*"Surgeons are being told 'Hey buddy, you gotta hurry up those operations; squeeze in a few more cases."* I am a 61 year old surgeon in California, and this is completely true. I have been yelled at by administrators for taking too long to perform life saving surgery. Thank god the millennials are fighting the system. I sit here with tears in my eyes so happy that change is coming with the next generation. Doctors and nurses devote their lives to caring for the sick, not to making profits for greedy pharmaceutical and insurance companies.
I may a Dr but I would to thank you for all nurse and Dr for save people life thank you for all your hard work and patient that you have thank you so much
@Nick R Canada has 20 million working age people who are paying the majority of the taxes. The average doctor isn’t a poor person, they are very wealthy even with the amount of schooling. But there are tens of thousands of jobs that have that much training and more yet those people make less than a third what a MD makes.
Be proud that you survived a system that placed productivity over quality. Your patients will be forever grateful, let's hope health care in the future changes. Wellness functional holistic care, with pressure from managers enabling good patient outcomes, not savings.
I think now that we got a handle on molecular biology and biotech and the Covid-19... Not to mention nanotechnology, people are going to be very pleased in having their immune system hacked and reprogrammed
As a Med student, it makes me happy to see that our new generation is adhering to medicine’s devotion to the patient rather than succumbing to the pressures of capitalism. It’s a hard battle but one that needs to be fought.
Hello borther, actually I am a Z gen High School student hahaha, but I want also like millenials to change the World and especially médecine. I did a lot of research and hesitate now beetween medecine and bioengineering ( with all the possibilities with biotech). So based on this logic of always innovate and create in order to save people lifes in a big scale, what should I do?
"Don't let anyone dissuade you from your dream of becoming doctor" spoke right to me. Thank you so much for the insightful talk and people like this guy is what the world needs
no offense but the baby boomer generation that's been running our gov't is not going to be around for very long, biologically speaking. this kind of unmotivated uninspired idea does nothing to help our society move forward. millenials (not all ofc) have seen the consequences of ww1 and ww2 and the trump presidency and all the horrible things that have occured before we became of legal age to do anything about it. we are going to make that change. support us, don't discourage us. society has a way of moving forward. we're all in this together!
Let me dissuade you then. Doctors cannot "change the system." Doctors don't create it. The system is created by Washington bureaucrats, insurance executives, and, worse, pressure groups that demand special treatment for their constituencies. People want perfection, and they want it for free, and doctors get blamed when reality strikes.
Also, every young people needs to know one thing that will save them from disappointment about their careers: most of jobs are compared with 95% repetitions and 5 % of excitment. I have learned from my 26 year work experience in different professions in healthcare
You know what , there are many countries where hospitals are run by doctors, including my home country . Sadly, the systems do not seem better than yours. The problem goes beyond healthcare commercialization. Look at European countries and Canada . Just appears bad in different ways
I've been a nurse for 20 years, and have worked with this speaker in our hospital. I am so proud of the entire upcoming generation of doctors. I got goosebumps when he said "we'll fight the system". People complain a lot about millennials (i agree they can be a pain in the butt) but this makes me hopeful for our future!
@ Bertha I've seen your comments throughout this thread. If you're able to generalize an entire sub-population and subordinate them by comparing a group of humans to a devastating condition, then you are closed-minded and you are the problem.
Premed student here about to start my second year in college this coming August. Glad I ran into this video because it gave me even more reasons to continue striving for my future career as a Doctor. Thank you Dr. Dan
This actually re-kindle my purpose. I still remember my first day in med school. I was both scared and excited because of all these horrors I heard about med school. Funny thing is I got perfect scores on my first two Biochemistry class because of that very fear. I remember studying day and night with the fear of failing. But as I continued along, it was almost inevitable to not flunk an exam even though you feel like you gave it your all. I got depressed and questioned myself if med school was really for me. I know in my heart that I badly want to become a doctor, but my exam results didn't reflect it. The consultant would say to us "if I were a patient, I don't want to be treated by a doctor who always scores 40/100". There were days when I just break down and cry because I felt like a huge disappointment both to my dreams and to my parents who are actually supporting me. But you know what, I started thinking again of why I really want to become a doctor. That gave me enough courage to continue. Of course it's hard. It will always be hard so you gotta be harder than that to make a difference. That is why every time I see doctors and consultants, I can't help but think that these people have been through so much and look at them now in that white coat. We all have struggles and stories, but it is to make us tougher and be the best version of ourselves today. Someday I, too, can smile at a medical student and say "I've been there, trust me you can make it."
I nearly cried when he mentioned physician suicide. In the book breath becomes air the author mentions how he was not able to save a fellow physicians life when that physician ended up jumping off of a roof top EDIT: Thank you for the likes and looking back I should have capitalized the name of the book.
My father had been saying the same thing as Dr. Dan for years. He was an oncologist who loved treating patients, but saw the healthcare system hurt not only him, but also his patients. Happy to hear that the younger generation is finally fighting back. Keep it up millennials!
I'm in college studying for the MCAT now, and this speech is my motivation to keep going. It'll take me years to finish med school and residency, but i'll definitely be fighting the system right by this guy's side
Sofia Gomiza Hi future Doctor Gomiza! You can do it! I wish you the VERY best of succes on your undergraduate studies and MCATs! I wish they had stayed 5 hours and 45 minutes, instead of making them 2 hours longer!
Sometimes I feel like I won't be able to make it in medicine. Yesterday, I was at a used car dealership/auto shop talking to the man who owns the place. He told me he was a straight A student in high school, majored in pre-med (with an outstanding GPA), and did very well on his MCAT. This man did not get a call back from any medical school he applied to. He was able to get one interview and the doctor interviewing him said he should just be a used car salesman. He actually ended up doing that is the funny thing and is now running his successful business. Listening to him tell me that story scared me. I often have doubts if I'm fit for medicine, even though in my heart I know I am. This speech opened my eyes. Being a doctor is more than just being a good student and scoring well on tests. It's being the individual that is going to fight for reform and fix the broken healthcare system in the United States. When he said millennials are going to changet the system, that motivated me like no other. Thank you Dr. Dan!
For the sake of all physicians, please do not consider PA or NP. Their organizations lobby hard in politics to ensure physicians lose their job by telling PAs and NPs that they can basically do the same job as a doctor. but they can't. They don't have the expertise nor the years of training. It's called job scope creep. One of my hospitals PAs recently just got fired because of malpractice, she thought she could do what a doctor did. Don't do it. In addition, your gpa and mcat don't mean anything, it just makes you competitive. It is your narrative and your motivations and your letter of recs and your extracurriculars that really get you into medical school.
