You think rocket science and neurosurgery are too pedestrian and elementary and are

你認為火箭科學和神經外科太過迂腐和初級，是

craving the most prestigious, challenging, and egocentric specialty.

渴望最著名、最具挑戰性和以自我為中心的專業。

Let’s debunk the public perception myths, and give it to you straight.

讓我們揭穿公眾認知的神話，並直接告訴你。

This is the reality of rocket surgery.

這就是火箭手術的現實。

Dr. Jubbal, MedSchoolInsiders.com.

Jubbal博士，MedSchoolInsiders.com。

Welcome to our next installment in So You Want to Be.

歡迎來到《你想成為什麼樣的人》的下一篇文章。

In this series, we highlight a specific specialty within medicine, such as rocket surgery, and

在這個系列中，我們強調醫學中的一個特定專業，如火箭外科，和

help you decide if it’s a good fit for you.

幫助你決定它是否適合你。

You can find the other specialties on our So You Want To Be playlist.

你可以在我們的So You Want To Be播放列表中找到其他專業。

If you want to vote in upcoming polls to decide what future specialties we cover, make sure

如果你想在即將舉行的投票中投票，以決定我們未來涵蓋的專業，請確保

you’re subscribed.

你已經訂閱了。

If you’d like to see what being a rocket surgeon looks like, check out my second channel,

如果你想看看當火箭外科醫生是什麼樣子的，請查看我的第二個頻道。

Kevin Jubbal, M.D., where we’ll be covering a day in the life of a rocket surgeon in the

Kevin Jubbal, M.D.，我們將報道一個火箭外科醫生的一天。

future.

未來。

Neurosurgeons and rocket scientists are often held in high regard as benchmark careers that

神經外科醫生和火箭科學家通常被視為標杆性的職業，他們被高度重視。

require highly intelligent, skilled, and driven individuals.

需要高智商、高技能和高動力的個人。

These accolades are well earned.

這些讚譽是實至名歸。

Not only do they perform complicated and specialized jobs, but their roles are also massively important.

他們不僅從事複雜和專業的工作，而且他們的作用也是非常重要的。

While brain surgery and rocket science are impressive, they have nothing at all to do

雖然腦外科和火箭科學令人印象深刻，但它們完全沒有關係。

with the actual combination of rocket surgery.

與火箭手術的實際結合。

Rocket surgery is the pinnacle of pinnacles, the top of the top, the best and the brightest.

火箭外科是巔峰中的巔峰，巔峰中的巔峰，最好的和最亮的。

When someone tells you “it’s not brain surgery” or “it’s not rocket science”,

當有人告訴你 "這不是腦外科手術 "或 "這不是火箭科學"。

you retort “of course it isn’t, but is it rocket surgery?”

你反駁說："當然不是，但它是火箭手術嗎？"

Rocket surgeons take the mathematical prowess of a rocket scientist and marry it with the

火箭外科醫生利用火箭科學家的數學能力，並將其與

God-complex of a neurosurgeon, culminating in a never before witnessed level of egocentrism.

一個神經外科醫生的上帝情結，最終達到了前所未有的自我中心主義的水準。

Rocket surgeons both perform surgery on humans and other living creatures while aboard rockets,

火箭外科醫生都是在火箭上為人類和其他生物進行手術。

but also conduct surgery on the rocket itself.

但也對火箭本身進行了手術。

Surgery on organisms inside rockets includes more terrestrial and dare I say comparatively

火箭內生物的手術包括更多的陸地生物，我敢說相對來說

elementary procedures like Whipple’s, also known as pancreaticoduodenectomies, or microsurgical

像Whipple's這樣的基本手術，也被稱為胰腺十二指腸切除術，或顯微外科手術。

free tissue flaps in complex bony and soft tissue reconstruction.

在複雜的骨質和軟組織重建中使用遊離組織皮瓣。

Rocket surgeon prowess is better exhibited, however, on more cutting edge procedures,

然而，火箭外科醫生的能力在更前沿的手術上得到了更好的展示。

like central nervous system transplants, such as the first human to goldfish brain transplant.

如中樞神經系統移植，如第一次人類對金魚的大腦移植。

And yes, that goldfish went on to accomplish great things.

