This is NOT an endorsement for Caribbean medical schools. This is a day in the life as portrayed by a current Caribbean medical student. I've spoken my mind about the pros and cons in previous videos (link in description) and will be uploading another video in the future about my recent trip to the Caribbean. Stay tuned!

Just looked up her instagram. It is private but it says she is a surgical resident. Good for you Chelsea!

IMG matching surgery is incredibly rare. Good for her!

She is so positive and uplighting! I want to say thank you to this channel and her for sharing her journey with us.

ya'll I googled chelsea and she ended up matching info surgery :,) I'm so happy fo her!! carribean life aint so bad after all

Finally another day in the life video!!!! Been waiting forever. I really love your Day in the life series!!!

Thanks Dr.Jubbal for reaching out to Chelsea at St.George University. This was very insightful and informative! ✌🏾

Thanks for sharing this with us. I found it VERY insightful! I rotated with some students from St.Georges whilst on my surgery rotation, during PA school.

I'm a current M1 at Ross University. At the end of the day you're in another country and there will be some downsides (utility problems, etc.); however, IF you've exhausted all your US school options then an accredited Caribbean school is worth it. It's all about the work you put in... yes there's a bunch of students that fail out but that's because they take it lightly and get distracted by the island life. I agree being exposed to a new country and culture can potentially make you a better doctor. You'll have the opportunity to experience cases you might rarely see in the US. Also, you'll have to work harder at these schools. If you're going to invest into your education make sure you're 100% committed before coming. PRO TIP: IF you do choose to go to a Caribbean school MAKE SURE ITS ACCREDITED! There's a bunch of schools that have no accreditation and no solid clinical rotations. Do you research. Apply to the top schools only (SGU, Ross, AUC, etc.)!!! Don't waste your time or money with other schools. Not worth the risk. P.S. - The path to becoming a doctor isn't necessarily a straight arrow... cultivate your own path!! Good luck to anyone reading all this... Hope all your dreams come true! (: and Thanks Dr. J for making these videos and educating peeps. Keep 'em coming!

I loved her determination, found it inspiring 😊

great video! great information and intro to the daily life of a med student in the Caribbean-- I have been wondering what it is like to go to school in the Caribbean vs the US and this really helped me ! :)

Thank you for making this!!

just got accepted for the april term and the application process was soo smooth! finally feeling relieved

Thank you so much, Chelsea!

Very informative thanks for sharing.

She's so honest. I go to medical school in the Caribbean and you literally have to be a self-learner or you wouldn't get through!

Great video!!!!!! Loved it

The editing is Awesome !!!😀😀😀😀😀

Just want to jump in for the viewers that are not in medical school yet: there is NO reason to wake up at 4:30 on a regular basis. Unless it’s your surgery rotation.

Great video! I really enjoy this series! It makes me happy that you’re allowing premeds like me to see life in med school and life as a physician in different specialties. If possible, could you do a video on a day in the life of a pathologist? My major is clinical laboratory science, and my experience as a CLS has given me the desire to study laboratory medicine and pathology. I think the medical laboratory is one of the most (if not, the most) isolated places of the hospital. Therefore, I don’t think laboratory medicine gets the recognition it deserves, especially during this pandemic, as the laboratory plays a critical role in testing. So if it’s possible, could you make a video on a day in the life of a pathologist? Thanks, Justin

She is rocking that stoic mentality!

Pre 3rd year SGU student studying for Step 1 here. Earliest I ever had to wake up was 7 during my 2nd and 3rd semesters. During 1st and 4th semesters I would usually wake up at 9.

woot woot another day in life vid!!

One nice thing about Caribbean med schools is that the views are beautiful

From the radiology resident alumnus who interviewed me for this school, I loved the advice and transparency he gave me. At the end of the day the cheaper med school is the better med school: he was 300k in debt with frugal living by the end of his time there, and he finished in 4 years. He got to where he wanted through independent studying and clinging to first aid to get the board exam scores he needed. There are other medical schools in the Carribean that are less expensive, might be more forgiving if you struggle academically, and have better and more convenient rotation placement in your 3rd and 4th years so you won't have to move around so much. My two cents

you should talk about how step may affect these schools! great video overall

i went to a smaller carib med school and still matched categorical gen surg. its all possible, just depends on what you want and how hard you grind.

