comprehensive emergency medical care and support to patients. Displays dedication and determination in all endeavors with diligent attention to detail for optimal end results. Excels at managing health care needs within crisis/life-threatening situations that need immediate assessment and intervention. Continuously enhance medical performance to improve healthcare provided, especially in complex medical situations and critical multi-system issues in the Emergency
before her scheduled shift. Palmetto Health Baptist is a big staff working hospital. This hospital is great to work for and not just for pediatric nurses but also for other health science majors. Palmetto Hospital has the greatest dedicated staff, making sure your questions are answered and your concerns are worriless. My interview was with Lakysha Jones, a pediatric nurse at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia, SC. Among the different sections in the hospital Lakysha and are were on the birth center
was an intern for Week 7 of the Harvard Medical School MEDscience Summer Program which offers a total of nine sessions of a week-long summer medical intensives for high school students. 13 students passionate about science, medicine, and healthcare come together from all over the country and even Canada to take advantage of the unique opportunities MEDscience offers. In general, there are very few medical programs in the country gear towards high school students whether it be because of age and education
Description of Service Provided within Cleveland State University: Cleveland State University: Graduate Student Awards Committee I was appointed to this committee for a two-year term, with work to begin during the 2017-2018 academic year. This committee reviews applications for Graduate Student Awards. Cleveland State University: School Health Community of Practice I am a member of the School Health Community of Practice, an interdisciplinary forum of professionals who are committed to safeguarding
profession) you must do some honest soul searching. First of all you must be aware of the time commitment involved in becoming a physician. Medicine is a career that requires many years of preparation. Generally most people graduate college at age 22 and medical school at 26. Then after 3 years of internship and residency, many
Introduction: As a student completing senior synthesis in the pediatric intensive care unit, I see many patients, both chronic and acute, that require mechanical ventilation. I understand the many risks involved with this life-saving procedure, but at the same time I often question why the patient must remain on the ventilator for such extended periods of time. I based my PICOT question around my observations of intubated patients. Nurses collaborate with respiratory therapists and physicians to
While the history of American medical ethics dates back four centuries (Baker, 2013), it is critical to differentiate between what was strictly medical ethics; the ethics between physician and patient, physician and physician, and physician and community versus bioethics: all of the aforementioned with the addition of scientific research involving human subjects “…in reaction to researchers’ exploitation of vulnerable populations, most notably the 399 African-American males deceived into serving
Assignment #2: Evaluation of the Global Pediatric Fellowship Program at Boston Children’s Hospital Ton Tran August 16, 2014 University of Massachuseetts - Amherst Public Health 622 Instructor: Gloria DiFulvio, PhD I. Background & Statement of Need According to the World Health Organization (2013), nearly 7 million children under the age of five died in 2012. Most of these deaths are “due to preventable conditions: malnutrition, diarrhea, pneumonia, perinatal and neonatal
specialized in this area, they know the latest technology to use, latest technique to do, and they can easily diagnose a patient dealing with their area of specialty faster than a general dentist can. They tend to treat really serious cases like that of someone with an intense medical history, and that of severe gum diseases. To become a periodontist, one must first go to dental school, and then afterwards go to a three years periodontics specialty program/school. After about 11 years of schooling, the average
Ever since I was six years old, I already knew that I wanted to pursue a career in the medical field. Although I excel more in Mathematics, I always find the field of Science, specifically Biology and Anatomy and Physiology, extremely interesting and informing. Perhaps, it is due to the idea that these subjects require a huge amount of memorizing, which I personally enjoy doing. Also, I appreciate its challenging nature, and the fact that the information it has keeps changing and improving everytime