The immense volume, complex physiology, and sleepless nights are a recipe for misery.

巨大的工作量、複雜的生理學和不眠之夜是痛苦的源泉。

Or are there?

或者有嗎？

Here's how you can actually enjoy medical school and even make it the best 4 years of

以下是你如何能夠真正享受醫學院的學習，甚至使其成為最好的4年。

your academic career.

你的學術生涯。

Dr. Jubbal, MedSchoolInsiders.com.

Jubbal博士，MedSchoolInsiders.com。

I know I'm not the only one when I say that medical school was my favorite 4 years of

我知道我不是唯一一個說醫學院是我最喜歡的4年的人。

schooling.

學校教育。

Sure, high school was care-free and relatively easy, college was all about exploration and

當然，高中是無憂無慮和相對容易的，大學是所有關於探索和

growing independent, but medical school offers something unique.

獨立成長，但醫學院提供了獨特的東西。

Believe me when I say you aren't doomed to being miserable for all 4 years.

相信我，當我說你並不是註定要在四年中一直痛苦下去的時候。

My own experience was different from most, but there are still principles that will apply

我自己的經歷與大多數人不同，但仍有一些原則會適用

to you.

給你。

College was fun and I did enjoy it, but the experience was tainted by some health and

大學很有趣，我也很享受，但這段經歷被一些健康與安全問題所玷汙。

family struggles.

家庭鬥爭。

There was certainly more free time and more partying, but the subject matter of classes

當然有更多的自由時間和更多的聚會，但課程的主題是

wasn't always focused on areas of interest.

並不總是專注於感興趣的領域。

And while college pushed and challenged me, medical school helped me discover what I was

雖然大學對我有推動和挑戰，但醫學院幫助我發現了我的特點。

capable of and grow into the person that I am today.

有能力併成長為今天的我的人。

If you focus on and appreciate these unique benefits, you'll find yourself in a much better

如果你專注於並欣賞這些獨特的好處，你會發現自己在一個更好的

mental space.

精神空間。

Here are the 4 factors that, if you focus on properly, will transform your medical school

以下是4個因素，如果你關注得當，將改變你的醫學院。

experience.

經驗。

The first and most obvious difference from college to medical school is the subject matter

從大學到醫學院的第一個也是最明顯的區別是學科內容

you're studying.

你在學習。

As a college student, you have to deal with GE's and other mandatory classes that have

作為一名大學生，你必須處理GE和其他必修課，這些課程有

little to do with practicing medicine.

與行醫沒什麼關係。

But in medical school, just about everything you study is highly relevant, and that alone

但在醫學院裡，你所學的每樣東西都是高度相關的，僅此一點就可以看出

makes the material more engaging.

使材料更有吸引力。

A big reason many students find themselves bored with class is the materials seem to

許多學生髮現自己對課堂感到厭煩的一個重要原因是材料似乎是

lack relevance or significance.

缺乏相關性或意義。

You may complain that learning some obscure organic chemistry nuance isn't important.

你可能會抱怨說，學習一些晦澀的有機化學的細微差別並不重要。

There's much less of that in medical school.

在醫學院裡，這種情況要少得多。

There will be some unnecessary details and you will be studying much harder in medical

會有一些不必要的細節，你在醫學上的學習也會更加努力。

school, but on average you'll enjoy your classes more.

學校，但平均而言，你會更喜歡你的課程。

And sure, you'll enjoy some classes more than others, but that's expected.

當然，你會比其他人更喜歡某些課程，但這是意料之中的。

I loved cardiology, neurology, and GI, for example, but I was less enamored by renal.

例如，我喜歡心臟科、神經科和消化科，但我對腎科不太感興趣。

You'll find your own most and least favorite blocks.

你會發現你自己最喜歡和最不喜歡的區塊。

But at least you don't have to do mandatory English classes or other classes that seem

但至少你不必去上強制性的英語課或其他看起來很複雜的課程。

way out in left field.

在左邊的地方。

The depth with which you approach each of these organ systems will also be rewarding

你對待每一個器官系統的深度也會有收穫。

in and of itself.

本身也是如此。

It's amazing to understand the physiology of every human that has ever lived, including

瞭解有史以來每一個人的生理狀況是令人驚訝的，包括

yourself.

你自己。

When you come across information about the body or health, you'll get a kick out of knowing

當你接觸到有關身體或健康的資訊時，你會因為知道了這些資訊而感到興奮。

exactly what's being discussed and even being able to think a few layers deeper.