My firm belief is that medical school, no matter where you attend, is what you make of it. If you go to a Caribbean school and fail out, odds are you would have failed out at a US school as well because for a lot of the people who are victims of attrition it's not just a school problem it's also a student problem. Sometimes students don't adjust to the rigors of medical school or the way their curriculum is structured fast enough, sometimes personal things get in the way of performance, sometimes students don't take it seriously. All of those things will lead to poor academic performance and personal or behavioral issues aren't exclusive to one medical school or a specific group of medical schools. Some people just aren't meant to be in medical school or would probably be better off at a different school and that goes for US medical students and IMGs. With that said, just like you have people who won't make it through the process at a Caribbean school you also have people who had red flags for US schools but are truly great students or at least students willing to work very hard to reach their goals and more often than not the IMG process works out for them. Chelsea is a great example of this type of student since she's brilliant, hard-working, and gives back to the classes below her. She found a place that gave her the opportunity to do what she loves and she's slaying it and will probably keep slaying it all that way into an attending position. That path may not be for everyone, but it's a path, a path that can lead to where you want to be if you pick the right place and do the work. The key is finding a place that A) gives you the opportunity to accomplish your goal of becoming a doctor, B) gives you a solid education that will translate into passing the medical boards and becoming a skilled physician and C) provides enough academic and emotional support to nurture you through this tough process. I personally found all three things at SGU, but I know that some people don't and that's okay. Some people find what they're looking for in the US, some people find it In the Caribbean or at some other international university. Once you find it you have control over your results and how far you go. I know people who attend US schools who hate the organization of their curriculum, feel their university gives them zero academic support and never developed proper study habits so they have struggled just like I know people who went to certain Caribbean schools who did not enjoy the experience at all and could not figure out how to master the material we are required to know so they also struggled. On the opposite side of the coin, I know people who are thriving at their US schools and at their international schools and there are no gaps in knowledge between them just based on their school of choice. At the end of the day no matter which side of the coin you call on no one is guaranteed to be a physician at the end of their journey, not even US medical students. The additional obstacles that IMGs face are very very real, but they aren't insurmountable.

SGU ❤️❤️❤️ one of the best months in my life - internship on Grenada!

Haha wow it's super windy there in Grenada, would be nice to kitesurf at after a hard exam.

I went to a lower tier Caribbean medical school, passed Step 1 but didn't even attempt Usmle Step 2. I knew I was not going to pass and I was doing medicine for all the wrong reasons. I didn't even have a passion for medicine. I would have failed out of any medical program whether is was a Caribbean or a US one. Its not the program its the student. Caribbean med students study from the same books and questions banks as everyone else. The majority of my classmates that graduated did match. The problem with Caribbean medical schools is not neccesarily the school themselves. The schools give you the bare foundation to pass the boards. The problem is that many of the students they accept ( including myself) should not be in medical school in the first place. If you go to a Carribean medical school and do well on the USMLE then you will match somewhere. Things may change in the future though with mid level providers becoming more popular.

This was a pretty good video. Def recommend only looking at top Carib schools if you really can’t get into US schools. I went to one of the more lower tier Carib school and it was not good. Thankfully I got through somehow and some days I’m shocked I’m an attending now... but I suggest doing a video on one of those smaller schools because I have too many friends who were 100-200k in debt before they realized it was too late, wasted so many years, and now have to support families, but had to restart their careers in a different field.

94% match rate =/= attrition. I’m sure most match if they don’t fail out, which a lot of Carib students do.

M1 at an accredited medical school in Mexico, I would be down for a video to show a different option that is not Caribbean medical schools that also allows you to come back to the US.

As a Caribbean MS4, this is super atypical compared to most experiences I've seen/heard about. Typically yes, start early, study, get breakfast. But then usually lectures/lab from 8-4. After that, get an opportunity to study and engage in whatever is required, including question practice, lecture review, anki, clubs, etc. It's also a little misleading, as it doesn't engage "island life" at all. Buying groceries, internet/power going out, hurricanes (look at SGU's advertising after Irma and Maria wrecked other schools). SGU is also known to be unforgiving and cutthroat environment for students, with huge class sizes. The match rates for all Caribbean schools are super inflated because they fail students very frequently prior to taking STEP and put in checkpoints you can't pass unless you perform, or kick you out.

My son is currently attending a Caribbean med school ( I don't have the liberty to state the name of the university) and there has been a 65% failure - dropout rate in his class up until this point. He's entering his 3rd year. So when a school states that there is a 98% pass rate it's misleading. Take a full class less the 65 % that don't make it, there is a 98% pass rate for the remaining 35% . The classes ran 40 hours per week with required attendance.

There is nothing in this world that would ever persuade me to get up to study at 5:00 A. M.

Im about to finish basic sciences at AUC in 6 months and head to NYC for clinicals. It really comes down to how much work do you want to put in. All youre doing is paying for the opportunity, and its up to you to make your dreams a reality. I picked AUC over SGU because ive had cousins go to SGU and they always complained about how the school literally didn't give two shits about you. WAY more cut throat and they drop students like hot potatoes (in comparison to AUC). This is no way an endorment for AUC because I get pissed at the sheer incompetence of certain faculty at times, but at the end of the day, if you work youll get through and thrive. Plently of my friends who recently took step passed with 230+. Just matters if youre willing to deal with whatever comes your way

I am almost finished with my pre-med transfer degree and wanted to know more about Caribbean medical school as a potential option. Unfortunately due to medical school being so competitive, it makes it so much harder for dedicated people to become doctor's. Thank you for sharing this, it made me way more informed.

How about a day in the life of and IMG studying for USMLE or in residency?

If you ever come to Australia and want to do a Day in the Life, I'm a first year med student in South Aus. 😂

How will Step 1 pass and fail affect the match Rate !

there are lots of other Caribbean schools and attending one myself, I would not say that this accurately represents them generally, as SGU is one of the more sought after schools in the region and offers a great deal more than most and still with its flaws like all systems i gather - however I am a firm believer that something is only as good as what you make of it - so essentially, having said that, you should do proper research into the Caribbean school that you are interested in and not go based on this video completely.

