Oncology: A Surgical Oncologist

"Better, A Surgeons Notes on Performance" by Dr. Atul Gawande, allows us an insight on his experiences as he explores the breakthroughs in medicine that was accomplished by people striving to improve their performance. There are three components Dr. Gawande believed are essential for a medical professional to encompass; diligence, doing right, and ingenuity. He defines diligence as avoiding errors and overcoming obstacles by paying attention to details. Doing right as a medical professional is to do right for our patient. And ingenuity, recognizing your failures and be willing to change by looking for solutions for better medical care. It is through his experiences as a surgeon that he came to understand the importance of encompassing these components.

A radiologist is someone who looks at medical images (such as X-Rays, Computerized Tomography scans, ultrasounds, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and uses it to detect medical problems. Some of the duties that radiologists perform include: diagnosing illnesses and treating patients using medical radiation. A radiologist can work at a public or private hospital or set up their own clinic. Working conditions for a radiologist who is employed at a hospital will not differ much from a clinic. You will not have to work not shifts or weekends just like a clinic. Residents usually take care of those shifts.

There are many reasons to become a surgical technologist, and numerous information reasons why I want to take this course. Taking this class made me see a whole other side of the profession then when I was doing my research. I have learned so much about the changes in medicine and about surgical technology itself that it’s hard for me to put in all in one paper. Through the course of this paper I will go over my own reasons to take the course, things that I personally learned over the last eight weeks, what my plans for the future are, and the different qualities that are needed in the field.

Surgical Technologists have an important role in the operation room (OR). There are different positions within the Surgical Technology field, including Scrub Surgical Technologist, Circulating Surgical Technologist, and Second Assisting Technologist. Scrub Surgical Technologists have a number of tasks, including prepping the patient for surgery, sterilizing the OR, gown and glove surgeons and assistants, and assists the surgeon and other surgical team members in a number of ways, such as passing instruments and dressing wounds. Circulating Surgical Technologists have a number of tasks as well, including checking patient’s charts, identifying patient and verifying the surgery that will be performed with consent forms, assisting anesthesia

 This paper will aim to apply my insights on motivational theory of individuals and teams by developing two initiatives to be put into action at the New Mexico Veteran Administration Medical Center (VA).  It will discuss how I will implement these initiatives and what changes in an employee mindset may be required to overcome any resistance.  It will discuss the positive outcomes I expect, and how I can avoid or minimize negative factors which may cause stress.

Oncology is the study and treatment of cancer. Cancer is a disease that develops when normal cells in certain parts of the body start to grow abnormally and continuously. It has been a plague on human life for a while; in fact, the earliest evidence of the disease was found in ancient Egyptian manuscripts dating back to 1600 BC. It is currently the most diagnosed disease in the world. Pediatric Oncology is a subspecialty of the practice that focuses on the treatment of cancer in children. In earlier days, because information on the disease was limited, treatment for children was almost inexistent. However, in the 1940s a doctor named Sidney Farber made a milestone in the treatment of these children by administering

They thoroughly examine x-ray scans to see if there are an abnormalities present inside of the patient's body. X-rays aren’t the only things they work with. Radiologist also take MRI scans and CT scans, which are scans that use magnets and radio waves to create a picture of the interior of the human body. They can specialize in a number of things. For example, neuroradiology, nuclear radiology, vascular radiology, and diagnostic radiology. Neuroradiology, uses CT scans and MRI’s to diagnose abnormalities in the nervous system. Nuclear radiology, requires the use of radioactive materials for the treatments of diseases. Vascular and Interventional Radiology (VIR), use minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of certain

The medical field is quite vast in its selection of job careers even within the same job you can be many different titles while doing the same thing. One of the careers I had chosen was to be a radiologist. Radiologists are physicians who use cutting-edge imaging technology to examine organs and tissues inside the body in gentle, noninvasive ways. Their expertise in

Radiologist can work in either hospitals or outpatient centers. They look at scans such as magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and x-rays to diagnose illnesses so the patient can receive proper treatment

A radiologist is a medical specialist, who has had specific postgraduate training in performing and interpreting diagnostic imaging tests and interventional procedures or treatments that involve the use of X-ray, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging equipment. Radiologists are trained to assist other doctors and specialists to treat their patients by making a diagnosis and providing treatment using medical imaging. Radiologists have the medical knowledge to understand and explain your medical problem or symptom through the images or pictures that are taken of various parts of the inside of your body. The tree types of radiology are Diagnostic, Interventional, and Radiation oncology. The Diagnostic imaging uses plain X-ray radiology, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound and nuclear medicine imaging techniques to obtain images that are then interpreted to aid in the diagnosis of disease.

Cytopathologist examines cells obtained from body fluids.They help diagnose various types of diseases.Just like how Anatomic Pathologist are trained in the diagnosis of human diseases; study or cells from the body. They are basically the same thing.

Radiation therapists are specialists who perform radiation therapy on cancer patients to stop the growth

From scoring my first lab-coat at age five to winning a science fair contest at age nine to assessing the ecological health of the Bronx River at age sixteen, the sciences have always been my place to shine. In the past few years, I have grown particularly attracted to biomedical science because of its combination of both life science and humanism. My budding interest in pathology and clinical applications of science, as I discovered in my internship with Bronx-Westchester Area Health Education Center, has me to discover oncology. I am interested in becoming a cancer researcher, so I can perform innovative translational research that may assist cancer patients.

The Endocrine Surgeon specializes in the field of diseases of the hormone-producing glands. There aren't a lot of people who specialize in endocrine surgery, but those who do operate on glands such as the thyroid gland, the adrenal gland, and the pituitary gland, and sometimes they have to end up working on the pancreas or even possibly erectile disfunction. The Neurosurgeon operates on the skull, brain and spinal cord. They also operate on internal bleeding of the skull caused by conditions such as aneurysms, head injuries, tumors, swellings of the pituitary gland, and brain abscesses. The Cardiothoracic Surgeon is one of the most important because they studies the chest wall, gullet, lungs, pleura and heart. They also treat diseases and perform many types of surgery in those fields, such as a heart bypass or lung surgery.

Reflecting on the past few days of clinical have been a huge eye opener for myself. Not only was I able to practice and refresh old skills but I was also able to introduce new skills and enhance those. Although only two shifts in, I felt I was able to further develop my experience with Ostomy care. To illustrate, I was able to care for a 60-year-old man who had a newly formed ileostomy on his middle lower quadrant. Throughout the day, we would spend time emptying it, cleaning it and talking about it. Multiple times, D.Z would complain how difficult it was to maneuver, clean and just simply live with. After witnessing his frustrations more then once, it eventually made me realize just how difficult this new adjustment would be for D.Z.