確切地說，正在討論的是什麼，甚至能夠深入思考幾層。

You'll look back on the process and be amazed how much about the human body you learned

當你回顧這個過程時，你會驚奇地發現你學到了很多關於人體的知識。

in a short period of time.

在很短的時間內。

Once you get to your clinical rotations as a third and fourth year, you'll be able to

一旦你在三年級和四年級時進入臨床輪換，你將能夠

apply all the knowledge you've accumulated to patient care.

將你所積累的所有知識用於病人護理。

That alone is incredibly satisfying.

僅這一點就令人難以置信地滿意。

As a premed, it's necessary to spend a considerable amount of time pursuing relevant extracurriculars.

作為一個預科生，有必要花相當多的時間去追求相關的課外活動。

Between the clinical experiences, volunteer hours, leadership, and research, you'll find

在臨床經驗、志願者時間、領導力和研究之間，你會發現

yourself pulled in multiple different directions from an academic perspective.

從學術角度看，你自己被拉到多個不同的方向。

One of the under-appreciated factors in medical school is that you don't have to worry about

醫學院的一個被低估的因素是，你不必擔心

any of that, except for research of course.

任何這些，當然，除了研究。

Other extracurriculars are far less important for your residency application.

其他的課外活動對你的住院申請來說就不那麼重要了。

This also translates to much more control over your schedule, at least during the first

這也意味著對你的日程安排有了更多的控制，至少在最初階段是這樣。

two years of medical school.

兩年的醫學院學習。

If your school has mandatory class, that's generally just half a day, after which you

如果你的學校有必修課，那一般只有半天，之後你會

can spend your time however you please.

可以隨心所欲地花費你的時間。

If class isn't mandatory, many students opt to skip, self-study, and unlock even more

如果不是必修課，許多學生選擇跳過，自學，並解鎖更多的東西

free time in their day.

他們一天中的自由時間。

I have many fond memories of studying with my friends in the medical school after class,

我有許多美好的回憶，在下課後與我的朋友在醫學院學習。

bumping hip hop late into the night studying for anatomy tests in the cadaver lab, and

在屍體實驗室裡為解剖學測試學習到深夜，撞上了嘻哈音樂，以及

even the occasional late night shenanigans when we felt mentally fried.

甚至在我們感到精神疲憊的時候，偶爾也會有深夜的惡作劇。

When clinical rotations rolled around, I realized how nice it was to have a flexible schedule.

當臨床輪轉時，我意識到擁有一個靈活的時間表是多麼好。

As a third and fourth year, you'll have little control over your schedule.

作為三年級和四年級的學生，你對自己的日程安排幾乎沒有控制權。

You spend most of the time in the hospital, you're working on your own, and you can't

你大部分時間都在醫院裡，你自己在工作，而且你不能

control who you're on rotation with.

控制你與誰輪換。

And even if it is your friend, you'll be spending most of your time working with your residents

即使是你的朋友，你也會花大部分時間與你的居民一起工作

and attendings, not your classmates.

和主治醫生，而不是你的同學。

There's something magical about studying hard with friends, having a shared struggle, and

與朋友一起努力學習，共同奮鬥，有一種神奇的感覺。

maintaining control over your schedule.

保持對自己日程的控制。

Your clinical years will have a different set of perks and drawbacks, but you'll remained

你的臨床階段將有一套不同的好處和缺點，但你將保持

focused on becoming a better physician and learning the clinical practice of medicine.

專注於成為一名更好的醫生和學習醫學的臨床實踐。

After all, it's what you came to medical school for – to learn how to treat patients in

畢竟，這是你來醫學院的目的--學習如何治療病人。

the clinical setting.

臨床環境。

You may have noticed some change amongst your peers going from high school to college.

你可能已經注意到你的同齡人中從高中到大學的一些變化。

That contrast is even more stark from college to medical school.

從大學到醫學院，這種對比更加鮮明。

I was amazed by the diversity, talent, and character of individuals in my medical school

我對醫學院中個人的多樣性、才能和性格感到驚訝。

class.

類。

It was impressive.

這讓人印象深刻。

We had former olympians, highly accomplished artists, mountaineers who had climbed Everest,

我們有前奧運選手、有高度成就的藝術家、有攀登過珠穆朗瑪峰的登山家。

and so much more.

以及更多。

You'll be surrounded by interesting and impressive individuals that you can certainly learn from.