I’m going to take a different approach as an NP that went back to (osteopathic) medical school. That used car salesman had great stats but you don’t mention what kind of activities he had, what his personal statement was like, and how he interviewed with a medical school. Im thinking he crumbled if he didn’t have an answer to why he should be a doctor instead of a salesman...also you don’t mention how long ago he applied to school and mentalities may have changed since then. A lot of people told me that I shouldn’t do this and I still did, just applied for residencies as well. You can do it...just have a lot of self reflection on the why of things and don’t take no for an answer. I wish you the best!
@Sergio Villarreal Good luck with your application! Prerequisite courses are time consuming and hard but the most important thing is to not get discouraged.
I talked to a physician a couple years ago how was heavily involved with his hospital administration and his state healthcare leaders. He spent so much time working on administration duties and comparatively less time with patients. He said something that impacted me. He stated to the effect of "the healthcare system is the way it is because we as doctors let it become this way." Doctors have 4 tenets that they strive to follow: autonomy, justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence. I believe that becoming involved in hospital administration or in state legislature is fulfilling beneficence. I do believe that it is partly my responsibility to help change the current healthcare system, in fact, I think that all physicians now have a shared responsibility to fix this system. Its not that we need 1000 doctors doing big acts to change this system. We need 100,000 doing small acts which will lead to big changes. The thought of "I don't need to act because another will" is going against beneficence. We all need to act in order to bring about change.
I think that USA has one of the most complicated systems in the world. I live in Europe and most of the countries in here have good FREE healthcare systems to their own citizens. I do not have personal insurance of any kind. If I get sick it does not personally bankrupt me or my family for the rest of my life. What is it really worth saving a life, if that person ends homeless on the streets afterwards? Did you really save his life or destroyed it by placing this financial struggle on him?
so true. Which country are you in? I often wonder how healthcare of other countries actually compares to the USA. It's pretty awful here in America. Similar in yours?
I'm currently in my pre-med program, trust me, I can really feel the pressure and there are a lot of times that I just wanted to you know...quit. But I watch these sorts of videos, like this one then I get reminded of one of the reasons why I want to enter the field of Medicine...to save lives. Thank you for the video @TEDx Talks and Dr. Dan! I really do hope that this video would spread across thousands of people for them to be inspired just like I've been after watching this video.
I know this Ted Talk is a year old, but I am glad I found this video, I'm aiming for my associates in Medical Science and I found the quote "those of us that are crazy enough to think we can change the world, we are the only ones that stands a chance of actually doing it" inspiring and "Don't let anyone dissuade you from your dream of becoming doctor" very motivating. I would like to thank you Dr. Dan for providing some insight on today's medicine.
I am a millennial who just finished undergrad and am in deep conflict whether or not to continue pursuing medicine or go for computer science. Many people told me that medicine is not worth it. But after watching this video, tears came out of my eyes. Thank you for inspiring me and motivating me to pursue my passion.
Thank you Dr. Dan. Truly inspiring. Just about to start my first year of Pre-Med, Iam so happy I found this video! I am motivated to not give no matter what those say around me! What a beautiful thing is the art of medicine and saving people. Thank you for the personal message at the end for us young ones who are just starting school. It's truly comforting to know that even though this job is hard, it is rewarding! Can't wait to serve mankind through medicine, and hopefully like you said, the system will change!!! we need that for sure. I am sure I will come back to this video to remind me through the hard times that i can do this and it is worth it to be a doctor to save precious human lives. blessings to you, thank you for being the change.
Scrolling down on my screen and I run into your comment. Just wanted to say, do MD's really heal Diseases that people suffer? The answer is no, they only suppress your symptoms so you can go by your day so every week or so you can go back to your pharmaceutical drug store and provide the Goverment, Doctors, and Pharma Companies a steady cash flow of income. Pharamaceutical Medicine have more bad than good. Doctors can't even live pass 45 years of age before they commit suicide since more than 50% of them are addicted to pharmaceutical medicines. I'm sorry but to me the MD's are only good for Trauma Care, but are Apes on the Loose when it comes to trying to heal the simple illnesses like Heart Burn and High Blood Pressure. My idols like Dr. Peter Glidden and Dr. Joel Wallach who are NATUROPATHIC Doctors actually study the root cause of an illness and have had tremendous success and have inspired me to become an ND. And I'm just so confused why Medical Schools that prepare their students to become MD's tell them that they (ND's) are the Quacks when you guys are nothing but Reductionist.
I'm an 18 years old first year medical school student who is thinking that I walked the wrong path, this is not a doctor I've been dreaming about for years, time has changed. but I know now despite how pitiful it is to become a doctor here, I know its a great and wonderful work, wherever it is. thankyou dr. dan.
I’m a Med student from Colombia and we also have troubles with our health care system, it’s hard to see patients coming back to the hospital to tell our professors that the eps (which stands for entidad promotora de salud in Spanish / it’s something like a health insurance) didn’t allow them to take a test, to get some medication, etc. and sometimes this kind of situations make you think about the career; also the long study sessions, those days when you barely have time to sleep, all the stress, feeling frustrated because things aren’t happening the way you wanted make you ask yourself, why am I studying this? But thank you, Dr. because with this talk you reminded me one of the many reasons I decided to study this career and that’s to make people’s life better. Thank you so, so much. God bless you for inspiring a generation of young men and women to change the world. ❤️
I believe the way a pharmacy runs is actually one of the keys. Meaning the pharmacy gets an instant feedback that the medication is covered and if it is not covered then the insurance company replies with a list of medications that is covered or if the provider decides to appeal it then a "prior authorization" is needed (that is another story all in itself). Anyways, I am planning to become a PA and now I am motivated to look into medical politics as well. Let's be the change!
This is amazing and so true...not only for doctors but other healthcare professionals....MBAs demanding productivity from MDs and other healthcare providers. I am in occupational therapy and this is a major problem for us as well.
Oh, yes! Couldn't agree more. As an advocate for physicians and patients alike, I recognize this generation stands at a unique crossroads. As a mother of inspiring, hard-working, visionary millennials, I agree the future of medicine is in good hands, and I can't wait to see how their contributions will change the healthcare system at the root of our troubles in medicine.
As a upcoming senior in hs this video has been extremely motivating. I am often told that I shouldn’t pursue a career in medicine because it’s too much work and too expensive. It’s good to see that some people do believe in your dreams.
I'm a medical student.. this is so inspiring. Thank you so much dr. Dan. I wish you health and wellness, I wish everyone especially the health workers to stay safe and healthy during the pandemic.
Omg this is exactly what I needed most. I'm just twenty but I do think that this world needs a huge change not only in medicine but in all the health care system. I thought I was the only one who could see this, but this video encouraged me to keep thinking about making a difference. An awesome video that involves medicine and a hopeful future ahead.
chris papa they don’t run the world you do. You make the decision of what to do each day. You are holding the key to the shackles and chains around you, you just need to realize that homie.
