Back in my happy place on OB/GYN elective! Fun vlog with new experiences :D And one really embarrassing moment. ALSO! At the end of the vlog, i explain how i help make my patients feel more comfortable during a pap smear!! Lil baby iykyk LOLOLOL

TMI but I just had a pap smear by a female practitioner and she was so nurturing I felt so comfortable, compared to my former OBGYN who didn’t say a word the entire time 😥 it makes a world of a difference having an empathetic, kind OBGYN and I’m sure you’d be the perfect example Rachel! :)

Rachel, please don’t push yourself too much to keep getting vlogs out. I LOVE your videos but I was so happy to hear that you took a break while you were busy. We see how hard you work in the vlogs but on top of that you still make time to edit the videos. We appreciate the vlogs but never be afraid to prioritize :)) we all support you more than anything.

I’m the last clip where you were describing what you do in a Pap smear reminded me of the doctor that did my first pap smear. I went a few months ago to get it done the first time and I let her know it was my first time. She did everything you were describing. She was sweet, cautious and so careful. She would describe everything she was doing as she was doing it and it made me feel a lot more comfortable and it wasn’t a bad experience. So I can just imagine how great of an experience you made it for your patient ❤️

I love to hear how comfortable you want your patients to be. I pray your heart always stays that proud of your field

I would love a video on the journey of choosing your future specialty from before med school to now!

Aaahh this vlog made me so happy. Your happy reactions to the new things you’re learning and experiencing is so cute aah. And it’s fun cuz most of those situations I react the same exact way during my obgyn postings

Great vlog! I think it is excellent how you want to make the patient feel protected and how detailed you are being with them. It makes a huge difference. Kudos!

really enjoy your channel. it's helping me get through med school!

YAS! I'm in love with your O&G content😍

I've birthed a child, had so many cervical checks, and I *HATE* PAP smears. Like I'm happy to have the test, but I had no idea what was going on the first time I got one and it kinda scarred me since. Thank you for being so gentle with your patients!

I had not watched many yt videos in past month or two and now I am catching up on them and I just wanna say this video has got to be one of my favs cuz the way you film is just✨I don't know why there was no crazy cinematography but it was like very beautiful and awesome and the way you explain stuff and everything is just❤️

Hi Rachel! I love you :) you're so inspirational ❤️

So excited for the video!

amazing video as always! u are great ❤️ and about your breath, go check it, your health is fundamental 🥺

Rachel, I freaking love you and your videos. I am a third year medical student too and sometimes you say things that absolutely resonate with me and my own experience, and most of the time it cracks me up. It's nice to feel like I can relate to someone during this challenging part of our education. You're going to be an amazing OBGYN :)

I was going through the same heart palpitations last month when I was having major stress and anxiety plus having too much caffeine. I had to really cut back on the caffeine and drinking chamomile tea before bed helped me so much. I hope it gets better for you!

I just want to say thank you a million times for talking about Sketchy. I had never heard of it before but I really look up to you so when you suggested it I went and looked in to it. I'm actually understanding my content review now!! The way I can retain the information is infinitely better than just using Kaplan books. So thank you so much, this video came just in time because I take my MCAT in May. I'm really nervous but watching your videos helps keep me calm and keeps me motivated to be like you!! Thanks for everything❤️

Another amazing vlog, I love to see you so excited about the OB/GYN rotations and your passion while explaining things to us. It just warms up my heart 💜 Lil Baby, never forget 😂

Heyyy Rachel it was a lovely vlog, for the palpitation when it happens it feels so real like you have a problem with ur heart but everything just ok, this is so hard because being a med student and know lot of things just makes it sucks hehe, i love watching your vlog in the morning but in the place where i live ur vlog starts at nigh so i am leaving it for the morning , love ya see u next week

I dread my annual exam all year, even after giving birth to two babies. Love you for making it as comfortable as possible. By doing that, you are helping your patients to make that appointment, to get checked, and all the benefits that brings. 💐💗👯‍♀️

Rachel you made me giggle and nod my head in agreement at a few things you mentioned lol. I'm an aspiring L&D/postpartum RN so I can relate to your clinical experiences! Love you so much ❣

Bought Sketchy a few months ago for my MCAT because of you Rachel!! Thank you :) I really hope it pays off next month. Also so happy that your patients are feeling comfortable. Women need OB/GYNs out there who make them feel okay about an intimidating procedure.

4:12 You made an important note about the vulnerability of patients in OB/Gyn. This is a required rotation in my medical school, and as a male medical student, I'm slightly worried about the potential awkwardness of dealing with uncomfortable patients.

You inspire me so much!!!

Okay so weird but your vids are so comforting they can put me right to sleep when i need a nap or going to bed 🥺🥺😂

Love your channel ! Whats next after this elective rotation ? Do you have classes until your next elective rotation ? When do you start the residency process ? Thanks !

Excited 😆

ahh so excited!!!

