other. Seeing you do both is awesome for me. As far as specialty I love infectious diseases, children, case variety, patient interaction are all super important to me. Out of all the interests and things you in medicine, how can you pick your one true specialty?

I don’t know the doctor side but I know the patient side of severe pneumonia and man it’s nice when you’ve got kind doctors and nurses. Being sick with it sucks south

I love your videos so much! I’m also a violinist. I’m going to school for engineering and just watching you be so happy and energetic makes me want to do the same. Thank you! Makes these days of studying all night seem worth it.

I’m 13 and Im studying microbiology :) I have been researching it for a few years and I like learning about infectious diseases. I want to work in a biohazard safety level 3 or 4 lab with the most pathogenic microbes. I have researched the basics, and the types of conditions. I am learning the genetics and also I am learning the body’s response to an infection. I am really interested in how the body responds, and why it can go wrong, like for example septicemia. Diseases/microbes that I have researched: -Influenza (different types) -skin infections (mostly cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis) -Hemorrhagic diseases (mainly filoviruses, such as Ebola and Marburg) -meningitis (both viral and bacterial) -encephalitis -meningoencephalitis -mrsa -prion diseases -polio -rabies -pertussis -diptheria -parasitic infections (eww) -primary amebic meningoencephalitis -and more :D Sorry this list is long but I just love this . I have aspergers and microbiology is my interest. I have read a LOT of things but I can’t remember all Oh yeah also I read about this past epidemic that happened a little after the 1918 influenza pandemic called Encephalitis Lethargica. Pretty scary stuff. Also I’m memorizing and understanding medical terms. I’m gonna stop writing now, sorry this is so long.

I really appreciate how you explained the reason to get your flu shot and that it's not all about keeping you healthy. I am immune compromised and I'm not able to get the flu shot so I appreciate everyone in my family who does as well as all those around that I am in contact with. I like how you said it's how we can help our society and the people around us.

your little plug: YES! thank you. i am one of those people. i am immunocompromised. originally i was told i couldn’t have certain types of shots because i’m allergic to eggs. this allergies developed as an adult. then i was diagnosed immunocompromised. so now i can’t be around people who have had live, weakened virus inoculations because after their body fights off the virus, it “sheds” it and i could still catch it just like any other illness. i’m not entirely sure how i’m suppose to know if some stranger in public has had a live, weakened virus vaccine other than going up to them and asking them... thankfully, none of this occurred until i was adult so most of the really important and subsequently dangerous illnesses, i have already been vaccinated for.

You are goals!! Can't wait to start studying medicine😬😬 thank you for giving a little bit of an inside scoop on what I can expect!

Switching up your study spot can be really helpful because subconsciously you associate that place with the terms you're learning (I'm not a med student, but I've had to study and memorize a lot for foreign language classes)

I really enjoy watching your videos. You look so gentle and sweet and I think that's why I enjoy watching them. I want to become a nurse in the future and I know you're a doctor, but this makes me feel like I actually do love medicine really much. Thanks for these amazing videos again, always stay positive, you're amazing!

Oh my God I'm so glad I found you. I'm also a medical student I'm 19 years old and ending my second semester of my second year (here in my country, Nicaragua we don't do premed hence, why I am so young) and I also play the violin.

Hi Siobhan, just wanted to say that I absolutely love your videos!! They are really insightful and engaging, and your positivity always puts a smile on my face. Your passion for both medicine and music is truly inspiring, so thanks for sharing your journey

You're a wonderful person with quite a lot of experience and knowledge. I love every single video of yours. I assume that I've watched each one. I also like your smile that you show in every single moment despite the challenges you face every day. You are genuinely kind! My dream is to become a doctor specifically a paediatrician when I grow up. I'd love to help people as well. I wonder how did you deal with your failure and stress? I can't wait till I finish GCSE and go to medical school! My question is how can I become a more confident person?

Love your videos! Please keep this radiant and lovely personality, we need more doctors like you! ❤️

i’m currently taking microbiology and when you talked about cellulitis i got a bit too excited because i knew exactly what you were talking about!

My study method is to have the key words for like the chapter you’ve read through written down and then just write out everything in a diagram with pencil and then read through the chapter and add the things you missed with a blue pen. The I like to quiz and get quizzed by another student and get asked to explain that concept or this key word. And just teaching it to others really help too.

I love your vlogs so much. Your intro gives me life every time i hear it!

I LOVE your videos!!! ❤ I work as a nocturnist in Newark, NJ and working in a hospital can become really frustrating. But watching your videos and seeing your enthusiasm re-energizes my motivation! 🙂

I was treated on my city's central infectious diseases ward last week for my Lyme disease, I was put up there simply because that's where the specialists are based, the man in the room next to me had to have masked staff which made me feel so vulnerable as I obviously wasn't infectious in a ward full of dangerously sick people

Awesome!! Keep up the great work doctor.

Computer programmers have a sort of trope of explaining their code to a rubber duck on their desk if they can't get it to work because explaining it reveals the error that's causing it not to work. Teaching a concept is such a powerful learning tool!

I love your videos. Your editing is on point ;)

Your vidoes are soo informative and fun at the same. Your going to be a great doctor one day after you complete your residency. Im starting Med school 2018. Your motivation rocks.

I just had my followup with ID this week. They are putting in a port to do 6 weeks of iv antibiotics to get rid of the e.coli sepsis ive had from a micro abscess in my right kidney since may. Hopefully no more admissions now that ID is involved!