你將被有趣和令人印象深刻的人所包圍，你當然可以向他們學習。

Unlike college, not everyone is going to be your age either.

與大學不同，也不是每個人都會和你同齡。

You'll have many non-traditional classmates with prior careers and families who are now

你會有許多非傳統的同學，他們以前有職業和家庭，現在是

pursuing a passion, and they have unique life experience you can learn from.

追求一種激情，他們有獨特的生活經驗，你可以從中學習。

And because you're with people with similar life ambitions and goals, you'll make many

而且因為你和有類似生活抱負和目標的人在一起，你會做出很多事情。

close friendships that will last a lifetime.

將會持續一生的親密友誼。

Last, medical school offers a unique stimulus for self growth and development.

最後，醫學院為自我成長和發展提供了一個獨特的刺激。

Through the pressure cooker that is medical school, you'll be forced to grow in more than

在醫學院這個壓力鍋裡，你將被迫在更多的方面成長。

one way.

單程。

Your resilience will develop rapidly to handle the ups and downs of medical school.

你的抗壓能力將迅速發展，以應對醫學院的起伏。

Given the tight time constraints, you'll find yourself pushing your own productivity and

鑑於時間緊迫，你會發現自己在推動自己的生產力和

efficiency, building systems to get more done in less time that will help you throughout

效益，建立系統，在更短的時間內完成更多的工作，這將有助於你在整個

your life.

你的生活。

But perhaps most importantly, you'll find yourself facing more important questions about

但也許最重要的是，你會發現自己面臨更重要的問題，即

who you are.

你是誰。

College is very much about building independence, but many of us are still reliant on external

大學在很大程度上是關於建立獨立的，但我們中的許多人仍然依賴外部環境。

factors of validation from our social groups.

來自我們社會群體的驗證因素。

That's simply part of the natural developmental process in late adolescence to early adulthood.

這只是青春期晚期到成年早期自然發展過程的一部分。

As you transition to medical school and push yourself further, you'll find yourself becoming

隨著你過渡到醫學院並進一步推動自己，你會發現自己變得

more comfortable in your own skin and have a deeper understanding of who you are.

在你自己的皮膚中更加舒適，對你是誰有更深的瞭解。

You'll grow intimately familiar with your faults, and hopefully grow to accept them.

你會逐漸熟悉自己的缺點，並希望能逐漸接受它們。

You'll discover your strengths and lean into them to further improve and learn.

你會發現自己的優勢，並倚重這些優勢來進一步提高和學習。

This was my favorite part of medical school, as it was during these four years that I became

這是我在醫學院最喜歡的部分，因為正是在這四年裡，我成為了

who I am today.

我今天是誰。

I developed authentic confidence, knowing I could accomplish whatever I set my mind

我建立了真實的信心，知道我可以完成任何我想做的事情。

to.

到。

I grew more efficient, productive, and intentional with my time and energy.

我的效率越來越高，生產力越來越強，對時間和精力的使用也越來越有意識。

I explored dating and what I wanted in a life partner.

我探索了約會以及我在生活伴侶中想要什麼。

I confronted fears like public speaking and overcame them.

我面對像公開演講這樣的恐懼，並克服了它們。

I loved medical school and I hope it can be a phenomenal experience for you as well.

我喜歡醫學院，我希望它對你來說也能成為一個了不起的經歷。

The grind is hard, but remember your attitude and interpretation of events is more important

磨練是艱苦的，但記住你的態度和對事件的解釋更重要。

than the actual events themselves.

而不是實際事件本身。

If you appreciate these four factors, you'll be much happier throughout your medical school

如果你能理解這四個因素，你在整個醫學院的學習過程中會更加快樂。

career.

職業生涯。

If you're still in college and want to know how to make the most out of your college experience,

如果你還在讀大學，想知道如何充分利用你的大學生活。

optimizing for both enjoyment and successful admission to a top medical school, check out

為享受和成功進入頂級醫學院而進行優化，請查看

my Premed Roadmap to Medical School Acceptance course.

我的 "醫學院錄取路線圖"（Premed Roadmap to Medical School Acceptance）課程。

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在接下來的兩週裡，使用優惠券代碼ENJOY15，可減去15%。

If you enjoyed this video, check out my video comparing college to medical school in depth.

如果你喜歡這個視頻，請查看我的視頻，深入比較大學和醫學院。

Much love, and I'll see you guys there.

非常感謝，我們會在那裡見到你們。