You are gonna be SUCH a great OBGYN OMGGGGGG

A smear on a post hysterectomy patient is called a vault smear... Usually done 6 months after procedure to check for those whose hysterectomy specimen detects CIN or CGIN :)

I'm not even in the medical field but got excited when you said you used Davinci. And hello shortness of breath club. I'm pretty sure mine is because I've repeatedly had pleurisy. The why is a mystery because the last time I went to the doctor for it after ending up in the ER for it (the pain was so sudden and strong and I didn't know what it was) the doctor just said, "oh it will go away on its own" and didn't even care to try to figure out the why. Sometimes I'm out of breath just standing up and talking 😐 I see medical students like you and I have hope that more doctors will actually listen to a patient's concerns and not be dismissive.

I'm always looking forward to your videos!💝✨ I would love to see "suture with me" sit down talking kind of video if that makes any sense lol

I'm so happy for you returning to OB GYN 😁😁 enjoy the ride ! Everyone can see how much you love your field and want to help 💞

I remember as youngster getting my very first physical so I could participate in Youth Football. I'll never forget at the time thinking "Nothing is worse in The world than a man Doctor telling me to turn my head and cough"....and then I heard about Pap Smears from hearing my older sister and mom "chat about it"...and I realized then what Mom always told us kids...."If you have to complain, do it under your breath as everyone has problems and MANY are worse off than you will ever be"! Great Channel Rachel and I'm grateful to be allowed to come hang out with you and The Fan Base! Cheers From Ohio to all and Keep Strutting!

can you talk about the shelf exams and how much you study when on rotations?

I haven’t been to ob/gyn for about 12 years. When my doctor who delivered all 3 of my children moved his practice to another state, I just stopped. I would go to a woman now if I were to decide to go to one again. And yes I know I should.

I remember getting those Pap smears and my Ervin was a bit tilted, the trick for me was to relax and take a deep breath and it made a big difference

I'd love if you'd be interested in sharing your experience with balancing a social life and/or dating life with your career. Any struggles, personal experiences, tips, or advice about the topic would be really interesting to listen to!

I love watching your videos so much! wanna be a doctor one day and you really motivate me to become one ❤️

Continue to work hard, walk with confidence, your green graduation gown is waiting for you.

I had a hysterectomy and my GYN does a pap yearly because of a strong family history of cancer. You're not stupid.

12:05 hehe when people on Instagram thought it was lil baby the rapper 🤣❤

Aww this was fun to watch! I really enjoyed my ob/gyn rotation - much more than I expected I would! It was the variety of it that got me really interested as well. Being able to move from the OR to clinic to L&D in a week was just awesome! It is a beautiful mix of surgery and medicine and you get to see women from different ages. I miss ob haha so thanks for these videos 😄

I experienced a different situation: the patient told me that she had a hysterectomy but she wasn't sure if it was partial or not because the doctor didn't tell her (????), but she thought she had it all removed. When I went to examine her and did the pap smear I found the cervix lol... She was so surprised (and I was so mad about the terrible communication of her previous gynaecologist)

iyk 😂❤️ that was GOAT

Whenever I see the countdown to a new video release on Instagram instant dopamine release

Can you talk about how to become your OWN unique person while being in school for so many years. Like how to not make school your identity . Not to allow school define you but be part of you . If that make sense. Have an awesome day !

I watch you right before studying, or mid way through studying so that I am motivated to continue studying. Been subbed to you since the start, and you've even commented on my comments several times over the years 😂

😂😂 I remember my classmate when the rounding doctor asked us to take history from patient in causality and the patient was obviously a case of appendicitis and the patient told us he was told by ER doctor he had appendicitis and my classmate asked the patient did you have appendectomy before 😂😂 and the consultant and the patient started to laugh very hard 😂😂

in the building

I recently got a pap smear and my OB said my cervix was "the most difficult cervix to find in her entire career" so like that's pretty cool. Turns out I just have a tilted cervix & uterus! Whoopie

Hi!! Could you expand a little more on how the days are different from first and second year compared to now? Like obviously more hands on but how it is balancing content and then also learning stuff for each rotation

Lil baby 😂💕

Hey Rachel, I wanted to know what MacBook you have? I’m going to college soon but I’m not sure which one to get. Love your videos!

Smear tests are not very pleasant so I'm sure your patients appreciate your care, Rachel. . One good thing about having a hysterectomy is that you don't need smear tests any more. Every cloud ...! 😀

Do you have any advice on trying to shadow an OBGYN as an undergraduate student? I have been trying to find opportunities as this is the field I want to go into, but I know it is not allowed in many places as patients are already uncomfortable with one provider in the room. Thank you!💗

Where’s your yellow cup from?

That lil baby moment😂 it's okay, i didn't know there was a rapper called like that either😳👶

I was at my yearly appointment last year and my doctor was giving me a Pap smear. I hear, “Hmm” then a pause followed by laughing. She had temporarily forgotten that she had given me a hysterectomy and was thrown when she could not find my cervix.

please please please do a sit down OBGYN video!!!

