EP 81: @Medlife Crisis and Authenticity with YouTuber & Interventionalist, Dr Rohin Francis
In 2017, Rohin Francis AKA Medlife Crisis uploaded a YouTube video titled \u201cLeonardo da Vinci's theory about the heart was right\u201d. This first video about how the heart valves close was watched by 412K people, garnering more than 700 comments from a diverse audience who connected to the subject with fascination, curiosity and humour.\n\nThis week\u2019s guest on Parallax is Dr Rohin Francis, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust and prolific YouTuber.\n\nRohin believes that authenticity is one of the keys of his videos\u2019 success. When asked about his journey to medicine he summarises: \u201cI was being rebellious and ended up doing the most clich\xe9 job for an Indian possible.\u201d He turns the table and asks Ankur what he think is behind the stereotype of the Indian cardiologist.\nRohin shares an advice that he received at the beginning of his career: \u201cIf you can deal with an average day, the exciting day will take care of itself.\u201d\nAnkur asks Rohin about Medlife Crisis and the work that goes into producing a show followed by 500K people. Rohin reiterates his passion for research and science communication. Ankur and Rohin discuss what it means to be yourself on social media and what is Rohin\u2019s advice to our early-career listeners.\n\nWhat is Rohin\u2019s advice for aspiring creators? How does he balance his work and personal life?\n\nQuestions and comments can be sent to \u201cpodcast@radcliffe-group.com\u201d and may be answered by Ankur in the next episode.\nGuest: @MedCrisis, host: @AnkurKalraMD and produced by: @RadcliffeCARDIO.