Having another mama like myself pursuing her education while being a parent was so inspiring for me. I am a mother of a 4 year old, a wifey and I’m currently working on getting my PsyD while working part time. I am exhausted but it can definitely be done. Thank you Rachel for having them pop in your video. It gave me hope. Love you Rachel!

It’s crazy I started watching your videos when I was applying to med school and now we’re both fourth years about to graduate

You know I really enjoy these videos, thanks Rachel!

super excited to watch this ❤ I’m just starting the year before uni and things are getting stressful really fast, i hope you’re feeling better now too rachel, we love you!

Hi Rachel!! Love, love the teaching demonstration that you did at the the end of this video!! You should do more of those! 💗💗

Rachel 😭😭😭😭 I just seen your post on IG of your photo and I literally cried and still crying! I’m so freaking happy for you! You deserve nothing but the best in your career and life. I just want to give you a hug and tell you how much I look up to you! You are my inspiration and made such an impact on my life especially with how I view things. Opening up about how hard things are, obstacles you go through makes me feel not alone when I have moments of self doubt and cry. I’m full of emotions right now! But just seeing you from the beginning when you were leaving your MA job to now when your doing OBGYN auditions makes me so proud. Just thank you for being you, being real and making me feel like I can too do this especially being a first gen.💙💙💙💙 💙💙💙

Thank you so much for your videos, Rachel. They really motivate me to keep going

Hey Rachel I hope you’re doing better than you were in the last vlog. Thank you for every tip, advice and emotional support you give, I truly appreciate it and look forward to your advices as I get to start medical school next month. With all the videos that I’ve watched you have shown me that things get better with time and patience❤

Thank you for the anatomy lesson. Thank you for every vlog/video because on days like today when I need the motivation to study, I watch your videos to motivate me ❤

Hey Rachel hope you’re doing better!! As always watching your videos brings me to a smile during some difficult times 🤍 thank you for all you do!!

I love your educational segments! I learn something knew every time! 😊 (I’m not a med student but a psych student lol) I watch your content because you showcase what it’s like to dedicate your time to a field and all the emotions that come along, and not being afraid to discuss it. Showing us what it means to be human. So just remember to take time every now and then to do things that center you, bring you calmness (yoga, a trip to the beach, in n out, Netflix etc) ✨

Hehe I’m currently watching all your vlogs from the beginning for study inspo (I’m a dietetics student) and ahh so proud of you, you’ve come such a long way🥰

Ahhh, the educational content, just wow! I'm loving it!!

Enjoyed this video so much, always a great Saturday when you post! Thank you for all you do!😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

Yes! What you were saying makes perfect sense. Time marches forward whether you freak out about it or not, so you might as well not torture yourself along the journey.

Another great video!! I can’t wait to start rotations in a couple years. Even though it must be exhausting it looks like you are learning so much! I’m excited to one day be in your shoes going through rotations!

The reason I love you and most of us love you is you are *real* on camera 🥺 & you are just amazing, thanks for always helping me through times by yt and Disc 🥺❤️ ily

Thank you so much girl, I am glad to watch your video and I seriously feel stressed out with my personal statement. You are right about it, we have to be done and there is no need to be stressed about it because we know we have to be done. it is a good point! Thank you so much!

Rachel, you are doing beautifully ✨ don’t diminish what you have accomplished. Glad you’re enjoying urogynecology-it’s such a wonderful specialty. It’s really gratifying to improve someone’s quality of life. I fell in love with urology/urogyn during my last NP rotation and I’m hoping to train in the field 🤞

I like how you do these videos cause it does help me to be prepared on what to expect. I was suppose to do my MCAT this month but I wasn't prepared so I pushed it to next spring. Looking into these videos & different positions in the medical field made me rethink my choices on what I want to be because there are cool ones I never thought to give a chance

So excited to finally catch the premiere!!!

I’m still pre med in college and applying to medical school next year and the positive attitude you have keeps me excited about applying and helps me focus on why I’m applying in the first place when I get overwhelmed so thank you!