I love this so much! I want to be a doctor just so I can fight the system. More doctors need to be more like this guy and not trying to keep us sick and push pills down our throats.
I'm currently an MS1 and it's so motivational to hear how passionate Dr. Wozniczka is in his endeavor to improve the current state of the U.S. healthcare system!
100% it is a great honor and privilege to be at the bedside or in the exam room. If it is your passion and calling, always go for it! We need more passionate doctors to advocate for our patients.
i got chills across my entire body as he told the story of bringing the patient back to life, seeing as that he got to walk his daughter down the aisle. certainly helps my MCAT motivation!
This is so true! I HOPE this spreads and makes a good difference. This is the exact reason I am working on becoming a nurse midwife and yes a millennial!
Really interesting to see this from the perspective of the British NHS. I love and share his enthusiasm for medicine. It is really sad to hear how much of his time is taken up with insurance forms and issues to do with affordability. However, it makes me hugely appreciative that we don't have this at all. No insurance companies and no concerns about whether people can afford their treatment as it is all free at the point of use. Don't get me wrong, we have our own issues. Explaining to people that they will have to wait for almost a year for their new hip is not easy and trying to find ways for your patients to get seen quicker can take a while. Nowhere is perfect but listening to him makes me glad to be where I am and very keen to avoid the creeping privatisation that is coming in the NHS.
this video makes me so so happy . Even I am a medical student who aspires to change the whole system apart from saving lives. People like him and similar others give me the strength to truly believe in what I think could be impossible in reality. Thankyou so much .
At 29, this bright physician is incredibly intelligent across multiple disciplines. His overall knowledge matches that of someone at least twice his age!!
I am a medical student that will start my residency program soon. I am from indonesia and this actually happens too in my country. Thankyou dr.Dan for bringing up this problem and persude us, the millenials, to fight and chance the system
This man is 100% correct. Medicine used to be in the hands of the shaman, and paperwork was never a part of it. These are the exact reasons why I lean towards Law instead of neurosurgery; even the most complicated surgical technicians are bound by the beaurocracy of our healthcare system.
Unfortunately the bureaucracy of medicine is due to the lawyers. I've asked multiple doctors (I'm in my third year of med school) what's wrong with medicine and at least 75% of them say "lawyers" in more or less words. The reason doctors have to fill out endless amounts of paper work is two pronged. One the hospital is a business. like it or not capitalism drives medical innovation. Without capitalism medical advancements would come to a screeching halt. Two patients and their lawyers are drooling to sue a hospital or doctor. Thus lawyers are part of the problem. Due to the threat of things going to a court room hospitals require doctors to fill out hours of paper work to defend against ravenous lawyers.
14:15 damn it felt like he was talking to me. I'm 18 and I aspire to be a doctor, I even share same thoughts of why I like medicine and most imp I wanna save lives. All the older doctors I met recommended me not to choose this field but I will. Thank you for motivating me.
As a determined premed student knowing this, I've been fearful of all this. But my selflessness drives me to save lives whether or not business men are my bosses, because like our doctor here, I'm willing to change the system for the betterment of our healthcare system. Like a soldier going into battle, I cannot look back.
This was always my plan, not only train myself in medicine and get my MD, but also get master in public health, MBA and investigation. So far I accomplished 2 of those. Medicine is changing and doctors should change and lead the change!
great talk, I'm impressed by his qualifications. All he said is true , I'm a physician too and my clinics are overloaded with no enough time for each patient. He gave us hope that the change is coming and we all should work hard for it.
I am so proud of being Millennials and this video has proved me that the way that old Generations think about us Negatively was wrong. This speech inspired me more about what I believe in myself. Being Millennials is not bad at all but it is so powerful to change the world that we all are living in to be the better world.
This somewhat gives me motivation to love what I am just doing right now studing medicine and I am a freshman. Sometimes I get negative stuffs running through my mind but It won't bother me. It's a long way to go but I will not stop until I get there. To become an asian millenial doctor. Thanks alot
Thank you! Us mid career physicians are just exasperated trying to tell admin what WE NEED to take care of the patient rather than them telling us what is needed to take care of a patient. Let alone they complete the financial drain of the layers of administration that we are forced to pay for, and all of those costs are getting thrown to the patients
I am 16... And hoping to be a doctor and even now I am being told that being doctor is hazardous... But the will to change and improve the world... And my own fellow mates have inspired me to goo onn and give my own role in changing medicine in improving it
I am in this situation. In a few years I start residency to become a maxillofacial surgeon, and my dad (doctor) is telling me not to do it. He's telling me medicine is dead, that the "good times" are long gone, that I have an unrealistic idea of what it is to be a doctor. I might be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic they're looking for.
RuskiVodka ai will help doctors find the illness but definitely won’t replace them I wouldn’t want a machine telling me I have cancer I would want a person not a machine
Congrats on being a doctor my uncle is a doctor has his own business my sisters are practicing RN specializes in neonatal my niece is going to school to be an LPN my mom was an RN she passed away God bless you
thank you for that speech , i literally had a mental breakdown before watching this and thanks to youtube for recommending me this video.When i first said i wanted to become a doctor the only thing i heard was why, you are going to study for 12 years? its mot worth it and everything else.And as much as i comprehend and understand thats being a doctor is mentally and physically draining I LOVE MEDICINE and want to become a doctor and devote myself to improving the system helping people,although some say that you live once and you should enjoy your life , i will enjoy my life by being a doctor!
@Jordan Reagan Hey, so in the USA they're approximately 530,000 doctors and about 120,000 of them are addicted to narcotics such as Oxycontin and Fentanyl. So basically it's a Russian-Roulette game when deciding who is caring for your health
Tom Conten I would be lucky if he wasn't my doctor. Patients are always playing the Russian-Roulette game when they enter his office since he is just a Reductionist who doesnt take his time to find the root cause of a problem and instead goes to his office with his paper in which he wrote down your symptoms and submits it in WebMD to find out what is the disease you have cause he has no clue since the Pharmaceutical Medicine that he has been taking as been lowering his IQ
The message is powerful but simple: we must practice compassion with intention, kindness and hope. Viewing this video is both prescriptive and therapeutic: something we should all watch frequently.
i'd like to work alongside him once i get my residency, so maybe 10 more years lol fantastic talk, this is what a doctor is about let's not let other people corrupt our vision of the most honorable (imo) career choice you prob won't make it if you want to make money out of this career or are being forced into it you will however, if you have a passion for saving the most valuable thing in this world, the human life work hard everyone and make your dreams come true :)
I am a 16 year old junior in high school hoping to gain her md/phd in neuroimmunology. Many people tell me that becoming a doctor will be boring and what's been discovered has been. I've had my doubts about going into medicine bc I'm afraid of getting bored. This has spiked my passion. Thank you
Siham Abdi after seeing my immunology professors on the edge of their research practically screaming about the benefits neuroimmunology can have for psychiatry and depression I seriously believe this field will make breakthroughs in the next 10-15 years. Good luck on your journey!
