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m='11770'>to</span> <span m='11870'>repair</span> <span m='12170'>things</span> <span m='12450'>and</span> <span m='12530'>that's</span> <span m='12710'>really</span> <span m='12920'>nice,</span> <span m='13510'>to</span> <span m='13630'>get</span> <span m='13810'>people</span> <span m='14150'>to</span> <span m='15600'>go</span> <span m='15790'>back</span> <span m='15970'>to</span> <span m='16059'>their</span> <span m='16190'>natural</span> <span m='16520'>form</span> <span m='16860'>and</span> <span m='18100'>to</span> <span m='18230'>look</span> <span m='18410'>better</span> <span m='18700'>if</span> <span m='18770'>that's</span> <span m='18960'>what</span> <span m='19120'>they're</span> <span m='19270'>having</span> <span m='19500'>surgery</span> <span m='19890'>for.</span> </p><p><span m='21510'>In</span> <span m='21640'>terms</span> <span m='21880'>of</span> <span m='22110'>the</span> <span m='22270'>challenges</span> <span m='22760'>of</span> <span m='22830'>my</span> <span m='22990'>day,</span> <span m='23250'>they</span> <span m='23510'>are</span> <span m='23640'>long</span> <span m='23920'>hours,</span> <span m='24880'>but</span> <span m='25220'>the</span> <span m='25390'>benefits</span> <span m='25890'>really</span> <span m='26340'>outweigh</span> <span m='26870'>the</span> <span m='28320'>fact</span> <span m='28440'>that the</span> <span m='28680'>hours</span> <span m='29050'>are</span> <span m='29120'>so</span> <span m='29310'>long.</span> <span m='29650'>So</span> <span m='29950'>even</span> <span m='30180'>though</span> <span m='30590'>it</span> <span m='30710'>is</span> <span m='30820'>a</span> <span m='30870'>hard</span> <span m='31110'>challenge,</span> <span m='31640'>operating</span> <span m='32049'>sometimes</span> <span m='32420'>for</span> <span m='32509'>10</span> <span m='32770'>hours,</span> <span m='33990'>having</span> <span m='34270'>little</span> <span m='34460'>sleep,</span> <span m='34860'>and</span> <span m='35020'>working</span> <span m='35490'>80,</span> <span m='35870'>90</span> <span m='36220'>hours</span> <span m='36480'>a</span> <span m='36540'>week.</span> <span m='37150'>But</span> <span m='37320'>at the</span> <span m='37660'>end of</span> <span m='37790'>the day</span> <span m='37970'>it's all well</span> <span m='38170'>worth</span> <span m='38380'>it.</span> </p><p><span m='39040'>My</span> <span m='39300'>key</span> <span m='39520'>decision</span> <span m='39930'>to</span> <span m='40510'>go</span> <span m='40710'>into</span> <span m='40870'>medicine</span> <span m='41210'>actually</span> <span m='41620'>was</span> <span m='42700'>an</span> <span m='42800'>experience</span> <span m='43150'>that</span> <span m='43250'>I</span> <span m='43280'>had</span> <span m='43450'>when</span> <span m='43570'>I</span> <span m='43620'>was</span> <span m='43820'>in</span> <span m='44040'>elementary</span> <span m='44450'>school.</span> <span m='45400'>I</span> <span m='45560'>had</span> <span m='45820'>a</span> <span m='45950'>cut</span> <span m='46170'>on</span> <span m='46320'>my</span> <span m='46430'>hand</span> <span m='47240'>that</span> <span m='47480'>required</span> <span m='48010'>stitches.</span> <span m='48500'>I</span> <span m='48560'>received</span> <span m='48890'>six</span> <span m='49120'>stitches</span> <span m='49490'>in</span> <span m='49570'>the</span> <span m='49690'>emergency</span> <span m='50170'>room.</span> <span m='50430'>The</span> <span m='50530'>emergency</span> <span m='50950'>room</span> <span m='51110'>doctor</span> <span m='51370'>was</span> <span m='51540'>extremely</span> <span m='52040'>pleasant.</span> <span m='53110'>It</span> <span m='53190'>was</span> <span m='53340'>a</span> <span m='53400'>horrifying</span> <span m='53920'>experience.</span> <span m='54410'>I</span> <span m='54460'>had</span> <span m='54590'>a</span> <span m='54620'>whole</span> <span m='54830'>bunch</span> <span m='54980'>of</span> <span m='55030'>blood</span> <span m='55260'>all</span> <span m='55410'>over</span> <span m='55540'>my</span> <span m='55670'>hand.