This is the final week of working at the medical center. Sadly, our coordinator no longer wants students to intern there because our hours are a bit all over the place (which is understandable). However, this last week I got to work with cardio rehab, infusion, and on the OB service. I got to talk to Alyssa more and she said I can come any time after school and volunteer in their department if I would like to, that's something I'll for sure keep in mind. I loved working with Alyssa and Ms. Shannon because they taught me so much when it came to reading EKGs and taking blood pressures. Ms. Shannon also taught me more about the PA profession and how some of her friends are PAs. I worked on the OB service and was able to see a Mirena IUD insertion which was pretty interesting and awesome! I felt bad for the patient, however, but it was really fascinating to watch. I comforted the patient as well because she was having a hard time going through with the procedure, so it was really nice being able to comfort her and calm her down and also learn about this procedure at the same time. It was an amazing experience and I am excited to have more experiences like this. Infusion had a little pot luck for an early Thanksgiving and it was really nice seeing everyone come together and eat and enjoy their work day. They made the most out of it and I loved that about it. I loved working with everyone from the Medical Assistants to the nurses in infusion and the cardio therapists and nurses in cardio rehab. I hope to get another experience like this again because this was an amazing opportunity. Me and the other students who worked at the center are planning on buying the crew some cookies and flowers as a way to thank them for all they've done and for allowing us the opportunity to work with them. Thank you again! This article I came across is about Wayne State offering students coming into college freshman year and offering them a scholarship that pays all four years of their undergraduate years and all four years of their medical school years! It is possibly the best scholarship I have ever read about and I wish I was able to apply to it because I know I would for sure be able to get this scholarship; however, it requires a perfect SAT score and there are only 10 spots available. Hopefully I can get a scholarship even almost as good as this one, but I'll be content with even a scholarship of $100. This is an amazing opportunity for students, however, but there is a small amount of individuals who received a perfect score on the SAT. I'm happy for them but at the same time, there are students who work just as hard but there SAT/ACT scores do not reflect it. It sucks that one test determines your future or how much your future will be covered; I hope that changes in the future. I hope everyone is given an equal chance at that or even a little higher chance than what it currently is now. Not everyone is a whiz at taking standardized tests, but they are highly intelligent. Their standardized tests scores do not determine who they are as a student.
LINK TO ARTICLE - http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2015/10/22/wayne-state-offers-chance-free-medical-education/74381152/
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Candela
11/21/2016 05:31:58 am
I've never been good at standardized tests. Because I teach elective classes, I am able to avoid them and have students write reflective papers instead. Yay! A perfect score on the SAT seems far fetched for so many people. But I understand that they want to keep it very competitive for that kind of scholarship. :)
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