Literally almost 80% of my classmates in my bio 101 were premed. After the first two tests, so many of those people dropped out and changed majors, lol. Goodluck to you tho :)
pnp072000 statistics show that people who already choose a specific field in the field as a physician give up majority of the time. The people who tend to make it just want to be “doctors” and not a specific field that early on
I'm 20 years old and I from Brazil, and I want to become a doctor. In this country we have a lot of problems with public health, and lot of people don't get the appoiment then needs. I want change this, if I could help one person for day, i'll know thats worth. Thanks for you speech!
my neighbor lost her sun and granddaughter both in the same month. her granddaughter overdosed in med school because she couldn't handle the stress anymore. the father couldn't take that loss and took his life shortly after.
Dr. Dan, I am a pre med student. But more so, everything you mentioned I have been observing far before I started school. How can I reach out to you? I would love to work with you to make an impact, this movement is on the rise, but will take as many people as possible to make the true impact we all are striving for. Please let me know. Thank you for all that you do. Lindsay
I've just graduated my high school. But stuck due to Covid 19. Going to Start my college after the pandemic is over. I've dreamed of becoming a doctor since 2nd grade. And still i aspite to become one. I want to be ta doctor who can change the laws that hospitals nowadays are following.I know a lot of people tell me that it's difficult and nearly impossible. But i belive in Myself. I continue to speak " MEDICINE ISN'T BUSINESS" And will continue to speak. I decided to devote myself to this Oath that one day I'll change the way that hospital sees the patients as the way of making Money. But will treat them the best health services that we can provide. I wish i can inspire others as well.
Im going to college to be a nurse and damn... I wanna be like this guy. No seriously. I may be taking this semester off for personal reasons but I've been watching videos of simple things like how to do a basic suture and it makes me feel kinda excited.
megzarie RNs dont do sutures so may wanna rethink your current degree. Nursing is not a "step-up" to medicine. Its a different game. Like a coach vs. An athlete. Also OR nursing is boring AF but OR medicine is amazing. Depends on specialty.
I know EXACTLY what you mean. I'm only in college now, but already excited. The ending of this guy's speech motivates me to study hard for the future. Good luck to you!!
I'm an ethical hacker, an high-tech entrepreneur and still i find time to study medicine. Great speech! the talk about how much time is spent not actually practicing the medicine profession rather being occupied with bureaucracy is super sadly true by it will change once our generation, the millennia's, will be on the top of strategic decision making.
wonderful video I even shed a few tears. As an aspiring Psychiatrist this gives me hope for my future as a doctor as well as the future of our healthcare system
As a current medical student this topic of how the amount of people in the House and Senate who are doctors or scientists is "3%" and are the individuals making decisions on future medical policy really puts into perspective that different view points and expertise when making these policies is truly lacking. However, he speaks about how millennials are changing this trend with their culture and the perspectives we brings is such an exciting and inspiring prospect. As a student working to become a physician I want to be able to make that difference in a patient's life but also help show that policies need to be reviewed, changed and recrafted to the changing trends of medicine itself as it continually grows and with societies growth as well. Greatly appreciated Dr. Wozniczka's perspective as a millennial doctor and the excitement he brings to the profession for those who follow!
*"Surgeons are being told 'Hey buddy, you gotta hurry up those operations; squeeze in a few more cases."* I am a 61 year old surgeon in California, and this is completely true. I have been yelled at by administrators for taking too long to perform life saving surgery. Thank god the millennials are fighting the system. I sit here with tears in my eyes so happy that change is coming with the next generation. Doctors and nurses devote their lives to caring for the sick, not to making profits for greedy pharmaceutical and insurance companies.
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I may a Dr but I would to thank you for all nurse and Dr for save people life thank you for all your hard work and patient that you have thank you so much
@Nick R
Canada has 20 million working age people who are paying the majority of the taxes.
The average doctor isn’t a poor person, they are very wealthy even with the amount of schooling. But there are tens of thousands of jobs that have that much training and more yet those people make less than a third what a MD makes.
Be proud that you survived a system that placed productivity over quality. Your patients will be forever grateful, let's hope health care in the future changes. Wellness functional holistic care, with pressure from managers enabling good patient outcomes, not savings.
I think now that we got a handle on molecular biology and biotech and the Covid-19... Not to mention nanotechnology, people are going to be very pleased in having their immune system hacked and reprogrammed
As a Med student, it makes me happy to see that our new generation is adhering to medicine’s devotion to the patient rather than succumbing to the pressures of capitalism. It’s a hard battle but one that needs to be fought.
"Capitalism", except it's a heavily regulated market with big government.
Hello borther, actually I am a Z gen High School student hahaha, but I want also like millenials to change the World and especially médecine. I did a lot of research and hesitate now beetween medecine and bioengineering ( with all the possibilities with biotech). So based on this logic of always innovate and create in order to save people lifes in a big scale, what should I do?
You look like a ken doll.
"Don't let anyone dissuade you from your dream of becoming doctor" spoke right to me. Thank you so much for the insightful talk and people like this guy is what the world needs
no offense but the baby boomer generation that's been running our gov't is not going to be around for very long, biologically speaking. this kind of unmotivated uninspired idea does nothing to help our society move forward. millenials (not all ofc) have seen the consequences of ww1 and ww2 and the trump presidency and all the horrible things that have occured before we became of legal age to do anything about it. we are going to make that change. support us, don't discourage us. society has a way of moving forward. we're all in this together!
Let me dissuade you then. Doctors cannot "change the system." Doctors don't create it. The system is created by Washington bureaucrats, insurance executives, and, worse, pressure groups that demand special treatment for their constituencies. People want perfection, and they want it for free, and doctors get blamed when reality strikes.
What a wonderful video.
Wow. Hi Garrett!
Also, every young people needs to know one thing that will save them from disappointment about their careers: most of jobs are compared with 95% repetitions and 5 % of excitment. I have learned from my 26 year work experience in different professions in healthcare
You know what , there are many countries where hospitals are run by doctors, including my home country . Sadly, the systems do not seem better than yours. The problem goes beyond healthcare commercialization. Look at European countries and Canada . Just appears bad in different ways
@GarrettWatts I love you!
who knew I'd find Garrett while trying to do a school project :) hope you have a great day
I've been a nurse for 20 years, and have worked with this speaker in our hospital. I am so proud of the entire upcoming generation of doctors. I got goosebumps when he said "we'll fight the system". People complain a lot about millennials (i agree they can be a pain in the butt) but this makes me hopeful for our future!
