Today, I researched different things. SUCH AS:
1. How to become a surgeon
2. Colonoscopies
3. Endoscopies
4. Sentinel Node biopsies
5. Life as a surgeon
If you want to see my findings, come look at my poster on Thursday!
Time: 2 and a half hours
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Monday May 24, 2010 Final Day
Today, I stayed with Peggy. We canceled and booked appointments with different patients and talked with Dyna, the nurse. There was a lot of sitting around while Peggy made phone calls. Then, we looked at the CT results for a patient, which was really cool. Then, it was getting near 12:30 so Dr. Bears came up and did my sponsor evaluation. Then, I thanked everyone for their help and said good bye.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Sunday 5/23/10 Weekly Reflection 2
This week was definitely different than the first week. On Monday, I worked with Peggy and went to a meeting with her and Linda. I learned about sentinel node biopsies and how they work. I learned about the dye the doctor’s inject into the patients. It is radioactive so sometimes the doctors wear radioactivity safety suits or badges that tell them how much radioactivity is present in the room. Then, Tuesday and Wednesday I was sick so I learned about how a patient feels! On Tuesday before I left sick, I walked around with Dyna, the nurse, and learned about how to set up each exam room. On Friday, I learned how to make insurance calls about benefit’s for patients, I learned about x-rays, and about the OR and everything in it.
I really liked working with Annette and Dr. Bears. I liked going around setting up exam rooms with Dyna too. Going down to see the x-rays with Dr. Bears was really cool. I liked seeing how the light matters when looking at an x-ray. For example, when the light is dim you can see one thing but then brightening them makes you see completely different things. Going to the OR with Dr. Bears was the best part. I loved seeing how busy it was down there and seeing where they operate. I also had to put on a scrub suit which was interesting.
Going down to the OR was unexpected but Dr. Bears really wanted me to see it and so did I. It was just so interesting and it makes me really want to actually live life as a surgeon and do all of the hard work and schooling to become a surgeon. I will definitely benefit from this week because I now really know what I want to do in the future. Dr. Bears also told me that majoring in microbiology as an undergraduate in college is really helpful for the first year in medical school. I hope this week is as exciting as the last.
I really liked working with Annette and Dr. Bears. I liked going around setting up exam rooms with Dyna too. Going down to see the x-rays with Dr. Bears was really cool. I liked seeing how the light matters when looking at an x-ray. For example, when the light is dim you can see one thing but then brightening them makes you see completely different things. Going to the OR with Dr. Bears was the best part. I loved seeing how busy it was down there and seeing where they operate. I also had to put on a scrub suit which was interesting.
Going down to the OR was unexpected but Dr. Bears really wanted me to see it and so did I. It was just so interesting and it makes me really want to actually live life as a surgeon and do all of the hard work and schooling to become a surgeon. I will definitely benefit from this week because I now really know what I want to do in the future. Dr. Bears also told me that majoring in microbiology as an undergraduate in college is really helpful for the first year in medical school. I hope this week is as exciting as the last.
Ninth Day. Friday
Today, I worked with Annette. She showed me how to make calls to the insurance companies to ask about benefits for patients. Then, Dr. Bears came in and took me down to where the doctor's look at x-rays. It was so cool and they have all the x-rays on computers now. Then, I went back and worked with Annette for awhile while Dr. Bears was with patients in the office. We entered information into the computer. Dr. Bears came back and took me down to the OR after that. He showed me around and I had to put on a scrub suit. He showed me all the rooms and the place where the patients go after. It was so cool! After, I worked with Annette again.
Eighth Day. Thursday
Today, Dr. Bears doesn't work. Therefore, I don't either. I thought about what I was going to put on my poster board for when we show off our senior projects. I am going to write about sentinel node biopsies for breast cancer and melinoma, colonoscopies, and endoscopies. I am also going to research next Tuesday about what it takes to become a surgeon and write about that on the poster. I am excited to finally get back tomorrow after two days of being sick and not being able to go to the hospital.
Seventh Day. Wednesday
Today, the plan was for me to go in. But, I was still sick so I stayed in bed to make sure I didn't get anyone else at the hospital sick! Tomorrow is Dr. Bears' day off so I don't go in. I will think about my poster and other senior project stuff then!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Sixth Day
Today, I only stayed for an hour and fifteen minutes because I am sick. But, while I was at the hospital, I worked with Dyna, the nurse. We set up the examination rooms and made sure the white paper was over the chair and all of the cabinets and supplies were unlocked and ready. Then, I sat with her while she called patients and corresponded with other doctor's to find out information about patients.
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