I just finished a long day i was so tired had 0 motivation to study but this video revive my motivation for some reason so thank you 🙏🏻♥️

Love that you're doing better for yourself. As a fellow 4th year medical student, it has been amazing watching your progress and seeing that you are along this journey that is similar to mine. Ironically I'm also struggling with my personal statement, I've looked at it so much that I hate it now lol. Totally agree on there being no benefit to applying early, take your time.

Love this one!! Really cool to hear more about your experience as a 4th year and to hear about the flow of the hospital!!! You’re so wonderful!

Old people watch and are fans. I watched from the first and still enjoy each week. Still growing with you.

I'm more than half way through my semester and I could definitely use some stress-busting tips right now!

Racheellllllll you are my comfort person 😊♥️

I don’t have a medical background but the reason I watch your videos is the videos interesting & you are being real\authentic. Keep doing what you are doing.

Thank you rachh this is very important especially for students above all I hope you are not feeling the same as your last vlog we really get motivated when we see you in screen even if the content was normal daily affairs which I think It is much work you do and it , you spread positive energy you actually doo so whenever you feel this way again please remmber we appreciate everything from chitchat vlog to how to do vlog be safe ❤️❤️

I know you said you wanted feedback... so a list of things I personally enjoyed in the video :) learning about a new specialty, seeing healthy meals and snacks, relating to procrastinating on personal statements lol, how to take feedback from instructors/preceptor, preparing to make another good first impression, meeting a mom in school :), "sour cream reminds me of desitin" haha, anatomy lesson!

Always love your videos

OMG, anatomy is so cool! Thank you for sharing!

25 min vlog. Yasssss!

Rachel Southard, you are a very inspiring person, but seeing what you are going through honestly makes me question if I really want to go into medicine. You are an amazing person, and I don't think I am quite so amazing. You will make a great doctor.

I hope you feel better Rachel, amazing vlog as usual! PS: Chelsea, always amazing to see a mom in med school, you rock

Great video, really enjoyed it. Thanks for being helpfull, and for showing everything so realistic. Keep going and good luck with that personal statement.🤗🥰

we looooooove you so much😍 we are here to support you. 😍

Doctor Rachel. The anatomy lesson on the model was so great. You’re a good teacher 🖤

Hi Rachel!!! Idk if you remember me but I met you last week in the hospital during my family medicine sub i. I just want to say, don’t doubt yourself or your content. You have helped alot of us get through this journey together. I love your content and relate to you. You definitely help me through some low moments. PS - still struggling with my personal statement too :/ I am local here so before you leave or if you ever come back to the area would love to get together and chat! ❤

I have Covid pretty bad rn, I needed a new Rachel video ❤

I wish you all happiness, good health and success 🙏🏾🙂 you are strong 💜💜🤍💛💙 you can handle anything that comes your way

Rachel, I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to comment on one of your videos. I’ve been watching for months now and I believe your content is invaluable. Thank you for being so open, for sharing your knowledge and helping me feel more prepared for my future journey to becoming a physician. You are amazing! Thank you for your honesty. You’ve inspired me beyond words and have opened my eyes to the world of ob/gyn.

I felt the “everything is fine” lol🥲

loved the video and the illustration

DEAR. RACH. You murdered this one!! 🙃 So, when the vlog started and first thing you did was make a bed, I knew this vlog is going to be fireee 🥳 Rach, this was soo motivating and for me one of the best vlogs soo far!! 🧞‍♀️ Hope you are doing great and just keep this way 🥰

Another fantastic video! I got so excited when I saw it was 25 minutes long! I loved the educational session, now I know what's happening during my pap smear hahaha

Chelsea you are so strong you’ve got this

I LOVE LOVE LOVED thisv ideo PLEASE share more anatomy/ models/ day in the life stuff of what surguries ur doing/ suting etc!! aka i loved the medical stuff

One word to put to this weeks video... Sauna, lol. Great video Rachel, cool impromptu lesson. Can't wait to next week!