How about a typical weekend vlog? Or morning or evening routine? I appreciate the variety of different environments but I still like your at home videos. Feels more like going to a friends house to hang. Not sure if that makes sense lol

Where is your robe from at 9:35? I need one!

Do you know how many google searches you have sent me on? LOL, it's such a pleasure to be a part of your experience. Thank you for always sharing; I have to catch up on my Rachel videos, so excuse me, bye!

in the building waiting from barbados 😎

what app were you using in 3:23?

Drop your current study methoddd

hypochondriasis is the condition where especially med students when they experience a symptom they think something is def... wrong.😂😂😂

Where did you get your jacket that you're wearing at the start of the vlog??

have you ever worked with a midwife? i’ve been trying to go to nursing school to ultimately continue education and become a midwife, but so many people have been telling me to go to med school or PA school (this switch is so much easier said than done 😂 but not impossible (im a senior in college rn, so i would have to go back to school to get diff pre reqs & then take time to study for diff exams)) i just want to get a better idea of what to do & if ppl in med school have a diff opinion on midwives vs OBGYN

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Hey!!! Rachel this is Dr.Minhas a big fan of you from PAKISTAN. well i have watched almost all of your videos, because once a time i was in search of English lectures and English videos of native speaker for the purpose of improving my English by listening to them, and at that time i just got your video on my laptop screen, So as i clicked on your video the video was all about medical stuff and i got stuck to it till the end. after watching that i directly dived into your playlists and download full list and then i watched every single piece of content with full concentration and interest. Now i am addicted to your videos like_ BENZODIAZIPINE, BARTBITURATES, ... every week i wait for your new video as like Alzheimer patient wait for drug. (HAHA)..... RESPECT FROM PAKISTAN ..

I had a pap smear once (two months after giving birth). The professional who did the smear (not my midwife) knew I had given birth vaginally. After it was all over with, he says "you have a pretty ragged cervix...etc etc." To this day I am laughing about it because it was so random and uncalled for and all I could think at the time was "Well duh, I just had a kid." lolol

When I'm watching you I see my future

Lol with "lil baby" again

Hey Rachel, just out of curiosity: Are the third and fourth year only for rotations ? I recognized you still study a lot, but it seems like you do this all by yourself. Are there still lectures from your medical school provided? Or is there a certain curriculum which you follow ? Im not from the U.S so I’m not very familiar with your system.

Topics: IUD insertions, different types of cysts on ovaries. For me I go in for yearly check ups to get checked because I had a positive HPV pap. Anyways, I went to the ED in October for severe side pain. It ended up being kidney stones, when they did the CT scan, they also seen a huge cyst on left ovary. Which ended up being a dermoid cyst. I scheduled a surgery to get it removed. During surgery when they got to see it, there was no more ovarian tissue. They had to removed by left ovary plus a part of the Fallopian tube. I’m just a little frustrated because this was not caught during my check up, and a pelvic exam was done at the time. A pelvic exam was 4 months before the CT. The cyst ended up being 9cm by 10cm

Does sketchy have anatomy resources

Hi Rachel just wondering if you get a chance to do any fertility treatment procedures in medical school or is that something you would have to learn if you specialize in that

I had more than 100 palpitations last wednesday it was horrible! I went to see my dr, he put me a holter and said it was all fine, stress was the cause :/

iyk

Has nothing to do with this video but why do you choose anki vs remnote?

Caffeine will do that. I had stop drinking it..

lil baby ft. Rachel Southard coming soon….

So here’s a question. If a woman has had a hysterectomy and has no specific complaints, is there any reason for her to have a pelvic exam?

still waiting on that doctors interview

Would love to hear about ways to make Pap smears affirming for trans men/non-binary people too! Mama doctor jones & Jamie dodger made a video recently about this need & I’d love to hear more from the medical student perspective! (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbahfreY2Nm9iIE.html)

I was just going to comment why the scrubs you got had to be wrapped in plastic from that machine. Lol

commenting for the algorithm

Ugh, I accidentally pressed the dislike button, sorry! Have corrected it now. LOVE your content 🥰

Embarrassing yes. But I bet u will never do that again and it may have solved ur issue with locating the cervix. Those little embarrassing this happen but they r the best learning tools. Step by step communication during this embarrassing exam can put the patient completely at ease. Ur doin it right. I wish more people spoke up instead of staying silent. It would be nice to lose the stigma of a necessary exam.

Did you end up doing a vault smear instead for the patient who had a hysterectomy? As that is done in lieu of a Pap smear when no cervix is present. Vault smears should be done to track any neoplasia in the top vaginal wall.

I dnt know if it's just me....but you look like grown up, athletic version of Rory Gilmore from Gilmore Girls😬😬