PhD Q&A: post-PhD plans, average PhD salary, dealing with low motivation and burnout in grad school

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Hellooo friends, happy Friday! Thank you to everyone who sent me a question on instagram! I had a lot of fun filming this video 😊 I hope my answers are helpful/satisfactory (and if not, Hiro is super cute throughout the whole video) Enjoyyyy ✨
0:00 intro
0:40 "Should I do a PhD?"
2:07 Hiro intermission
2:30 "How do I improve my scientific writing skills?"
3:11 "How do you give presentations without boring the audience?"
5:28 "How are you doing?"
5:52 "What is your most and least favourite subject during undergrad?"
7:21 "What are your post-PhD plans?"
8:44 "What is the average income of a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences?"
9:52 "How have you managed to stay motivated during your PhD?" / "How do you combat burnout in PhD or KZfaq? I'm feeling it hardcore"
14:13 "Favourite pho place in town?"
My name is Anne 😊 I'm a FINAL year PhD student at UBC. I do research in the field of drug delivery and nanomedicine. I enjoy making "a day in the life of a phd" vlogs to document my journey and share the ups and downs in grad school. I also like to make phd student advice/tips videos related to grad school! Thanks for stopping by ^^
#ubcphdvlog #phdvlog #phdstudentadvice
If you want to see more:
- my academic background: • Summing up the last 9 ...
- if you're just starting out in grad school: • PHD SURVIVAL GUIDE: ta...
- grad school pep talk: • START GRAD SCHOOL STRO...
- my research lab: • RESEARCH LAB TOUR: lab...
Let's connect! / anniochan

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@DominikinJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your struggles and thoughts about doing PhD! Especially the burnout/motivation issues and possible solutions haha

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 🥰 omg haha burnout/motivation is probably the hardest thing about doing grad school for sure! thank you so much for watching 😊

@judithramdinmawii9388 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know you opened qna on your insta, need to look you up and follow you asap. I have so many questions about phd in nanomed since I'm interested in this area though I don't have any hands on experience in this area as my specialization in my current master's programme is completely different. Always a pleasure watching your vlogs I learned a lot from you.

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

Aww aha thank you 😊 If this was helpful I can always do more Q&As in the future! I'm so happy you enjoy my vlogs 😊

@milky4787 2 жыл бұрын

In order to become a pharmaceutical scientist, what are the steps? Like from college what do you study? Then after what happens? Then after that what happens? Just basically everything to become one.

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

Haha there are several different ways to become a pharmaceutical scientist - and it's different for everyone! I've made a couple of videos talking about this if you're interested! (1) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pJ96idBe2-Dae30.html (2) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ibppgNt-yrmzmmQ.html - this outlines my personal journey to getting into the PhD program. Hope these help answer your questions!

@moitshepisparkles 2 жыл бұрын

Catching up on your videos, great tips as always ❤️🎊🎊

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

Awww thank you so much Moitshepi!! ❤️

@drjessicagomezb 2 жыл бұрын

You always give the BEST tips and advice!! 🤩🤩

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

omg thank you 🥺🥺

@AsrifYusoff 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips as always!

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@MaddieMettler 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with and relate to so many of the things you talked about in this video!

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy 😊🥰

@Mohammad_ah 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏 It was really beneficial

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😊 Happy it was helpful!

@milky4787 2 жыл бұрын

Also, what does a phd in pharmaceutical science do for you?

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

Again this is different for everyone. For me personally it has helped with learning about the field of nanomedicine, how to think and troubleshoot, how to do research, etc. It has also helped with finding a job that I like.

@lishuindev 2 жыл бұрын

I spot my own question hehe;) but on a serious note: I'm grateful for your presence in my feed; You should def keep your options open, but definitely do what ultimately feels right!; I'm excited for whatever you do; Really hope we could meet up some day!:)

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really grateful for your presence too ❤❤ OMG I would love to meet up with you some day 🥰🥰 if you are ever in Vancouver, please let me know 😊😊 Thank you so much for your continuous support ❤❤

@edwardotieno3264 2 жыл бұрын

You have been such an inspiration to me ... thanks a lot and keeping soaring #nanomed is awesome

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

AHH that is so kind of you to say, thank you 😭

@Biomeducated 2 жыл бұрын

I think you made a good decision to start off in industry ;) You indeed can always go back to academia afterwards if you really would want to ;) Also: 27.000 Canadian dollars? :o DAMN! I currently get almost 49.000 euro as a 3rd year PhD (taking into account 5 years industry experience). Indeed, your prospects on that part, in industry, are looking gooooooood! Another question: how will your channel evolve/change once you've graduated and no longer need to document your journey (+ emotions ;))?

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

OMG 49K EURO A YEAR!? That's so good!! So if you have less experience do you get a lower PhD stipend? LOL good question. I have no idea what it will evolve to yet! I've spoken to the company that I will work at about my channel and they like the idea of letting me continue to some extent. But ofc confidentiality etc. will be challenging so we will see! What would you like to see it evolve into?

@Biomeducated 2 жыл бұрын

@@anniochan Wait, maybe we're jumping the gun here. I'm talking gross salary, so net would be 32.5K a year. maybe your stipend is net? :D Indeed, a fresh 1st year PhD will get less, something like 2100 euro per month. Nice that you already discussed with your company! Maybe you can give updates on the latest developments in nanomedicine or something? :D

@dlvivlviv 2 жыл бұрын

27k is not that bad. I have 23k :(

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

oh my I am so sorry :( are you also in Canada?

@dlvivlviv 2 жыл бұрын

@@anniochan in Chem department, UBC.

@anniochan 2 жыл бұрын

@@dlvivlviv omg awesome!! good on you for doing grad school in chem!

@dlvivlviv 2 жыл бұрын

@@anniochan sweet, thanks

@LilGretzky 2 жыл бұрын

@@dlvivlviv 27k is before tuition expenses, so it's actually a similar net income (we used the Chem department as a reference when we negotiated higher stipends several years back). UBC could definitely treat its trainees better 🙄