Another week has passed and again, so much has happened. At first, I was just thinking that this week was going to be like the last – the usual test or quiz followed by our daily classes. But with SEP, I’m learning you can never predict anything. I learned I would be shadowing this week, but I don’t think I was prepared for what exactly this “shadowing” was to entail.
I shadowed a cardio-thoracic surgeon and had the opportunity to watch a surgery. I can’t disclose more about the surgery due to HIPPA regulations, but I can truly say that this was a great experience. I would recommend anyone who may be even the slightest bit interested in surgery to actually go and watch a live surgery to get a taste of it.
We had two more exams this week in addition to all of the other regular classes we had to attend. The exams aren’t as bad as they were initially because now I think I have learned good time management skills. Of course, these management skills are constantly changing to meet the program’s new demands on our time.
On Friday we went to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in RTP. This trip was definitely beneficial as students were allowed to essentially “shadow” researchers (I use quotes because we only followed them around for about 30 minutes). The doctor I shadowed was conducting research in androgen biology and my group was given a tour of the laboratory, given explanations of some of the equipment, and given the chance to look through a computer-based microscope at some different types of bacteria.
As this week ends and as I type this sitting here at home (I came home for the weekend), I realize that half of this program is already over and time has gone faster than the wind.
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