Hahaha you guys are going to love this vlog. Very excited for you to watch it! Edit: I just wanna remind y’all that it’s okay to not enjoy a particular rotation or field/specialty. In no way am I throwing shade at this field, it’s just my take on it and it’s not for me! If it were, I would’ve applied into the field. 😌

Of course you got so much autonomy! You absolutely RADIATE competence, you're honest about your skills, and even when you're not pumped for the rotation you find something to learn and enjoy. You are the best kind of student! Well done!!

During my nursing clinical rotations, I felt completely out of my comfort zone in the ER. Within 20 minutes of stepping on the floor, I knew that this was not for me. Controlled chaos everywhere…

So true that the attending dictates how good or bad a shift will go. I would always feel so burnt out after ED with the rapid switching from nights to days. You got this girl!

Good job Rachel! Night shifts have to be tough but nice job finding the nuggets of learning to be had. Wishing you a great nap!🎉

Hi Rachel, I just wanted to say, I am a pre-med student about to graduate with my BA and got married at 19 and struggled to balance school, work, and my personal life. Your videos helped me stay focused on my goals and career

I love acute care and emergency medicine for exactly that reason - that I get everything from knee to heart to lungs :) everything else quickly becomes so monotone for me! but i loved seeing this blog and hearing your initial worries but also your excitement shine through! love this

im so proud of you, ur killin it

Its bucketing with rain here in tropical Australia !! I did emergency nursing years ago and loved it. I don't nurse now. You can learn a lot doing EM medicine and nursing even if not going to work in that area.

So glad 2nd ED shift was good for you. You were radiating! Shows us not to give up after just one try on anything!!

The fact that in the duration of one video, Rachel goes both "I have been so productive right now and yet not exhausted yet" and "I am so exhausted right now you guys" is just everything. 🤣❤️🌻

All I can think of while watching this is how inspiring one can get by watching another talk about things that they love and get inspired by. I mean, humans are just evolved forms of matter, and this thing I realised just now, blows my mind !! ❤️❤️

Looking forward to this vlog. I know I really enjoyed my EM rotation. Hope everything goes well for you.

As someone who struggled with self harm in the past I can tell you that even a little bit of kindness makes a difference.

Just watching your videos make me feel so encouraged. I also want to get into Medical school. I don't know if I'm ready to commit but I'm trying my best. And love your videos!!!

Currently using this vlog as inspiration to study for my finals even though I don't want to, thanks for posting :)

Loved seeing your perspective! My specialty is acute care. When I rotated obgyn I absolutely hated it!! 😂 Hooray for polar opposites!

After watching Chicago Med I always wanted to know what it is in real life & here our girl uploaded this 🤌🏻✨ Love you Rachel 🥺❤️

Omg can’t wait to see your next rotation after this. I know how much you didn’t enjoy Emergency Medicine

Loved this vlog! I personally am planning on going into veterinary emergency after clinics and loved seeing your take on it. On our side its a lot more toxicosis and foreign bodies so interesting to see how it differs :)

I love this video. We're so different: I cannot wait to get to my EM rotation... it's definitely what I want to do forever.

Wow, an interview for 3.5h, I didn't even know an interview of more than 30min existed. Stress level ↑↑↑

Hi Rachel, just wanted to say I love you too, as a boy from Middle East I did hear anyone telling me they love me but I really love when you share that and makes me think someone actually loves me Thank you

aaaaaaa i loved this vlog hahah it was the perfect mix of emotions

I have so much respect for EM.....you don't have to be an "expert" in everything but you do have to be able to know enough about everything to triage/refer.....so impressive!

I don’t know much about self harm, but I do know that alot of what we do that hurts ourselves whether it’s labeled as self harm or not is a kind of pain we can control in response to pain we can’t (or think we can’t)… I’ve known alot of people who have had struggles of all kinds around self harm and although each person is unique and complex I do know that getting through to people can seem impossible and I do think the first part of any change is empathy without judgement even in the face of struggle and even if you don’t understand. I think to connect with others pain, even if it’s not the same kind of pain, they have to be able to empathize with your pain. And we all feel pain. Both people have to see each other and be willing to and on both sides that is a deeply brave act and I’m proud of you for trying to get through to people and care as much as I’m proud of people who let those who want to help in. That may not be the deepest comment on a really complex topic, but I hope it makes sense and I hope people who are confronting these issues on either side know how courageous they are. It’s hard to get through to yourself or to others letalone for us to get through to each other. I think when we are struggling and we are finally able to really reach each other it can feel like everything before that moment was a bad dream. The moment you get through is the start of change.

Loved the vlog thank you for making a difference and helping people with mental health issues 🙏😊 Hang in there Rachel you got this 👍👍

Hahaha the claw on the wall when you were sad you couldn’t go out with your roommates made me LOL

OOOOOOO We've been waiting for this... SF general. Emergency room medicine is for an incredible DOC. The only thing that comes close is forensic pathology. Love your your content DOC S!!!!!

I feel like there are no other med students who vlog who are interested in OB, so its the besttt that you love OB as much as I do 😭!!