@Bertha B I'm guessing you're the one who always complains about your food and wants to see the manager at restaurants lol
Bertha B What has happened to you to make you so incredibly bitter?
@bertha thank u Bertha, one less patient to think about :)
@ Bertha I've seen your comments throughout this thread. If you're able to generalize an entire sub-population and subordinate them by comparing a group of humans to a devastating condition, then you are closed-minded and you are the problem.
Premed student here about to start my second year in college this coming August. Glad I ran into this video because it gave me even more reasons to continue striving for my future career as a Doctor. Thank you Dr. Dan
You've finished college by now :D
You can do it! Sending best wishes!
Thanks. I am a millennial and got stuff to prove :)
Callmeromain2016 good luck 😀
A Williams thank you
This actually re-kindle my purpose. I still remember my first day in med school. I was both scared and excited because of all these horrors I heard about med school. Funny thing is I got perfect scores on my first two Biochemistry class because of that very fear. I remember studying day and night with the fear of failing. But as I continued along, it was almost inevitable to not flunk an exam even though you feel like you gave it your all. I got depressed and questioned myself if med school was really for me. I know in my heart that I badly want to become a doctor, but my exam results didn't reflect it. The consultant would say to us "if I were a patient, I don't want to be treated by a doctor who always scores 40/100". There were days when I just break down and cry because I felt like a huge disappointment both to my dreams and to my parents who are actually supporting me. But you know what, I started thinking again of why I really want to become a doctor. That gave me enough courage to continue. Of course it's hard. It will always be hard so you gotta be harder than that to make a difference. That is why every time I see doctors and consultants, I can't help but think that these people have been through so much and look at them now in that white coat. We all have struggles and stories, but it is to make us tougher and be the best version of ourselves today. Someday I, too, can smile at a medical student and say "I've been there, trust me you can make it."
Thanks for sharing your story
Thanks for sharing your story
I nearly cried when he mentioned physician suicide. In the book breath becomes air the author mentions how he was not able to save a fellow physicians life when that physician ended up jumping off of a roof top
EDIT: Thank you for the likes and looking back I should have capitalized the name of the book.
Shivani Shastri You can still edit your post to capitalize the title👍🏻
Chilling talk. Very heartfelt and inspirational. Thank you for inspiring us future millennial doctors, Daniel.
My father had been saying the same thing as Dr. Dan for years. He was an oncologist who loved treating patients, but saw the healthcare system hurt not only him, but also his patients. Happy to hear that the younger generation is finally fighting back. Keep it up millennials!
I'm impressed with all that he has accomplished at such a young age ! great video !
true heroes don't seek out heroism
I'm in college studying for the MCAT now, and this speech is my motivation to keep going. It'll take me years to finish med school and residency, but i'll definitely be fighting the system right by this guy's side
hey, and how your life looks like right now?
Omar Abdul-Malik DHEd, MPAS, PA-C hello I was wondering you said you were in DC is there anyway I can ask you about being a PA thank you.
Thanks for the kind words! It's getting close to my exam date so I'm quite stressed. Your positive vibes are appreciated!
Sofia Gomiza Hi future Doctor Gomiza! You can do it! I wish you the VERY best of succes on your undergraduate studies and MCATs! I wish they had stayed 5 hours and 45 minutes, instead of making them 2 hours longer!
Sometimes I feel like I won't be able to make it in medicine. Yesterday, I was at a used car dealership/auto shop talking to the man who owns the place. He told me he was a straight A student in high school, majored in pre-med (with an outstanding GPA), and did very well on his MCAT. This man did not get a call back from any medical school he applied to. He was able to get one interview and the doctor interviewing him said he should just be a used car salesman. He actually ended up doing that is the funny thing and is now running his successful business. Listening to him tell me that story scared me. I often have doubts if I'm fit for medicine, even though in my heart I know I am. This speech opened my eyes. Being a doctor is more than just being a good student and scoring well on tests. It's being the individual that is going to fight for reform and fix the broken healthcare system in the United States. When he said millennials are going to changet the system, that motivated me like no other. Thank you Dr. Dan!
For the sake of all physicians, please do not consider PA or NP. Their organizations lobby hard in politics to ensure physicians lose their job by telling PAs and NPs that they can basically do the same job as a doctor. but they can't. They don't have the expertise nor the years of training. It's called job scope creep. One of my hospitals PAs recently just got fired because of malpractice, she thought she could do what a doctor did. Don't do it. In addition, your gpa and mcat don't mean anything, it just makes you competitive. It is your narrative and your motivations and your letter of recs and your extracurriculars that really get you into medical school.
His limitations. Not yours. Believe me you’re better off negative people like that. Surround yourself with people who support your dreams.
I’m going to take a different approach as an NP that went back to (osteopathic) medical school. That used car salesman had great stats but you don’t mention what kind of activities he had, what his personal statement was like, and how he interviewed with a medical school. Im thinking he crumbled if he didn’t have an answer to why he should be a doctor instead of a salesman...also you don’t mention how long ago he applied to school and mentalities may have changed since then. A lot of people told me that I shouldn’t do this and I still did, just applied for residencies as well. You can do it...just have a lot of self reflection on the why of things and don’t take no for an answer. I wish you the best!
Never give up your dream, you can do it!
@Sergio Villarreal Good luck with your application! Prerequisite courses are time consuming and hard but the most important thing is to not get discouraged.
I talked to a physician a couple years ago how was heavily involved with his hospital administration and his state healthcare leaders. He spent so much time working on administration duties and comparatively less time with patients. He said something that impacted me. He stated to the effect of "the healthcare system is the way it is because we as doctors let it become this way." Doctors have 4 tenets that they strive to follow: autonomy, justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence. I believe that becoming involved in hospital administration or in state legislature is fulfilling beneficence. I do believe that it is partly my responsibility to help change the current healthcare system, in fact, I think that all physicians now have a shared responsibility to fix this system. Its not that we need 1000 doctors doing big acts to change this system. We need 100,000 doing small acts which will lead to big changes. The thought of "I don't need to act because another will" is going against beneficence. We all need to act in order to bring about change.
He rightly points out the critical systemic problem which is responsible for bad healthcare systems in almost all countries
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I think that USA has one of the most complicated systems in the world.
I live in Europe and most of the countries in here have good FREE healthcare systems to their own citizens. I do not have personal insurance of any kind. If I get sick it does not personally bankrupt me or my family for the rest of my life. What is it really worth saving a life, if that person ends homeless on the streets afterwards? Did you really save his life or destroyed it by placing this financial struggle on him?
