So thankful for the shoutout on the intro. So proud of you and love watching your journey. You are crushing it!

I honestly am stunned how much you are doing. 80 hours a week is crazy. I hope you don't forget how incredible you are doing and the progress you're making even though it may not always feel like you are. I wanted to say you look tired but you said it haha! wow! We love u and support you always! 🙌💓

As a nurse, it’s really neat to see this side of the docs I have worked with. I’m really enjoying your journey through residency and your experiences. Also very thankful for the fact that you still prioritize this platform.

Thank you for using your platform to advocate for this necessary change! To treat residents like robots is so unjust 😔 Sending you light in the next week ahead 🦋🩵

We have to change residency, not just for us but for our fellow classmates, residents and our patients. Patients deserve better care than overworked, burnt out, sleep deprived providers can provide. This is not the fault of the doctors, it is a fault of the system. Anyone who says otherwise can sign up to be cared for by the old time providers on cocaine. They probably wouldn’t like that idea either.

I love that you are speaking out about the hours residents are required to work! It is frankly dangerous for both the residents and the patients. Influencers like yourself need to bring attention to this extremely important conversation. Thank you. I hope that by the time I get to residency, some change has happened. If not, I suppose I knew what I signed up for.

I love you Rachel! I have been here since 20k subscribers. I’m not in the medical field but you continue to inspire me year after year. Words cannot explain how highly I think of you & your mind. So proud of you for being vocal, what you said is exactly right. Just because something is normal does not mean we have to keep accepting it as normal. Medical staff are the most important people to our society. Happy, rested, well paid, and well treated medical staff would have such a waterfall effect on everyone. I really appreciate you continue to document, you are beyond tired and you’re pulling out your vlogging camera to educate and better society? You are fantastic and those mamas are lucky to have you delivering their babies. I wish I could do something to help you but all I can probably do is comment and like this video! I wish you a full nights sleep.

I can’t believe its legal for residents to work these hours😭 It’s so dangerous to be sleep deprived doing much of anything, ESPECIALLY practicing medicine on REAL, LIVE, BREATHING people. So crazy and it’s so disgusting! Being awake for 24 hours is equivalent to being drunk & residents aren’t doing typical drunk activities..they’re literally doing life altering tasks. Not to mention getting paid TRASH for the knowledge you hold and the debt you owe. I stand with you

I'm currently doing my internship in South Africa and it's brutal we do 28hrs... My mom is literally my lifesaver, I would not be getting through my internship without her.

your residency videos have been great! your skin is somehow glowing at all hours of the day (and night) while you are working?! also have you considered adopting an older cat who could provide you company whenever you are home and you could provide them with a nice quiet spot to live?! 😺

Incredible seeing dedication to your career & simultaneously creating content to share your journey!

You’re such a hard worker & so many people look up to you as a Dr & that’s something you should be proud of. Kudos to you for using your platform to speak out on how over-worked residents are. Hopefully this pays off for you!

Thank you for ALL you do!!!

Thank you for posting a video...I always look forward to it...

Thank you so much for inspiring us Rachel !

So proud of you Rachel 🤍

You’re incredibly inspirational!! Love you sm🩷🩷

Thanks for working so hard to continue to bring us content!

Great video Rachel!!

We love you Rachel! Keep working hard girl!

you’re amazing, Dr. Southard!!

Thank you for everything you do Rachel!!! ❤

im so incredibly proud of you rachel

You are amazing! Thank you for doing what you do!

Thank you for your transparency❤ You got this!

Love the new video! Thank you for being so open about everything and for continuing to put out content every week. You're such an inspiration

you are so amazing and we appreciate you!

youre doing amazing ! this was SO amazing to watch! ❤❤❤

Found your videos couple of days ago and already watched so many of them. Thank you for working hard and sharing your journey. ❤

I love seeing you “grow up!” Thanks for continuing to make videos !

Thank you for being so transparent!