</span> <span m='56030'>It</span> <span m='56070'>was</span> <span m='56200'>my</span> <span m='56300'>sixth</span> <span m='56550'>grade</span> <span m='56740'>graduation.</span> <span m='57340'>And</span> <span m='57860'>I</span> <span m='57960'>was</span> <span m='58100'>so</span> <span m='58330'>terrified</span> <span m='58870'>and</span> <span m='58990'>scared,</span> <span m='59450'>and</span> <span m='59580'>the</span> <span m='59640'>doctor</span> <span m='59940'>was</span> <span m='60090'>so</span> <span m='60240'>warm,</span> <span m='60740'>and</span> <span m='60890'>so</span> <span m='61170'>helping,</span> <span m='61780'>and</span> <span m='62300'>so</span> <span m='62550'>considerate,</span> <span m='63250'>and</span> <span m='63610'>I</span> <span m='63690'>just decided</span> <span m='64200'>I</span> <span m='64230'>wanted</span> <span m='64430'>to</span> <span m='64519'>be</span> <span m='64629'>like</span> <span m='64800'>him.</span> </p><p><span m='65379'>After</span> <span m='65640'>that,</span> <span m='65850'>I</span> <span m='65940'>decided</span> <span m='66420'>to</span> <span m='66750'>start</span> <span m='67120'>volunteering</span> <span m='67670'>in</span> <span m='67750'>the</span> <span m='67880'>emergency</span> <span m='68330'>room.</span> <span m='68560'>I</span> <span m='68630'>learned</span> <span m='68840'>more</span> <span m='69050'>about</span> <span m='69450'>what</span> <span m='69740'>doctors</span> <span m='70140'>do.</span> <span m='70340'>I</span> <span m='70460'>didn't</span> <span m='70560'>have</span> <span m='70700'>any</span> <span m='70830'>doctors</span> <span m='70900'>in</span> <span m='71200'>my</span> <span m='71310'>family,</span> <span m='71710'>so</span> <span m='71930'>it was</span> <span m='72030'>the</span> <span m='72450'>first</span> <span m='72670'>time</span> <span m='72820'>that</span> <span m='72930'>I</span> <span m='73000'>had</span> <span m='73270'>that</span> <span m='73400'>experience.</span> <span m='73960'>And</span> <span m='74050'>I</span> <span m='74100'>loved</span> <span m='74370'>it.</span> <span m='74490'>And</span> <span m='74610'>after</span> <span m='74810'>that,</span> <span m='75730'>I</span> <span m='75870'>was</span> <span m='76070'>hooked.</span> </p><p><span m='76540'>Getting</span> <span m='76800'>a</span> <span m='76910'>job</span> <span m='77160'>in</span> <span m='77210'>this</span> <span m='77420'>field</span> <span m='77840'>is</span> <span m='78090'>not</span> <span m='78260'>actually</span> <span m='79120'>too</span> <span m='79260'>difficult</span> <span m='80110'>because</span> <span m='80550'>it's</span> <span m='80720'>a</span> <span m='80790'>specific</span> <span m='81270'>path.</span> <span m='81670'>So,</span> <span m='81930'>because</span> <span m='82310'>it's</span> <span m='82940'>specialized,</span> <span m='84130'>at</span> <span m='84260'>the</span> <span m='84350'>end</span> <span m='84440'>of</span> <span m='84500'>the</span> <span m='84580'>day</span> <span m='84770'>you</span> <span m='84870'>look</span> <span m='85000'>for</span> <span m='85110'>hospitals</span> <span m='85550'>looking</span> <span m='85660'>for</span> <span m='85870'>plastic</span> <span m='86220'>surgeons.</span> <span m='86960'>And</span> <span m='87070'>there</span> <span m='87180'>are</span> <span m='87210'>a</span> <span m='87240'>lot</span> <span m='87370'>of</span> <span m='87420'>them</span> <span m='87590'>out</span> <span m='87720'>there,</span> <span m='87910'>so</span> <span m='88200'>it's</span> <span m='88370'>pretty--</span> <span m='89466'>not</span> <span m='89820'>easy,</span> <span m='90140'>but</span> <span m='90260'>it's</span> <span m='90750'>a</span> <span m='90800'>pretty</span> <span m='91060'>reliable</span> <span m='91710'>field</span> <span m='92010'>to</span> <span m='92130'>go</span> <span m='92320'>into</span> <span m='92580'>in</span> <span m='92680'>terms</span> <span m='92860'>of</span> <span m='92970'>job</span> <span m='93200'>security.</span> </p><p><span m='94460'>But</span> <span m='94570'>it's</span> <span m='94730'>very</span> <span m='94930'>challenging.</span> <span m='95450'>It's</span> <span m='95570'>very</span> <span m='95770'>tough.