Sofia Gomiza
I live in India
The healthcare is cheap compared to urs but it's terribly managed and pro-rich
so true. Which country are you in? I often wonder how healthcare of other countries actually compares to the USA. It's pretty awful here in America. Similar in yours?
I'm currently in my pre-med program, trust me, I can really feel the pressure and there are a lot of times that I just wanted to you know...quit. But I watch these sorts of videos, like this one then I get reminded of one of the reasons why I want to enter the field of Medicine...to save lives. Thank you for the video @TEDx Talks and Dr. Dan! I really do hope that this video would spread across thousands of people for them to be inspired just like I've been after watching this video.
Absolutely inspiring. You’re already making a huge impact, thanks so much for such a thought provoking speech. Hats off to you!
I know this Ted Talk is a year old, but I am glad I found this video, I'm aiming for my associates in Medical Science and I found the quote "those of us that are crazy enough to think we can change the world, we are the only ones that stands a chance of actually doing it" inspiring and "Don't let anyone dissuade you from your dream of becoming doctor" very motivating. I would like to thank you Dr. Dan for providing some insight on today's medicine.
I am a millennial who just finished undergrad and am in deep conflict whether or not to continue pursuing medicine or go for computer science. Many people told me that medicine is not worth it. But after watching this video, tears came out of my eyes. Thank you for inspiring me and motivating me to pursue my passion.
This talk is so uplifting and encouraging. I am even more prouder to be a millennial professional. Wishing you massive success, Daniel.
Thank you Dr. Dan. Truly inspiring. Just about to start my first year of Pre-Med, Iam so happy I found this video! I am motivated to not give no matter what those say around me! What a beautiful thing is the art of medicine and saving people. Thank you for the personal message at the end for us young ones who are just starting school. It's truly comforting to know that even though this job is hard, it is rewarding! Can't wait to serve mankind through medicine, and hopefully like you said, the system will change!!! we need that for sure. I am sure I will come back to this video to remind me through the hard times that i can do this and it is worth it to be a doctor to save precious human lives. blessings to you, thank you for being the change.
Hello , please did you see your self in medicine? I want to be a doctor but I’m scared that I can’t do it.
Scrolling down on my screen and I run into your comment. Just wanted to say, do MD's really heal Diseases that people suffer? The answer is no, they only suppress your symptoms so you can go by your day so every week or so you can go back to your pharmaceutical drug store and provide the Goverment, Doctors, and Pharma Companies a steady cash flow of income. Pharamaceutical Medicine have more bad than good. Doctors can't even live pass 45 years of age before they commit suicide since more than 50% of them are addicted to pharmaceutical medicines. I'm sorry but to me the MD's are only good for Trauma Care, but are Apes on the Loose when it comes to trying to heal the simple illnesses like Heart Burn and High Blood Pressure. My idols like Dr. Peter Glidden and Dr. Joel Wallach who are NATUROPATHIC Doctors actually study the root cause of an illness and have had tremendous success and have inspired me to become an ND. And I'm just so confused why Medical Schools that prepare their students to become MD's tell them that they (ND's) are the Quacks when you guys are nothing but Reductionist.
I'm an 18 years old first year medical school student who is thinking that I walked the wrong path, this is not a doctor I've been dreaming about for years, time has changed. but I know now despite how pitiful it is to become a doctor here, I know its a great and wonderful work, wherever it is.
thankyou dr. dan.
What country are you from? 18 is quite young and probably very stressful
Nirvana Sabila What don't you like, What was reality vs expectations
As a young millennial hoping to start med school in a couple months this really touched me on a spiritual level. Great Video!!
I’m a Med student from Colombia and we also have troubles with our health care system, it’s hard to see patients coming back to the hospital to tell our professors that the eps (which stands for entidad promotora de salud in Spanish / it’s something like a health insurance) didn’t allow them to take a test, to get some medication, etc. and sometimes this kind of situations make you think about the career; also the long study sessions, those days when you barely have time to sleep, all the stress, feeling frustrated because things aren’t happening the way you wanted make you ask yourself, why am I studying this? But thank you, Dr. because with this talk you reminded me one of the many reasons I decided to study this career and that’s to make people’s life better. Thank you so, so much. God bless you for inspiring a generation of young men and women to change the world. ❤️
"Medicine is freaking awesome!!"
I'm a level 3 medical student and this impressing video really inspired me..
Really thankful for it 💜
I believe the way a pharmacy runs is actually one of the keys. Meaning the pharmacy gets an instant feedback that the medication is covered and if it is not covered then the insurance company replies with a list of medications that is covered or if the provider decides to appeal it then a "prior authorization" is needed (that is another story all in itself). Anyways, I am planning to become a PA and now I am motivated to look into medical politics as well. Let's be the change!
That’s right. It’s very corrupt this thing about medications.
This is amazing and so true...not only for doctors but other healthcare professionals....MBAs demanding productivity from MDs and other healthcare providers. I am in occupational therapy and this is a major problem for us as well.
Oh, yes! Couldn't agree more. As an advocate for physicians and patients alike, I recognize this generation stands at a unique crossroads. As a mother of inspiring, hard-working, visionary millennials, I agree the future of medicine is in good hands, and I can't wait to see how their contributions will change the healthcare system at the root of our troubles in medicine.
As a upcoming senior in hs this video has been extremely motivating. I am often told that I shouldn’t pursue a career in medicine because it’s too much work and too expensive. It’s good to see that some people do believe in your dreams.
I'm a medical student.. this is so inspiring. Thank you so much dr. Dan. I wish you health and wellness, I wish everyone especially the health workers to stay safe and healthy during the pandemic.
Omg this is exactly what I needed most. I'm just twenty but I do think that this world needs a huge change not only in medicine but in all the health care system. I thought I was the only one who could see this, but this video encouraged me to keep thinking about making a difference. An awesome video that involves medicine and a hopeful future ahead.
Monitor your politicians, be politically active and vote after researching candidates.
chris papa they don’t run the world you do. You make the decision of what to do each day. You are holding the key to the shackles and chains around you, you just need to realize that homie.
There will be no hopeful future ahead only death and destruction.
Yes but when some billioners run our world, no matter what you say they will put their personal financial interests first
I love this so much! I want to be a doctor just so I can fight the system. More doctors need to be more like this guy and not trying to keep us sick and push pills down our throats.
I'm currently an MS1 and it's so motivational to hear how passionate Dr. Wozniczka is in his endeavor to improve the current state of the U.S. healthcare system!
100% it is a great honor and privilege to be at the bedside or in the exam room. If it is your passion and calling, always go for it! We need more passionate doctors to advocate for our patients.
i got chills across my entire body as he told the story of bringing the patient back to life, seeing as that he got to walk his daughter down the aisle. certainly helps my MCAT motivation!