Love you rachel!! you’re so inspiring and you can do it ❤️

Love seeing your videos! You are doing so great and crushing it!

Appreciate you still making videos during this crazy time in your life❤

Dr. Rachel, you are incredible...thank you for another great vlog!

Thank you, Rachel. You’re doing amazing!

Thank you so much for the content 💓💓💓 p.s your skin is flawless 😘

you're doing amazing things Rachel, thank you for putting kindness out into the world!

We love you! You are such an amazing inspiration.

Love you Rachel!! You motivate me to keep going everyday!!

You amaze me girl!! What you’re doing is not easy and showing it to the world is that much more brave! Love you ❤

Love these videos! You're one of the few still doing videos through residency and I love that it's not sugar-coated either.

Your doing great! I am very happy for your success!

I think it is so awesome of you to advocate for improving the residency system. Physicians are vital for all of our lives and deserve a sustainable system & much more support. You are amazing!! :)

Wow thank you for this and I’m praying that things get better it’s crazy how it’s like this

Its so cool how much you’ve learned over the past few months!

Amazing video, as always. Thank you for your honesty and devotion, it is truly inspiring ❤

You are doing amazing!! You inspire me so much and I love watching your videos before I go to bed!!🩵🩵

I always look forward to your videos on Saturday ❤

Sending much love and strength your way, Rachel. I pray things get better for you and residents everywhere.

I'm on my O&G rotation now (UK) and just saw an ARM yesterday, thanks for the explanation! Loving it so far!

Thank you for all you do as you train to be an excellent provider. Continue being great!

I really enjoy the realness and honesty in your videos. You're doing a great job and anyone would be so lucky to have you as their physician!

Love your videos sooo much! Its refreshing seeing the reality versus the constant glamorization of being in the medical profession. Absolutely love how you're using your platform :) So glad I stumbled across your videos.

you’re incredible, so thankful you have time for us even when you are bringing new lives to this world❤

Love your content. So raw. Inspiring. And thank you for all you do. Doctors are amazing!!!!

You are amazing Rachel!!!!!!

Thank you for making VLOGs while in residency. You're awesome!!

You are the best doctorr😍 You’re a huge motivation resource please share more!!!

Take care of yourself, Rachel

thank you so much for your content!! stay strong queen, you are doing amazing... soon you will definitely get used to the shifts. Sending love and support to you Rachel!

I feel guilty for watching u struggle😢 Stay strong dear❤

You have no idea how im grateful for this video ❤

Really glad you're vocal about the struggles that come with being a resident thank you for your content :)

Hey Rachel! I have my first Med school interview tomorrow and needed some encouragement for the big day. Your videos help me so much when I need a little motivation. Your positivity through the hard times is truly inspirational. Thank you for continuing to make content for us!

you're doing amazing! you are amazing!

Thank you so much for your content, you are such an inspiration and such a light in my day-to-day routine 💛

I love your vids so much! It makes me sad (and worried for my own future going into medicine) how much you are overworked! You are amazing :) I hope the system improves soon.

Thank you for all of your videos Rachel. As a 3rd year on rotations hoping to go into OBGYN, you show the real side of it all and give me hope! I am experiencing all the feels as I go through the awkwardness, confusion, admitting I don't know things or know how to do things, but it also comes with the gratitude of an attending telling you you did a great job today and having patients compliment you and doing new things for the first time. Keep it up!! You are doing amazing!!!

thanks so much for continuing to put out content while working so insanely hard, rachel!! it means so much to hear from you and your experiences through it all 💓💓

You’re crushing it Rachel! I look forward to your videos and I appreciate how honest you are being about residency. You are a strong red ant and you’re already positively impacting so many lives, stay strong🥰🩵

You don’t know how much I love and appreciate you 😍 Our lovely doctor , our dear rachel ❤️

Thank you for taking the time out of your insanely busy schedule to put out content for us! It means a lot to medical students like me who are interested in OBGYN/Surgery

Super proud of you Rachel !! I continue look up to you as I advance down my road to med school. Take care of yourself girl 🫶

Be fantastic Rachel. And change things! 🙌🏾🙌🏾

I love it when you explain the procedures you did. Great vlog, thank you for continuing to share content with us. Take care of yourself🤍

You're incredible Rachel, you are so so incredible!!! I'm starting residency in a few weeks and you are my hero, we are all in this together!!