是的，那條金魚後來成就了偉大的事業。

Surgery on the rocket itself includes repair of propulsion and guidance systems as well

火箭本身的手術包括修復推進和制導系統，以及

as balancing aerodynamics and aesthetics.

作為平衡空氣動力學和美學的手段。

The only thing more important than how fast your rocket actually goes is how fast it looks

唯一比你的火箭實際速度更重要的是它看起來有多快。

like it goes.

如是說。

What’s the point of being in outer space if you can’t do it in style anyway?

如果你不能做到有型有款，那麼在外太空有什麼意義呢？

If you thought being a rocket scientist or neurosurgeon was challenging, then you might

如果你認為成為一名火箭科學家或神經外科醫生很有挑戰性，那麼你可能會

want to sit down.

想坐下來。

Few things can adequately prepare you for the arduous journey culminating in the explosive

很少有東西能讓你為最終達到爆炸性的艱辛旅程做好充分準備。

glory of becoming a rocket surgeon.

成為一名火箭外科醫生的榮耀。

Just like any other medical specialty, 4 years of medical school is required to earn your

就像任何其他醫學專業一樣，需要在醫學院學習4年才能獲得學位。

MD.

醫學博士。

But in addition, you must demonstrate sufficient proficiency in mathematics, physics, and aerodynamics-related

但除此之外，你還必須在數學、物理和空氣動力學相關的方面表現出足夠的熟練程度。

subjects through some postgraduate level training.

通過一些研究所學生水準的培訓來學習科目。

Most rocket surgeons major in some form of engineering in college, only to later earn

大多數火箭外科醫生在大學裡主修某種形式的工程，只是後來獲得了

a PhD in aerospace engineering.

榮獲航空航天工程博士學位。

After 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, and 4 years of PhD, rocket surgeons

經過4年的大學學習，4年的醫學院學習，4年的博士學習，火箭外科醫生

must complete a 10-year rocket surgery residency.

必須完成10年的火箭外科住院醫師培訓。

If you don’t have gray hair by the time you graduate from the combination of aging

如果你在畢業時還沒有白髮，從老化的組合來看

and chronic stress, then something’s amiss.

和長期壓力，那麼就有問題了。

How competitive is rocket surgery?

火箭手術的競爭力如何？

Let’s just say this – rocket surgery makes tier 1 specialties like dermatology and plastic

讓我們這麼說吧--火箭外科使皮膚科和整形科等一級專科的工作變得更加複雜。

surgery seem like a cakewalk.

手術似乎是小菜一碟。

Rocket surgeons are born, not made.

火箭外科醫生是天生的，不是後天的。

If the sum of your Step 1 score plus hip thrust 1 rep max squared doesn’t exceed the distance

如果你的步驟1得分加上臀部推舉1次最大平方的總和不超過距離

of the earth to the moon by a factor of 2, it’s likely not a good fit.

如果地球與月球的距離增加2倍，它很可能不是一個好的選擇。

If an applicant isn’t at the top of their class at every stage, their application is

如果申請人在每個階段都不是班上的佼佼者，他們的申請就會被取消。

immediately thrown in the waste bin.

立即扔進垃圾桶。

But we’re not just talking college and medical school.

但我們不只是在談論大學和醫學院。

Rocket surgery applications go all the way back to kindergarten and elementary school,

火箭手術的應用可以一直追溯到幼兒園和小學。

to food eating contests, and even your Apgar scores as a newborn.

到吃東西比賽，甚至你在新生兒時的阿普加分數。

Pass/fail has no place in the training of a rocket surgeon.

在火箭外科醫生的培訓中，合格/不合格沒有任何地位。

Only numerical scores are appropriate, and the only number that counts is 100%.

只有數字分數才是合適的，唯一算數的數字是100%。

Students that pursue rocket surgery are, for lack of better terms, geniuses.

追求火箭手術的學生，用不著更好的術語，就是天才。

They’re the students who finished the calculus exam 30 minutes early, while holding the pencil

他們是那些提前30分鐘完成微積分考試的學生，同時拿著鉛筆

between the toes of their non-dominant foot, and of course scoring a perfect 100%... while

在他們的非優勢腳的腳趾之間，當然是得了100%的滿分...而

in 3rd grade.

在三年級的時候。

These qualities are best exhibited by former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson.