This is so true! I HOPE this spreads and makes a good difference. This is the exact reason I am working on becoming a nurse midwife and yes a millennial!
Thank you for inspiring us future millennial doctors, Daniel.
Really interesting to see this from the perspective of the British NHS. I love and share his enthusiasm for medicine. It is really sad to hear how much of his time is taken up with insurance forms and issues to do with affordability. However, it makes me hugely appreciative that we don't have this at all. No insurance companies and no concerns about whether people can afford their treatment as it is all free at the point of use. Don't get me wrong, we have our own issues. Explaining to people that they will have to wait for almost a year for their new hip is not easy and trying to find ways for your patients to get seen quicker can take a while. Nowhere is perfect but listening to him makes me glad to be where I am and very keen to avoid the creeping privatisation that is coming in the NHS.
If you know a medical student in the uk or some paramedic service over there can you send me their link so i can try working wity them?
I’m a medical student in the US and this hit home. Thanks so much for this video and what you do!!
This guy is a huge inspiration. So well rounded and young!
i’m currently in high school and i want to be a doctor.this made me love medicine even more
this video makes me so so happy . Even I am a medical student who aspires to change the whole system apart from saving lives. People like him and similar others give me the strength to truly believe in what I think could be impossible in reality. Thankyou so much .
At 29, this bright physician is incredibly intelligent across multiple disciplines. His overall knowledge matches that of someone at least twice his age!!
This was really inspiring. Im a millenial working towards an MD-MBA as well and it was great to hear this. Thank you so much!
I am a medical student that will start my residency program soon. I am from indonesia and this actually happens too in my country. Thankyou dr.Dan for bringing up this problem and persude us, the millenials, to fight and chance the system
This is one of those TEDx Talks that keep you thinking back on it as it resonates through your life
It's so great to see something positive like this about millennials!
This man is 100% correct. Medicine used to be in the hands of the shaman, and paperwork was never a part of it. These are the exact reasons why I lean towards Law instead of neurosurgery; even the most complicated surgical technicians are bound by the beaurocracy of our healthcare system.
Unfortunately the bureaucracy of medicine is due to the lawyers. I've asked multiple doctors (I'm in my third year of med school) what's wrong with medicine and at least 75% of them say "lawyers" in more or less words. The reason doctors have to fill out endless amounts of paper work is two pronged. One the hospital is a business. like it or not capitalism drives medical innovation. Without capitalism medical advancements would come to a screeching halt. Two patients and their lawyers are drooling to sue a hospital or doctor. Thus lawyers are part of the problem. Due to the threat of things going to a court room hospitals require doctors to fill out hours of paper work to defend against ravenous lawyers.
Dan Williams not that easy to get into neurosurgery
You think law is better? I hear as many horror stories about law, as I hear about medicine.
What is a complicated surgical technician?
Lol enjoy never getting a job. That’s law school for ya
I'm almost 30. I can't imagine being a doctor at my age and dealing with the Corona virus right now in the US.
All about will to do...
14:15 damn it felt like he was talking to me. I'm 18 and I aspire to be a doctor, I even share same thoughts of why I like medicine and most imp I wanna save lives. All the older doctors I met recommended me not to choose this field but I will. Thank you for motivating me.
Not just save lives , what is important is cooperating with patients and help them stay well.
As a determined premed student knowing this, I've been fearful of all this. But my selflessness drives me to save lives whether or not business men are my bosses, because like our doctor here, I'm willing to change the system for the betterment of our healthcare system. Like a soldier going into battle, I cannot look back.
This was always my plan, not only train myself in medicine and get my MD, but also get master in public health, MBA and investigation. So far I accomplished 2 of those. Medicine is changing and doctors should change and lead the change!
fantastic talk. Every word well chosen and really getting the point. Thank you and hoping that lots of millenials (and others) can be inspired.
I am a business student planning to go into medicine and honestly? this video gives me goosebumps. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! :)
great talk, I'm impressed by his qualifications. All he said is true , I'm a physician too and my clinics are overloaded with no enough time for each patient. He gave us hope that the change is coming and we all should work hard for it.
I am so proud of being Millennials and this video has proved me that the way that old Generations think about us Negatively was wrong. This speech inspired me more about what I believe in myself. Being Millennials is not bad at all but it is so powerful to change the world that we all are living in to be the better world.
This somewhat gives me motivation to love what I am just doing right now studing medicine and I am a freshman. Sometimes I get negative stuffs running through my mind but It won't bother me. It's a long way to go but I will not stop until I get there. To become an asian millenial doctor. Thanks alot
One of the best and most courageous speeches I’ve ever heard
wow, this guy is amazing, what a great speech, how he gets all his energy to accomplish so much Ill never know and thanks for making us all aware
Thank you! Us mid career physicians are just exasperated trying to tell admin what WE NEED to take care of the patient rather than them telling us what is needed to take care of a patient. Let alone they complete the financial drain of the layers of administration that we are forced to pay for, and all of those costs are getting thrown to the patients
I'm studying Dentistry and I'm a millennial, wonderful Inspiration, Dr. Daniel Wozniczka!!
I am 16... And hoping to be a doctor and even now I am being told that being doctor is hazardous... But the will to change and improve the world... And my own fellow mates have inspired me to goo onn and give my own role in changing medicine in improving it
His speech inspired me and made me tear up! We can do this!
Thank you Dr Daniel! Great speech 😘
I work with residents and it is the same issues they face. Well spoken speaker. I am very proud of my fellow millennial.
here in the mid of my 3rd year of general medicine and man i needed this , it really gives me hope to push on and not be downed by the system and life
I just got goosebumps. Not wanting to be a doctor but a Rad-Tech but we are all a team.
🙏🏼Thank you
U r a great speaker nd glad that I'm also a medical student nd I agree with ur thoughts✊🏼
I'm currently in my 2nd year in pre-med. I'm glad I found this video.
Same! Good luck bud
Very impressive and inspirational. Blessings on your endeavors Doc ❤️❤️
This was brilliant. I’m still in the trenches and working on how to actually change the system..Hospital medicine needs a huge overhaul 😪
This is such an inspiring speech. Thank you very much!
I am in this situation. In a few years I start residency to become a maxillofacial surgeon, and my dad (doctor) is telling me not to do it. He's telling me medicine is dead, that the "good times" are long gone, that I have an unrealistic idea of what it is to be a doctor. I might be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic they're looking for.
RuskiVodka ai will help doctors find the illness but definitely won’t replace them I wouldn’t want a machine telling me I have cancer I would want a person not a machine
Please keep going! You will make a difference!!
i would recommend physican assistant,you get what your expecting, simply medicine. No paperwork.
