How a Med Student Earned 50k Subs in a Week- #171: Rachel Southard | Creators

10,000 subscribers overnight and soaring to 50 thousand a few days later, Rachel Southard was shocked to learn that her Youtube video documenting her first week of medical school was gaining attention so quickly. Growing up, Rachel wanted to try everything and after pushing through feelings of doubt in her early school years and seeing the incredible work doctors do, she began her journey to med school. Wanting to document her experience, Rachel starting vlogging and recording her many weeks of hard work in medical school. Not afraid to show the good and the bad, Rachel created a community founded on emotional vulnerabilty and her authenticity. Rachel did not always know that she wanted a career in medicine, instead growing up feeling that she was behind the other kids in her neighborhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices