overall experience
Question: What did you watch and do?
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Question: What did you learn that you expected and what was unexpected?
Answer: I expected the amount of terminology and precision everything was taken with. Everyone there was trained and didn't slack off, they took the patient's responsibility to a whole new level. I didn't expect the amount of costs and burdens that were put on the families afterward. I met some patients who had to pay out of pocked and it surprised me of how much the government has changed.
Question: What surprised you about the workplace culture? Were you accepted? How did you interact with others?
Answer: Everyone is really friendly if you get to know them. I had never done an internship so I was kind of resistant to asking people at first. However, I started talking to people and I realized they weren't as different as me. They did accept me, but you did have to do some asking in order to get the best experience.
Question: What changes would you make to your experience? How would you have learned differently with those changes? WHat advice would you give?
Answer: At times I did find things boring and lost interest. If I went back then I would ask more workers if anything interesting is going on like surgeries or lectures that I could attend. I would have been more exposed to certain areas and learned the procedures taken. I advise that when you feel bored then ask more questions and try to find an opportunity in the hospital that most people can't see.
Question: How will this experience benefit you? What did you learn from the experience about yourself? About the career?
Answer: I realize now that i'm done with this, I can reap the benefits from now until I start my real career. I've gotten a head start in the medical field and it's something that medical schools are looking at. I have learned that although I am introverted, if I ask people I get more confidence and comfort when talking in similar places.
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- Lab: This department is very beneficial in the future if you consider working with anything obscene and graphic. This work isn't for anybody, and at first I was caught off guard too. However, I realized how much responsibility and care these workers have on their shoulders and it made me interested to come back the next day.
- Blood Bank: in the blood bank, the workers there recieved samples of patient's blood and depending on their condition had to give them blood, confirm blood type, or test it for certain pathogens. I had the opportunity there to find out what my blood type was. I mixed my blood in different chemicals that gave off specific results and I found out that I was O Positive!
- Pathology: In pathology, I really found an understanding at how physicians diagnose diseases. I had the chance to actually witness a biopsy taken place, and those raw materials transformed into a slide, where I then analyzed it under a microscope. The pathologist I talked to usually had a big role in diagnosing people with cancer and such.
- Path Workroom: This room in the department was run by two people and they got all the organs from around the hospital. The workers there would cut the organs and log what they were seeing. Using those small pieces, they would put them in formalin or freeze them to preserve for later use. Those organs would be sliced very thinly and dyed for the pathologist to see.
- Radiology: In here, I would usually talk to biomedical technicians or the actual radiologist about how they analyzed x rays, mri's, etc. I would have to help him locate the effected organ or bone that is damaged. I helped some of the nurses setup the machines and they showed me how they got images. Once the images came in, they explained to me where those images went and the cost of each. I also helped one of the Doctor drain the peritoneal cavity and a man. It surprised me how they used their technology to their advantage.
- Orthopedics: This floor had patients who just went through surgery of the bones and/or organs. On a day to day basis I would follow nurses and get vitals from patients. The nurses there and at every hospital have the most connection to a patient and I learned to always get to know a patient before you assume anything. I got to talk to a social worker and they told me that insurance and rehabilitation is something not everyone can handle. That is why I always took part in the nurses conversations with the patients.
Question: What did you learn that you expected and what was unexpected?
Answer: I expected the amount of terminology and precision everything was taken with. Everyone there was trained and didn't slack off, they took the patient's responsibility to a whole new level. I didn't expect the amount of costs and burdens that were put on the families afterward. I met some patients who had to pay out of pocked and it surprised me of how much the government has changed.
Question: What surprised you about the workplace culture? Were you accepted? How did you interact with others?
Answer: Everyone is really friendly if you get to know them. I had never done an internship so I was kind of resistant to asking people at first. However, I started talking to people and I realized they weren't as different as me. They did accept me, but you did have to do some asking in order to get the best experience.
Question: What changes would you make to your experience? How would you have learned differently with those changes? WHat advice would you give?
Answer: At times I did find things boring and lost interest. If I went back then I would ask more workers if anything interesting is going on like surgeries or lectures that I could attend. I would have been more exposed to certain areas and learned the procedures taken. I advise that when you feel bored then ask more questions and try to find an opportunity in the hospital that most people can't see.
Question: How will this experience benefit you? What did you learn from the experience about yourself? About the career?
Answer: I realize now that i'm done with this, I can reap the benefits from now until I start my real career. I've gotten a head start in the medical field and it's something that medical schools are looking at. I have learned that although I am introverted, if I ask people I get more confidence and comfort when talking in similar places.