Just the type of vlog i wanna see for those daily dose of motivation when alot of med students and doctors speak about dropping med school n quitting. Been seeing alot of that lately: (

The anatomy model was so interesting! I have gone through many rounds of IUI and always wonder what the cervix looks like, how they find it (mine is tilted apparently). It’s not what I thought at all! Thanks for sharing that

Rachel, you are my comfort person. I’m just in high school right now aspiring to pursue in the medical field. You are such a motivation, encouragement, uplifting and calming person. I absolutely love your videos. Please never stop making them. I’ve literally been watching you since the day you appeared on KharmaMedic’s podcast. Thank you showing your true, authentic, raw and vulnerable side. I love you and please take care. Just know that you are fucking special🫀🥹

HI rachel i am in high school and although i know it may be a bit soon i want to become a doctor so watching your jourmey is really helpful and also your videos really motivate me so keep strong abd love you

Hi Rachel I hope you’re feeling better than last week 💕💕

Love your videos

Great content! Really enjoyed this one :)

YES!! I felt SUCH a difference with this vlog! Good job!! Interesting what you said about urogynaecology, I loved you showing bits of your notes and slides; it doesn’t have to be the ultimate solution or pro tip, just seeing someone’s current approach is thought provoking… the way you talked about the OR situation, the string tip, your presentation skills, the little anatomy lesson 👏 seemed a little more „you“ which might have taken a bit of courage to show, so thanks!

Rachel!!!!❤️

LONGER VLOG YES

I love all of your videos thank you 🤍

Good luck to both of you.

Just what I needed when the first round of exams are coming up this week:')

I’m finally catching up on your videos. I’ll always be here! I’ve been working at the hospital full time and all my gynecology or gyn onc patients make me think of you, in a good way. :)

Hey Rachel! I hope you are doing better than in your last vlog. From tomorrow my mid terms start. Your vlog completely inspired me to not qit and to keep going. Just keep up the good work and will be waiting for your next vlog.

My grandma has incontinence and is always so embarrassed about it. Hoping to get her a procedure soon to fix it!

OMG these temperatures! northern middle Germany had like up to 102ºF this summer and I thought it was unbearable :O I can't imagine 116ºF what on earth... I hope you have air conditioning in your apartment and workplace!

Will get to this tomorrow.

I just started scribing for a urologist, I love it 😊

I have zero clue how to private message on here but there is a placenta anatomy video that was just posted yesterday from institute of human anatomy. I was wondering since you talked briefly on how to perform a Pap smear, if you could discuss with us what you would look for as a physician when handling with the placenta (or really any related info) ❤

In the building waiting from Barbados 😎

I love your 'Hospital' in Spanish!! 😂 you should make a video talking in Spanish!!

Hahahaha, Welcome to the Central Valley girly. The heat is only comparable to Chochella Valley in all of California, aint no place like home. You got it though!

in the building watching from barbados 😎😎😎😎

Where did you get your scrubs from? You are awesome btw x

Tips about choosing specialty?? Maybe you didn't have to deal with this since you knew what you wanted to be but if you have any tips , that will be great

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What is expected to be written in a note?

Hey Rachel, where are your scrubs from?

Question for you Rachel... do your student loans from the government amount to enough to cover housing costs for the time you are in medical school? Or do you need more loans than just government loans? Also... I need your apartment simplicity in my apartment. Lol

Greetings Ms.Southard, Ovarian Torsion is interesting concern which is relevant in Early Development of Ovaries. Nice Work in Declutterring Thoughts in all aspects. With regards, RanjithJoseph (R.J)

I’m scared that there isn’t a new vlog up

Did you ended up getting your personal statement done afterwards?

Are you going to OMED?

I noticed you never mentioned lubing up.

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So she has New york and Michigan shirts, send her the rest of the states peeps

why the suture on the badge? 🤨

Hi how are you feeling

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Omg wait did I just overlook it or did you not drink coffee ???

You seemed happier at the first place, than this place.

Why am watching you because going on with me what is pelvic ultrasound colonoscopy down there

Thanks for showing that! Nice to see a parent doing it