• Gryphon Login
  • MyCourses
  • Alumni
  • UCLA Health
  • Contact Us
Prospective Students

Prospective Students

Prospective Students
  • Admissions
    Procedure & Timelines
    • Admissions Timeline
    • Admissions Procedure
    • Basis of Selection
    • COVID-19 Impacts on Admissions
    • Housing Information
    • Interview Process
    • Prerequisites
    General Information
    • Statement of Diversity
    • Mission Statement
    • Curriculum Resdesign
    • Honor Code
    • FAQs
    • Admissions Brochure
    • Admissions Timeline
    • Admission Procedure
    • Basis of Selection
    • Competencies
    • COVID-19 Impact on Admissions
    • DACA Applicants
    • DGSOM Mission Statement
    • FAQs
    • Honor Code
    • Housing Information
    • Interview Process
    • Statement of Diversity
    • Virtual Events
  • Outreach & Pipeline Programs
    Summer Pre-Health and Postbaccaluareate Programs
    • UCLA SHPEP
    • UCLA PREP
    • UCLA RAP
    Outreach and Recruitment
    • Conferences and Events
    • Stay Connected!
    • Contact Us
    • Conferences & Outreach Events
    • Summer Pre-Health and Postbaccalaureate Programs
    • Contact Us
    • Stay Connected
  • Financial Aid & Scholarships
  • Degrees & Programs
  • Curriculum
  • Student Life
    Why Choose UCLA
    • Research
    • Clinical Work
    • Service Opportunities
    • Global Health Impact
    • Why You'll Love LA
    Campus Life
    • Student Organizations
    • Annual Events
    • Day in the Life
    • Around Campus
    • Photo Galleries
    • Medical and Research News
    • Medical Student Council
    • Geffy Guide
    • Search Campus and Health News
    • Service Opportunities
    • Global Health Impact
    • Why You'll Love LA
    • Photo Galleries
    • Day in the Life
    • Around Campus
    • Medical and Research News
    • Search Campus and Health News
  • How to Apply
  • Gryphon Login
  • MyCourses
  • Alumni
  • UCLA Health
  • Contact Us

Prospective Students

Search Campus and Health News

Search Campus and Health News

Search Campus and Health News

  • Health News
  • A Day in the Life
  • Around Campus
  • Medical and Research News
  • Health News
  • A Day in the Life
  • Around Campus
  • Medical and Research News
  1. Home
  2. Prospective Students
  3. Student Life
  4. Search Campus and Health News

Search Campus and Health News

Share this

Around Campus

Title

Student Music Video Celebrates Clinical “Finesse”

Around Campus

Date
09/05/2018
Article

The entire David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) class of 2021 came together to make a music video that celebrates the joy, humor, and teamwork med students enjoy as they build clinical finesse.

“We hope the video imparts that there is no expectation to be perfect; that to become the clinicians we aspire to be, we will work hard, we will struggle, but we will learn, and we will succeed, and external support is crucial to that process,” said the video’s production team. Hear more about why they made this video below.

Why did you make this video?  

There are many ‘med school parody’ videos on Youtube, so as premed students, many of us had explored that internet rabbit hole, envisioning what it would be like when we arrived at medical school. This video is a realization of what many of us had imagined doing for years. It was also an opportunity to show off our school pride and tell the world about the DGSOM community.

Medical school music video production crew

Photo Credit: Kristofer Gonzalez-DeWhitt

The video also reminds new and returning students that, despite all the rumors, students can have fun, fulfilling lives during medical school.

"I remember before starting medical school, all of my peers would talk about how medical students have no lives and get no sleep and spend their life in either the library or the hospital. While we certainly do spend a considerable amount of time learning and studying and practicing to be doctors, we have also the time to have a life,” says Kalonji Cole, DGSOM class of 2021.

Why is it important for med students to have fun and humor in their lives?

We came to medical school because we care about people, and want to support individuals through health and sickness. Therefore as clinicians, we will inevitably experience difficult situations; many of us already have. Having a strong community to lean on for support in these cases, as well as creative outlets and a sense of humor to ground ourselves, is important for maintaining our resilience and well-being to continue serving patients throughout a long, fulfilling career. Humor is as much a means of self-preservation as it is a means of communication and connection.

Medical school music video production crew

Photo Credit: Kristofer Gonzalez-DeWhitt

Production team member Aubrey Kelly, DGSOM class of 2021, remembers a quote from a 2017 American Medical student association article.

"Medical school is a time when students are learning to take care of others, but many medical students forget to take care of themselves in the process."

This quote rang true with Aubrey. “We can't help others unless we continue to help ourselves,” she says, noting how the video helped everyone have fun, decompress, and celebrate each other’s natural talents. “That encouragement, coupled with making new lifelong friends, is invaluable.”

How do you think this video helps new students better understand medical school?

The film follows a plot line that begins with an over-the-top fantasy of life as a medical student. The actors run in slow motion, flipping their hair and demonstrating stellar clinical skills. This glamorous facade starts to fade as “Fresh Prince” reviews struggles we encounter not too far from Bel Air, as medical students in Westwood, California. The rap ends with the characters expressing that even though it is tough, we’re strengthened and rejuvenated by support from each other.

The final song, Finesse, recognizes that with teamwork, perseverance, caring faculty, staff, classmates, and a touch of the beautiful Los Angeles sunshine, we are working toward that clinical finesse.  

Find out how you can become part of this talented community →

Like Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Subscribe to Our Videos on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Connect with Us on LinkedIn Follow us on Pinterest Follow us on Flickr Follow us on Sharecare
Top 10 U.S. Medical Schools
  • Giving
  • Publications
  • Newsroom
  • Weekly Digest
  • Directory
  • Contact Us
  • Diversity
  • Emergency
  • Maps & Directions
  • UC Regents
  • Abuse Free
  • Volunteer
  • Biomed Library
  • Disability Resources
  • UCLA Health
  • Smoke-Free
  • Sitemap
  • Terms of Use
Top 10 U.S. Medical Schools
Like Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Subscribe to Our Videos on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Connect with Us on LinkedIn Follow us on Pinterest Follow us on Flickr Follow us on Sharecare