My proffessor says « every man thinks that he has lived his good times >> if your father thinks like that it s because he is old
Congrats on being a doctor my uncle is a doctor has his own business my sisters are practicing RN specializes in neonatal my niece is going to school to be an LPN my mom was an RN she passed away God bless you
thank you for that speech , i literally had a mental breakdown before watching this and thanks to youtube for recommending me this video.When i first said i wanted to become a doctor the only thing i heard was why, you are going to study for 12 years? its mot worth it and everything else.And as much as i comprehend and understand thats being a doctor is mentally and physically draining I LOVE MEDICINE and want to become a doctor and devote myself to improving the system helping people,although some say that you live once and you should enjoy your life , i will enjoy my life by being a doctor!
I can see DR. Dan is hinting on more MD/DO MBA out there. This will actually "impact" the world at least on a national level!
This MD has changed my opinion of millennials. You are very lucky if he is your doctor.
@Jordan Reagan Hey, so in the USA they're approximately 530,000 doctors and about 120,000 of them are addicted to narcotics such as Oxycontin and Fentanyl. So basically it's a Russian-Roulette game when deciding who is caring for your health
@Ahumada 1999 lol wut
Tom Conten I would be lucky if he wasn't my doctor. Patients are always playing the Russian-Roulette game when they enter his office since he is just a Reductionist who doesnt take his time to find the root cause of a problem and instead goes to his office with his paper in which he wrote down your symptoms and submits it in WebMD to find out what is the disease you have cause he has no clue since the Pharmaceutical Medicine that he has been taking as been lowering his IQ
The message is powerful but simple: we must practice compassion with intention, kindness and hope. Viewing this video is both prescriptive and therapeutic: something we should all watch frequently.
Sorry but this does not pay the bills. Not that simple.
Awesome!! Am a GP studying health administration. I couldn’t not agree more !!!bravo!!
i'd like to work alongside him once i get my residency, so maybe 10 more years lol
fantastic talk, this is what a doctor is about
let's not let other people corrupt our vision of the most honorable (imo) career choice
you prob won't make it if you want to make money out of this career or are being forced into it
you will however, if you have a passion for saving the most valuable thing in this world, the human life
work hard everyone and make your dreams come true :)
Thank you for the message. I thought growing up meant not to dream anymore.
I am a 16 year old junior in high school hoping to gain her md/phd in neuroimmunology. Many people tell me that becoming a doctor will be boring and what's been discovered has been. I've had my doubts about going into medicine bc I'm afraid of getting bored. This has spiked my passion. Thank you
Siham Abdi after seeing my immunology professors on the edge of their research practically screaming about the benefits neuroimmunology can have for psychiatry and depression I seriously believe this field will make breakthroughs in the next 10-15 years. Good luck on your journey!
Infinite Knowledge Where do these stats come from? I've always had thay thought. It's all about Planning vs Doing
Literally almost 80% of my classmates in my bio 101 were premed. After the first two tests, so many of those people dropped out and changed majors, lol. Goodluck to you tho :)
Go for it!! You can make a difference!
pnp072000 statistics show that people who already choose a specific field in the field as a physician give up majority of the time. The people who tend to make it just want to be “doctors” and not a specific field that early on
I am a new qualified Dr. getting to my Residency in October. I have BA Hons, and MSc. this talk is Powerful.
Motivating me to go for an MBA before entering PA school. Seems like a good call.
Excellent talk, Dr. Dan!
My husband works for medical center for a long time as a Vice President. You’re absolutely amazing!!!
I'm 20 years old and I from Brazil, and I want to become a doctor. In this country we have a lot of problems with public health, and lot of people don't get the appoiment then needs. I want change this, if I could help one person for day, i'll know thats worth. Thanks for you speech!
Thanks for this inspiring talk!
my neighbor lost her sun and granddaughter both in the same month. her granddaughter overdosed in med school because she couldn't handle the stress anymore. the father couldn't take that loss and took his life shortly after.
Dr. Dan, I am a pre med student. But more so, everything you mentioned I have been observing far before I started school. How can I reach out to you? I would love to work with you to make an impact, this movement is on the rise, but will take as many people as possible to make the true impact we all are striving for. Please let me know. Thank you for all that you do.
Lindsay
I've just graduated my high school. But stuck due to Covid 19. Going to Start my college after the pandemic is over. I've dreamed of becoming a doctor since 2nd grade. And still i aspite to become one. I want to be ta doctor who can change the laws that hospitals nowadays are following.I know a lot of people tell me that it's difficult and nearly impossible. But i belive in Myself. I continue to speak " MEDICINE ISN'T BUSINESS" And will continue to speak. I decided to devote myself to this Oath that one day I'll change the way that hospital sees the patients as the way of making Money. But will treat them the best health services that we can provide. I wish i can inspire others as well.
Im going to college to be a nurse and damn... I wanna be like this guy. No seriously. I may be taking this semester off for personal reasons but I've been watching videos of simple things like how to do a basic suture and it makes me feel kinda excited.
Too bad nurses don’t do sutures bud.
megzarie RNs dont do sutures so may wanna rethink your current degree. Nursing is not a "step-up" to medicine. Its a different game. Like a coach vs. An athlete. Also OR nursing is boring AF but OR medicine is amazing. Depends on specialty.
I know EXACTLY what you mean. I'm only in college now, but already excited. The ending of this guy's speech motivates me to study hard for the future. Good luck to you!!
Truly inspiring!
Daniel literally has the exact career I want involving business entrepreneurship and medical/surgeon, this video shows so many things.
Thanks a lot for making me fall again in love of my profession
this is the best, motivates me everytime. Thank you Dr Dan
Makes me wish I was 20 and choosing careers again. I want millenials as my co-workers in medicine.
I'm an ethical hacker, an high-tech entrepreneur and still i find time to study medicine. Great speech! the talk about how much time is spent not actually practicing the medicine profession rather being occupied with bureaucracy is super sadly true by it will change once our generation, the millennia's, will be on the top of strategic decision making.
you are getting an MD besides working? kudos to you
wonderful video I even shed a few tears. As an aspiring Psychiatrist this gives me hope for my future as a doctor as well as the future of our healthcare system
What type of treatment he is talking about?Is he talking about phsycotics medicines?
As a current medical student this topic of how the amount of people in the House and Senate who are doctors or scientists is "3%" and are the individuals making decisions on future medical policy really puts into perspective that different view points and expertise when making these policies is truly lacking. However, he speaks about how millennials are changing this trend with their culture and the perspectives we brings is such an exciting and inspiring prospect. As a student working to become a physician I want to be able to make that difference in a patient's life but also help show that policies need to be reviewed, changed and recrafted to the changing trends of medicine itself as it continually grows and with societies growth as well. Greatly appreciated Dr. Wozniczka's perspective as a millennial doctor and the excitement he brings to the profession for those who follow!