We appreciate that you are still posting content with such a hard schedule! We love and appreciate you so much! We can see that a resident's schedule is hectic and so exhausting!!! We are rooting for you, Dr. Southard! ❤️👩🏻‍⚕️

Proud of you!

I'm soo proud of you for being so vocal. As a pre-med, THANK YOU. Love u.

You are amazing Rachel! I honestly don't know how you can do all this stuff. Thank you for all your effort!❤❤

I usually dont comment on videos, but I recently discovered this types of vlogs and your video came across my feed, just want to say thank you for showing the reality of things, I hope you have a great day/night, you and what you´ve done is incredible, fighting! ❤

You got this Rachel!

A fellow healthcare worker here, kudos to you Rachel I'm so glad you have found your area 👶please take care of yourself 💜

Thank you for all that you do!!! This is so eye opening for us that have idea what residency is like. Continue to use your voice and I hope positive changes stat to happen for residents asap.

Hello Dr. Rachel❤❤❤ I feel incredibly proud of you and calling you a dr now, I’ve been your suscríbele since “first week of medical school” and seeing you now as a resident has me in tears, keep documenting everything I LOVE watching it, and just now that whenever you feel down we’re here for u, rooting from the distance. I’m honestly so proud and happy for you💕💕

loved the vlog! hope you have a great week ahead and get to catch up on some rest

Hi Rachel! It’s amazing to see you smile like you do after a delivery, you can tell that it’s what makes the sacrifice worth it… it stinks that they make resident doctors go through those crazy hours and hopefully some changes happen soon! In the meantime wishing you the best through it all! You got this! ❤

Loving how transparent you are with us for someone who wants to be a Dr., and potentially an OBGYN at that. I have heard that the years get better but hopefully we’ll see that as you continue to progress and hopefully share more videos. Thanks a lot

Hi Rachel, I absolutely love your videos, have been low key following for quite some time now. I love these new type of videos as I am also a fresh doc on the block in the Netherlands and will soon start to work my first job as a “non-resident physician” (yes that’s a thing here). It’s crazy to see you work such long shifts and it’s so good our generation speaks up and tries to change things. Anyway, it’s inspiring to see your passion and I hope one day I will feel that way about something too. Much love and your content is highly appreciated! ❤

thank you for your service

I find out if I get into medical school this week, and your videos inspire me so much!

This is amazing-- thank you for this video. It's so impressive that you make videos about being a resident!! You must be one of the hardest-working people on Earth!!

You’ve always been an inspiration, Rachel. I got so happy to see you uploaded a new video! Your passion, dedication, hard work and consistency does not go unnoticed ❤

Absolutely incredible work ethic on so many levels. Respect 🙏 Thank you for sharing this experience

Love your videos so so much! You are the reason I became confident in telling my friends and family i want to become a doctor. Your journey really reflects mine… I never could imagine myself being able to become a doctor because of self doubt. Watching your videos have educated me and gave me the confidence I needed. Love that you are advocating for residents as well. You are starting conversations that are needed to make a big change. Keep doing your thing we all are routing for you. Don’t burn yourself out though💞

Thank you for sharing your life ❤

You are absolutely inspiring - your humanity, dedication through hard times, and love for your work shines through in every video. And good on you for wearing a mask and making that decision that's right for your circumstances. ⭐

omg the skin glow after you put those products thoughh! *adding to cart*

love you, your content, and how passionate and hardworking you are! so inspirational. waiting for the day you cut those residency shifts in half. so brutal :( rooting for you!!!! 🥹🩷