I love watching your videos. I'm an undergraduate majoring in public health and physiology and I'm excited to apply to medical school! Your videos are motivating :)

Hi! I'm not a doctor and I don't even plan to be one but I am one of your subscribers bcos I LOVE your positivity when you are working! 💙💙💙

I'm not a doctor or anything (teacher!) but I love watching your vlogs. You give off such a positive vibe - your patients are lucky to have you. Keep going! :-)

What's the difference between the colours of the scrubs? Why are some scrubs blue others green? Some pink?

I swear I had to switch my interest in science and medicine to data science cause I didn’t have the kind of passion you and others do for medicine. To truly thrive through medschool and a medical profession is to actually have a love for medicine and not just for the salary, glad I realized before it was too Late. Good for you though

*QUESTIONS:* Who decides what sort of rotations you get to do? If you've already decided to do Internal Medicine, why are you doing rotations in other fields during residency? I was under the impression that rotations were something you did in med school. When you were in med school, did the school allow you to try a little of everything before choosing what you wanted to go into (were these called rotations in med school too?) or was it more so the student's responsibility to find different experience opportunities in the fields that interested them? Lots of questions but all involving rotations or clinical or whatever it is called. I'm not in the medical field so I'm not familiar with the proper terminology. Hopefully, you'll be able to answer these in the next Q&A! PS - Super interesting video, as always, Siobhan! Thank you 🤗

What specialty are you looking into? Currently, I'm looking into oncology, I'd love to hear what you're most interested in so far!

I love how informative you are!!

You are so gorgeous!!- also I wanted to thank you so much for sharing theses videos I absolutely love seeing you around the hospital and your work hours and I actually learn a lot from watching your videos! You are so entertaining!! And such A great Doctor. A true inspiration!! So thank you for allowing us to watch your life! Sending well wishes!

i worked in the engineering field but i loved watching your videos cause i am always been intrigued about the medical field. your videos are very informative. keep it up.

Aww man I wish I could have seen that infection on the leg! I love gnarly stuff like that!

I started watching yesterday with the hospital codes. Now I am addicted with watching your videos!!!!i love your content

I love to use the information I'm trying to remember in a story so that I can understand it better and then remember it! I also use acronyms or silly songs!

I love your tips and pop up definitions you put throughout your videos. Thank you 😊

Ahh I just discovered your videos, I came from your Instagram - they are all so great!! Can't wait for my ID rotation, also, I love that you actually vlog in the hospital haha it's the best!

I️ am planning to become a general surgeon or a cardiothoracic surgeon And i love your Volgs they are really really helpful because I️ get to see how it would feel to work in a hospital and how the routine is, keep up the good work xoxo-Marily

I'm so glad you are getting your flu shot! From someone who is immune compromised!

Thank you for letting us see what your infectious diseases rotation looks like. Drawing diagrams and flash cards is what works for me in med school, I would try some of the other ones you said. By the way, I would love to know some time management tips you may have when it comes to studying. Lots of love!

Your positive energy is infectious.

Thank you for recommending Uworld... someone told me about this last year and I was forever trying to remember what it was called!

When you roam the hospital all day, exposed to so many bacteria and stuff but still so fresh! Haha. Thanks for your vids, it inspired me to pursue medicine. :) hopefully by next year. Fingers crossed!

I love all your videos. Thank you for all u do. I started watching about a month ago .

It's funny I'm watching this now concidering our current situation... The need for people in this field is ridiculously high right now.

Hey there. new subscriber and the cartoon explaining different things in non-medical terms makes me understand what these terms are. Ever thought about being an OB? I feel that with your bubbly personality they would love you.

I love how you educate me on the med vocabulary thanks a lot! :)

Thank you for vaccination promotion! My daughter is IGA deficient and immune suppressed due to an auto immune disease so I truly appreciate it!

Infectious diseases rotation always makes me remember the times that i was watching house md. omg im gonna cry

I really look forward to every update on Sunday (Australian time)! (I'm totally addicted) If you are wanting some warmer weather at this time of year you should head down under - currently around 36 degC! Have you ever considered doing VLOGMAS? Any thought of doing videos that show more of a day in the life - I think what we (non-medical professionals) often forget is that doctors are normal humans too and lead normal lives. How do you keep track of your busy days, do you use bullet journals or some other technique? Very best wishes from Australia!

I am the aspiring infectious disease physician. I'm currently studying clinical microbiology/ bacteriology as one of my premed subject,it such a fascinating field!!

Your videos inspire me to become a doctor I'm looking into general surgery or trauma 👍🏻

Your videos make me so excited (but a little bit scared) for med school! So informative & helpful xxx

Great Video thinking about studying Nursing and these tips and all of your other ones are definitely going to help thank you and keep up the great work

I love your channel!!! I'm an aspiring doctor and is currently on my pre-med. You inspire me!!! Please continue doing what you do!

I can't wait to actually be working in a hospital, so exciting!!

Best resident's vlog I've ever subscribed to. Thumbs up 👍

Thanks for the flu shot plug-- primary immune deficiency here!

Good explanation on why getting vaccinations are important for people around you 👍🏽

Your a great doctor hopefully I will be a doctor when I grow up

I love the little info bubbles. It's like Pop up Video :)

Q: do you have a bag with you or stuff you always bring at hospital or around it?

You have so much energy I wake up lazy at 2pm lol ... when I have early morning I will think of you