I really want to do EM in the future, so it's really interesting to hear Rachel talk abt this rotation in a somewhat negative light because, to me, this sounds like the dream😭

Last week Saturday I kept refreshing my notifications thinking may be today she will post late 😄

It's funny, because if I did ever go into medicine (and I've thought about becoming a paramedic a few times but my body tends to...injure itself a lot, I'm dealing with a possible meniscus tear after a rotator cuff tear last year and it's a physical job), I'd love to go into emergency medicine. There's immediate need and a problem, a bit of a puzzle to solve sometimes, and you're helping people in a high deal of distress. I'm better in high stress situations like that with a fast paced environment.

I used to be a nurse assistant in the ED and all the patients that would show up that were OB we would just call the OB unit and tell them that they have a patient coming, and we would just take them up to the unit, and that's it. We never kept OB patients in the ED. LOL 😂

"At least we're learning how much I love OBGYN" ....hahaha...I'd switch places with you in a heartbeat. Honestly it was nice to watch one of your videos again- they are so relaxing. I needed this. Okay. I'm leaving. 😂

gonna watch it in less than 20 seconds 💜💜💓

So happy New vlog 😃😘❤️ love from Algeria 💙💙

Awww Rachel I’m a PGY1 pharmacy resident hoping to do a PGY2 in EM next year. I’ve been following you since my first year of pharmacy school! Just wanted to let you know whenever I get called to a C-section I want to dieeeee so we both appreciate but despise each others specialties ❤️

looking forward to this vlog 😃

Ooo let’s see!! I know you’ve thought about doing emergency med before, and OB has some of that same urgency & intensity. So I’m interested to see what you think!

Me as an Emergency Medicine Resident: Yeah, it's tough and you'll def be sleepless. But I enjoy it a hell of a lot more than the other specialties.

My EM rotation reminded me that I don't want to know a little bit about many body systems, but rather a lot about few body systems

Now ur where I retired from. ER is not everyone’s cup of tea but it’s great for both med and nursing students. Multi system integration. Keeps the brain on point. I loved my 25 years. I’m an adrenaline junkie I guess. Don’t know what ur hospital is like but a level I trauma center keeps u moving. When I was in school and didn’t like my rotations I just kept in mind that each one put me closer to graduation. Ur an ant and ur gonna march through with no trouble. The finish line is so close.

You can be my doctor any day 💙

Rachel, I am currently premed and I have been volunteering in the ED for a couple months now. I have been so overwhelmed with school lately! There is so much stuff to do before applying to med school and I feel like I’m so behind. Do you have any tips for premeds?! Love the video!❤

In the building waiting from Barbados🙂

I'm finishing up EM this month and even though the residents were so nice, I legit despise it. Get me back in the FM clinic 😭 I like stable patients. I don't like making minute to minute decisions that could impact whether someone lives or dies. I hate the long wait time and lack of follow up for things that should be taken care of by a PCP half the time (though I understand the long appt time is what drives them there). I can't do preventive medicine which is what I'm passionate about. And so much death. So much. 🙃 No thanks. On the plus side though I convinced the residents to not be afraid to do a pelvic exam in the ED since I had to do two of them 😂

EM looks fast paced and interesting!!! The smiley slippers are cool. Question though, are you not usually using your big iMac anymore or not usually? I see you mainly using your laptop.

Robe details! That robe is serving looks!

OB/GYN is Rachel's "Kansas"❤

lol @ this entire month to be over

I was like she looks like really love obgyn, then I remembered me and neurosurgery 😂

Do you get to pick your rotation or are you just assigned?

In the building watching from Barbados 😎😎😎

Does ER help at all if you receive a patient with an illness after we stabilize them and send them to OB pregnant. In terms of understanding like their both internal medicine treatment and the effects it could have on OB and could someone who comes in septic and pregnant their sepsis treatment determine how you treat the babies

Question-when you do rotations, do the attending doctors report what you do to the school? Like evaluate you? Also, what was the brand of sheets you got?

Plant video next please!!

FYI a spoon of sugar will instantly stop any hiccups.

I think I want to start med school and I was wondering if you have tips for people who are new to med school? Love your videos ❤

This is very random but I LOVE your glasses at 9:20ish, I'm looking for a new pair of frames and if you don't mind me asking where you got yours from??

Gordon ramsey who ?? Lmao im dying already

Adjusting to night shift is so hard.

i'm a PA in the ER and i don't like it either, hah!

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Jeez Doc! Does Panera Bread know your about to run them out of business. Are you sure you have not taken a food sculpture class. Those look amazing!0

I just wanted to tell you that Jesus loves you so much...no matter what. He died for you and gave you new life. You can tap into that by simply believing in His sacrifice! He'll always be with you no matter what. You can carry all your burdens to Him because He will bear them

Hi Rachel just want to know with your erratic sleep schedules don't you get headaches ? I need proper 8 hrs sleep else i will have bad headaches...

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If you weren't going into OB I could see you doing well in psych or public health.

Do they pay you during rotations?

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Rachel. Did you get lip injections? They look swollen.

Wondering if you got botox on your forehead

Why isn’t a hand surgeon suturing the hand laceration?

I just started my emergency rotation 😢🥹