</span> <span m='96120'>You have to</span> <span m='96220'>be</span> <span m='96320'>at the</span> <span m='96380'>top of</span> <span m='96670'>your</span> <span m='96720'>class</span> <span m='97070'>in</span> <span m='97170'>terms</span> <span m='97390'>of</span> <span m='97480'>college,</span> <span m='98260'>medical</span> <span m='98590'>school,</span> <span m='98880'>and</span> <span m='99040'>even</span> <span m='99230'>in</span> <span m='99340'>general</span> <span m='99600'>surgery</span> <span m='99910'>training.</span> <span m='100630'>And</span> <span m='100730'>like</span> <span m='100860'>I</span> <span m='100900'>said,</span> <span m='101080'>it's</span> <span m='101220'>long.</span> <span m='101910'>So</span> <span m='102270'>you</span> <span m='102400'>start</span> <span m='102890'>around--</span> <span m='103760'>you</span> <span m='104000'>have to be</span> <span m='104110'>dedicated.</span> <span m='104820'>If</span> <span m='104920'>you</span> <span m='105000'>know</span> <span m='105120'>you</span> <span m='105240'>want</span> <span m='105390'>to</span> <span m='105440'>go</span> <span m='105690'>to</span> <span m='105890'>med</span> <span m='106090'>school</span> <span m='106370'>in</span> <span m='106430'>high</span> <span m='106610'>school,</span> <span m='107260'>you</span> <span m='107350'>could</span> <span m='107460'>actually</span> <span m='107760'>go</span> <span m='107970'>to</span> <span m='108230'>programs</span> <span m='108720'>in</span> <span m='108810'>college</span> <span m='109210'>that</span> <span m='109450'>prepare</span> <span m='109680'>you for</span> <span m='110080'>med school,</span> <span m='110570'>and</span> <span m='110720'>even</span> <span m='112170'>make</span> <span m='112380'>the</span> <span m='112460'>time</span> <span m='112800'>shorter.</span> <span m='113580'>So</span> <span m='113940'>you</span> <span m='114070'>could</span> <span m='114180'>actually</span> <span m='116030'>combine</span> <span m='116510'>medical</span> <span m='116800'>school</span> <span m='117160'>and</span> <span m='117440'>college,</span> <span m='118270'>and</span> <span m='118610'>kind</span> <span m='118800'>of</span> <span m='118840'>move</span> <span m='119020'>things</span> <span m='119220'>along,</span> <span m='119600'>which</span> <span m='119750'>I</span> <span m='119810'>wish</span> <span m='120000'>I</span> <span m='120050'>did.</span> </p><p><span m='121570'>My</span> <span m='121920'>work,</span> <span m='122310'>life</span> <span m='122560'>balance</span> <span m='122900'>is</span> <span m='123010'>an</span> <span m='123100'>interesting</span> <span m='123500'>challenge.</span> <span m='125020'>I</span> <span m='125140'>spend</span> <span m='125370'>a</span> <span m='125440'>lot</span> <span m='125630'>of</span> <span m='125700'>time</span> <span m='125920'>at</span> <span m='126010'>work.</span> <span m='126390'>And</span> <span m='126820'>because</span> <span m='127090'>of</span> <span m='127170'>that,</span> <span m='127800'>sometimes</span> <span m='128180'>I</span> <span m='128259'>don't</span> <span m='128509'>have</span> <span m='128710'>the</span> <span m='128840'>opportunity</span> <span m='129350'>to spend</span> <span m='129479'>as</span> <span m='129580'>much</span> <span m='129789'>time</span> <span m='130020'>with</span> <span m='130169'>friends</span> <span m='130370'>and</span> <span m='130500'>family</span> <span m='130840'>as</span> <span m='130990'>I</span> <span m='131030'>would</span> <span m='131200'>like.</span> <span m='131820'>So</span> <span m='132180'>the</span> <span m='132310'>key</span> <span m='132540'>to</span> <span m='132720'>it</span> <span m='132840'>is</span> <span m='132990'>really</span> <span m='133350'>balancing--</span> <span m='134830'>having</span> <span m='135120'>a</span> <span m='135210'>great,</span> <span m='135460'>balanced</span> <span m='135860'>schedule,</span> <span m='136580'>and</span> <span m='137200'>enjoying</span> <span m='138090'>quantity</span> <span m='138840'>rather</span> <span m='139120'>than</span> <span m='139300'>quality.</span> </p>","file":{"id":395355,"video_id":"3511102773001","name":"2578-Sybile-PlasticSurgeryResident2","duration":140551,"thumbnail_url":null}});