Thursday, July 30, 2009

Final Thoughts - Thursday July 30th

Ha! And you thought I wouldn't remember what I was going to tell you all!

Please take a minute to think about what the experiences of the last three weeks have meant to you and what kind of impression they made on you.

Name one thing that stands out as something you may remember for a long long time.
This can be anything from an experience directly related to the curriculum or perhaps just some greater impression from the program as a whole or your interactions with everyone involved.

Now...go out and have a great rest of the summer and keep in touch!

Organ Recital - Thursday July 30th

1. How did it feel to touch actual organs? What did you think about the patient stories that went along with the organs you examined?

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Anatomy - Wednesday July 29

1. How do you think it feels to be a first year medical student working on a cadaver for 16 weeks straight?

2. Would you ever consider donating your body to science after you die? Do you know anyone who plans to do this?

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Dayani Center and Integrative Health- Tues. July 28th

1. What did you enjoy most about the sessions?

2. Do you think it is hard to combine Complementary & Alternative Medicine with Western Medicine when taking care of patients? Why or why not?

Decontamination - Monday July 27th

1. What are the four ways that toxins can get into your body? How do the decontamination showers reduce exposure to these toxins?

2. If there were a mass casualty and Vanderbilt had to activate the decontamination showers, would you prefer to be one of the people conducting the decontamination unit or would you prefer to be on the inside evaluating the victims?

Friday, July 24, 2009

Trauma Unit - Friday July 24th

1. What impressed you the most about the ICU experience?

2. Patients in the ICU are very sick compared to, for example, the clinic patients at the TB clinic. Do you think you would enjoy taking care of very sick patients or healthier patients? Why?

3. What is the hyperbaric chamber used for?

Infectious Disease - Friday July 24th

1. What did you think of the microbiology lab?

2. Do you think it would be fun to work in this environment?

3. Some people have described infectious disease evaluations as being like detective work -- what do you think?

4. Which infections did you enjoy learning about? Why?