這些品質在前Top Gear主持人傑裡米-克拉克森身上得到了最好的體現。

After turning an RV into a boat and driving it from the roof using oven mitts, he proclaimed,

在將一輛房車變成一艘船，並使用烤箱手套從屋頂駕駛它之後，他宣稱。

“I honestly believe that sometimes my genius...

"我真誠地相信，有時我的天才...

it generates gravity.”

它產生了重力。"

Immediately after, he lost complete control of the gears, throttle, and brakes but survived

緊接著，他完全失去了對齒輪、油門和剎車的控制，但倖存了下來。

to tell the tale.

來講述這個故事。

If you live through rocket surgery residency, you will further subspecialize with fellowship.

如果你活過了火箭外科住院醫生，你將通過研究金進一步亞專業化。

Fellowships for other specialties are optional, however, every single rocket surgeon to date

其他專業的研究金是可選的，然而，迄今為止，每一位火箭外科醫生

has completed at least one fellowship.

已完成至少一項研究金。

This is best explained by the fact that they’re all gunners.

這最好的解釋是，他們都是槍手。

To specialize in space monkey surgery, you’ll complete a 2-year fellowship teaching you

要專攻太空猴手術，你將完成為期2年的獎學金，教你

how to operate on monkeys in space - mostly in a rocket, but also in other extraterrestrial

如何在太空中對猴子進行操作--主要是在火箭中，但也在其他地外世界中

conduits.

導管。

The first year will be spent learning how to perform basic surgical procedures on space

第一年將學習如何對太空進行基本的外科手術。

monkeys.

猴子。

The second year will be spent on more complex procedures in addition to learning how to

第二年將學習更復雜的程序，此外還將學習如何

dodge monkey excrement in zero-gravity while maintaining a sterile surgical field.

在零重力條件下躲避猴子的排洩物，同時保持無菌手術區。

Aesthetic rocket surgery is a 2-year fellowship that will teach you how to make rockets and

火箭美容手術是一項為期2年的研究，將教你如何製作火箭和

the people within them look beautiful with elective procedures.

他們裡面的人通過選擇性的程序看起來很美。

It is the most competitive and lucrative out of all the rocket surgery subspecialties.

它是所有火箭外科亞專業中競爭最激烈、利潤最豐厚的專業。

Practices are cash-based and therefore are immune to changes in insurance reimbursement.

診所是以現金為基礎的，是以對保險報帳的變化沒有影響。

Need a stat breast augmentation while circling Uranus?

繞行天王星時需要做統計學上的隆胸手術？

What about an emergent rocketplasty before your date at the International Space Station?

在你在國際空間站的約會之前，做個緊急的火箭整形手術怎麼樣？

Aesthetic rocket surgeons can do both - at the same time.

美容火箭外科醫生可以做到這兩點--同時進行。

There’s a lot to love about rocket surgery.

火箭手術有很多值得喜愛的地方。

To start, rocket surgeons have higher than average compensation.

首先，火箭外科醫生的報酬高於平均水平。

The average salary for academic rocket surgeons is $420,000 and $690,000 for those in private

學術界的火箭外科醫生的平均工資為42萬美元，私營企業的醫生的平均工資為69萬美元。

practice.

做法。

Rocket surgery is also the most prestigious career in both medicine and engineering.

火箭外科也是醫學和工程學中最著名的職業。

After completing fellowship, many rocket surgeons go on to pursue law degrees as well so they

在完成獎學金後，許多火箭外科醫生也會繼續攻讀法律學位，是以他們

can be the fabled doctor-engineer-lawyer that every parent dreams of.

可以成為每個父母夢想的傳說中的醫生-工程師-律師。

Rocket surgery is also highly intellectual and highly procedural - which is hard to find

火箭外科也是高度智能化和高度程序化的--這是很難找到的

in most careers or even other specialties in medicine.

在大多數職業甚至是醫學的其他專業中。

That being said, rocket surgery isn’t for everyone.

話雖如此，火箭手術並不適合所有人。

If you’re uncomfortable with people of both sexes constantly throwing themselves at you,

如果你對兩性人不斷向你投懷送抱感到不舒服。

rocket surgery may not be a good fit.

火箭筒手術可能不適合。

It’s hard to have a family when you’re so sexy and impressive as a human being that

當你作為一個人如此性感和令人印象深刻時，很難有一個家庭。

everyone wants a piece of you.

每個人都想分你一杯羹。

Speaking of family, rocket surgeons spend 25 hours a day performing surgery so work-life

說到家庭，火箭外科醫生每天要花25個小時做手術，所以工作和生活

balance can be difficult - not for rocket surgeons, but for their families.

平衡可能是困難的--不是對火箭外科醫生，而是對他們的家人。

If your family wants to see for you more than 2 minutes a year - and that bothers you - then

如果你的家人希望每年為你看病超過2分鐘--而這讓你感到困擾--那麼

rocket surgery isn’t for you.

火箭筒手術不適合你。

Rocket surgery is also the most competitive medical and engineering discipline in existence.

火箭外科也是目前競爭最激烈的醫學和工程學科。

Every board-certified rocket surgeon is an objectively perfect human being.

每一個經過委員會認證的火箭外科醫生都是一個客觀上完美的人。

How do you hide $100 from an internal medicine doctor?

你如何向內科醫生隱瞞100美元？

You put it under the dressings.

你把它放在敷料下面。

How do you hide $100 from an orthopedic surgeon?

你如何從骨科醫生那裡隱瞞100美元？

Place it in a book.

把它放在書裡。

How do you hide $100 from a neurosurgeon?

你如何從一個神經外科醫生那裡隱瞞100美元？

Give it to their kids.

把它給他們的孩子。

And how do you hide $100 from a rocket surgeon?

而你如何從一個火箭外科醫生那裡隱藏100美元？

You put it in a second-place trophy.

你把它放在一個第二名的獎盃裡。

How can you decide if rocket surgery is right for you?

你如何決定火箭手術是否適合你？

If you are personally offended by the phrase “nobody’s perfect,” rocket surgery might

如果你對 "人無完人 "這句話感到反感，火箭手術可能會

be for you.

是為你。

You should love rockets and medicine and be willing to devote your entire being to both.

你應該熱愛火箭和醫學，並願意將自己的全部精力投入到這兩方面。

You should also have a work ethic and hip thrust that transcends human understanding.

你還應該有一種超越人類理解的工作道德和臀部推力。

If you can do that, then you will be blessed with a career that is, quite literally, out-of-this-world.

如果你能做到這一點，那麼你將會得到一份有福氣的職業，從字面上看，是超出這個世界的。

Are you hoping to become a rocket surgeon?

你是否希望成為一名火箭外科醫生？

To get into a rocket surgery residency, you’ll need to be at the top of your class in everything,

要想進入火箭外科住院醫生的行列，你需要在所有方面都是班上的佼佼者。

from standardized tests and class exams, to food eating contests and barbell hip thrusts,

從標準化考試和班級考試，到吃食物比賽和槓鈴臀部推舉。

and everything between.

和之間的一切。

As you look at resources and companies to work with, seek out those who are actual MD

在你尋找合作的資源和公司時，要尋找那些實際的MD

rocket surgeons, not PhD’s that mislead you into believing they are clinical physicians

火箭外科醫生，而不是誤導你相信他們是臨床醫生的博士。

or fake surgeons that didn't go to rocket surgery school.

或沒有上過火箭外科學校的假外科醫生。

Look for those who have achieved stellar results themselves, a track record of success with

尋找那些自己取得過輝煌業績的人，有成功記錄的人。

positive ratings from aspiring rocket surgeons, and a systematic approach so you know you'll

有志於火箭外科醫生的積極評價，以及一個系統的方法，所以你知道你會

always receive the best service.

總是得到最好的服務。

If you decide on Med School Insiders, we'd love to be a part of your journey in becoming

如果你決定選擇Med School Insiders，我們很願意成為你的旅程的一部分，成為

a future rocket surgeon.

一個未來的火箭外科醫生。

Visit us on MedSchoolInsiders.com.

請在MedSchoolInsiders.com上訪問我們。

Happy April Fool’s!

愚人節快樂!

If you enjoyed this video, check out So You Want to Be a Neurosurgeon or another video

如果你喜歡這個視頻，請查看《你想成為一名神經外科醫生》或其他視頻

on our So You Want to Be playlist.

在我們的 "你想成為 "播放列表中。

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

非常感謝，我們會在那裡見到你們。