Rohin Francis Explained

Rohin Francis
Nationality:British
Education:University College London
Occupation:Cardiologist
Known For:Social media presence
Field:Cardiology
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Channel Direct Url:@MedlifeCrisis
Channel Display Name:Medlife Crisis
Years Active:2017–present
Genre:Medical education
Subscribers:537,000
Views:42.9 million
Stats Update:25 October 2023

Rohin Francis is a British cardiologist, writer, blogger, and creator of the YouTube channel Medlife Crisis. He is working toward a PhD on imaging techniques for acute myocardial infarction. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Francis has created content that has looked to educate the public about medicine.

Early life and education

According to Francis, he is of Bengali origin.

Francis attended medical school at St George's in London, and he trained as a physician at the Cambridge Deanery in Cambridge.[1] He specialises in cardiology.[2]

Career

University

Francis was a PhD student at University College London, where he studied the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a means to image acute myocardial infarction.[3]

Science communication

Francis is a science communicator, with a following of over 500,000 on his YouTube channel Medlife Crisis.[4] In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Francis started creating more serious YouTube videos, and has since discussed issues such as coronavirus disease, systemic racism and pseudoscience. In an interview with Men's Health, Francis described why and how people needed to remain positive whilst acknowledging the seriousness of coronavirus disease.[5] He said that it was appropriate for coronavirus disease-related YouTube videos to be demonetised as it could mitigate the spread of misinformation.[6]

Public research

Francis has argued against the private ownership and licensing of publicly-funded research.[7] He criticised companies such as Elsevier for their high profit margins, earned by licensing primary research. He has also publicly supported Alexandra Elbakyan, the creator of the website Sci-Hub, for her efforts to make research more accessible.[8]

Academic publications

Francis has also written for The Conversation, the journal The Medical Student, and The Guardian.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rohin Francis. 2020-06-06. The Conversation. en.
  2. Web site: Rohin Francis. 2020-10-27. The Conversation. en.
  3. Web site: UCL. 2019-09-09. Rohin Francis. 2020-06-06. UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science. en.
  4. Web site: Premela. 2020-02-14. YouTube Channels Aspiring Medics Should Check Out. 2020-06-06. The Medic Portal. en.
  5. Web site: Ellis. Philip. 2020-03-14. A Doctor Gives 6 Reasons to Be Optimistic About Beating Coronavirus. 2020-06-06. Men's Health. en-US.
  6. Web site: Stokel-Walker. Chris. 2020-03-30. YouTube's Independent Creators Are Mad That They Can't Say 'Coronavirus'. 2020-06-06. Medium. en.
  7. Web site: 2020-10-22. The Biggest Scandal in Science. 2020-10-27. www.medpagetoday.com. en.
  8. Web site: Should Knowledge Be Free? - YouTube. 2020-10-27. www.youtube.com. Medlife Crisis.
  9. News: Francis . Rohin . A good death should be doctors and patients' last life goal . 2 July 2020 . The Guardian . 9 May 2016.

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