Great video and very inspirational woman!

Am in med school, I still can't relate to the fact how she is having no offline classes in college, no clinical postings, no attendance pressure!

I’ve been wondering about St George’s bc I keep seeing theirs ads.

Keep it up man. An MD is an MD.

thanks for the interview!! and to show us BTS

can you do a day in life of neonatal nurse!!!!

Damn, that's a tight schedule! So no Netflix or you tube at all?

So awesome more students should do this !!!!

i kind of died a little when i saw the weather at 1:53...very "everything is fine" dog sitting in a burning room vibes

3rd year osteopathic medical student if you’d be interested in a day in the life I’d be down lol

God bless you

Thanks for a great video! Why do you think you didn’t get into us medical schools? You seem like a great candidate! Intelligent, self motivating and determined! Was it grades/MCAT scores?

Caribbean Student here. This is not representative of most Caribbean schools. Keep in mind that St George’s is extraordinarily expensive and “Elite” among the Carib Schools. Moving to another country is hard and on top of the stress of med school it will make people crack. Every part of your life is made harder. Groceries, Paying bills, Transportation etc etc. Many schools have a mandatory attendance policy with lecture, will treat you like children and could not give a flying crap about your mental health. With that being said, is it worth it? Even if the odds are stacked against you. I would have to say hell yes. I’ll take a 50% chance of getting a residency over the 0% chance I had in the US after I didn’t get in. Go for it.

Came for the information, stayed for the random cat in the background.

Would Caribbean med school be okay if I want to be an EM attending and later complete a fellowship in sports med?

Hey I have a question about the match process, Let’s say you only apply to specialty programs in orthopedic surgery and cardiology for example, if you don’t match into any of the programs would you have a chance to apply again the next year? Or would you have to apply for something less competitive like family med or IM? For both Caribbean and us medical schools

i wonder if you explored the average parental income of students nationwide in the US who match into competitive specialties and also those who succeed in the caribbean, what you would find? i am willing to bet there is a correlation between success in medical school admission, competitive residency match, and parental income

Just Commenting for the algorithm ❤️

Loved this video! I’ve never thought about Caribbean Med Schools, that was very insightful! Could be an option!

since us and osteopathic medical student seats increased dramatically in the past few years and residency spots have not gone up most residency seats will be taken by the US graduates. Most Caribbean students will have a tough time matching.

Does she ship her car from the states, or she probably leases the car on that island while she there?

Anyone else have nightmarish flashbacks to when you had to percuss lung fields? There is so much stuff in med school that you will NEVER use again 😆

i looked her up and she got A 268 ON HER STEP 1!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMN GIRL

Can pakistani students take admission in carribean med schools

Sir, can you make a video on life of an Indian Doctor in USA as a med schooler and as a resident.

What about the cornavirus

Chelsea you should invest in an IPad(any version) for studying. A laptop isn't as interactive since all you do is just read off it whilst the with the IPad you can play with your notes which is fun and helps retain information better. That thing is PHENOMENAL for studying, I can't emphasize it enough. Best student invention EVER!

Interesting how most medical students I see on social media have a morning routine that mostly involves working out.

She is a general surgery resident now.

SGU includes car?

If you should be in Germany some time, I'd be down to show you medical school in Germany 👌

I heard that you have to stay on the island for 2 years before being able to do clinical rotations in the US. During those 2 years, do you stay on the island for the entire time or are you able to go home for semester breaks like you would at a traditional college?

Having graduated from a US medical school I can tell you it’s a damn shame this girl didn’t get into one. Wish her nothing but the best of luck.

She said today was atypical.

94% match rate! thats crazy

Hi Dr., Recently I've been noticing some increasing attention on midlevel "encroachement" and how there is a mongering fear of NP's and PA's being increasingly allowed to practice "independently" and replace physicians (as in some EDs in the country, for example). What are your thoughts on this?

why does she have a car and where was she living?

Is it better to go to a Caribbean medical school vs one in the states? It was frown upon by doctors I ask. My goal is to be a surgeon and I want to know if there is a difference other than cost.

who stopped watching at 4:34 lol

can i enter med college it us easy or tough

You got a car at SGU. Privilege!

gets home at 10 prolly doesnt get in bed until 11..then gets up at 430...yikes

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You know you're in trouble when your doctor says "um" and "like" every 3 seconds lol

Brown Noser. Most Caribbean Grads end up failing. Those who pass rarely get a residency.

All this hard to be replaced with machines and mid-level providers.

I don't understand why people apply to carribean schools.... Just strengthen your application and reapply. You immediately limit your options for residency when you go carib over M.D./D.O. Even international MBBS students fair better...

Sgu is one of the most propaganda machines out there.

Carib med school...that's short for a waste of time, right ?

are you single?

Not worth to go to any Caribbean school after the changes in Step 1.

This video is a tacit endorsement of Caribbean schools and you should NOT go Caribbean.

Probably should’ve worked this hard in undergrad...

Should’ve worked this hard in undergrad, eh?