Personal Narrative: My Clinical Experience

I became tired and so uncomfortable right away. The feeling was way too stuffy and bizarre. Mom's frantically pacing around the cramped room reflecting on the past, while trying to explain my medical history to the nurses. Her anxiety is through the roof and she is on the verge of tears wanting to escape this disastrous, weary night. I am in the same awful situation as her; however, bursting into tears and numb from the whole experience.

Throughout my clinical experiences I have encountered a large variety of school cultures and environments. I've been lucky enough to work with both public and charter schools and have first-hand experience with grades one through four. While I have taught and observed all of the typical subjects including math science, reading, and social studies, I have also worked in the schools to educate students in theater as well as health and physical education. From all of these experiences I learned that my greatest passion is in working with young students, grades K-2, in underprivileged schools.

Hi doctor. I'm wondering if I need to be concerned. I keep getting what seems gas. The mild/dull pain is always in a different area. It bothers the most the most when lying down. Therefore, sleeping at night has been a challenge, leaving me unrested. It also bothers when pain is around the groin, it sort of feels like if I had an urine infection, but I'm urinating okay. I've been taking the Omeprazole, thinking it might help. But it has not. What do you think?

Today clinical was a good experience, I go to do couple of things today. In the morning I attended some call lights and helped with breakfast trays. To understand more about the patients, when I brought their breakfast tray to them I chat with them a bit to get to know them. RN Norma asked me to feed Ms. EM and I fed her and maintained caring. I did total patient care for two patients, and one of them was Ms. B. I did her assessment and by interviewing Ms. B, I was able to establish what is important to her and her emotional being. I also saw signs of severe pitting edema, 4 + /8mm on bilateral lower extremities. That was good to see because I have never seen it on an actual patient before, and I kept it professionalism. I assessed Ms. B

The most gratifying experience for me was my interaction with patients. Along the course of their hospital stay, I established a kind of relationship that allowed me to not only see them as patients, but to see them as real people. Each patient had a unique story; a story that defined them a individuals and that had led them to this point in their lives. The patient presenting with a Lupus flare was a 42-year-old female that had to give up her job and career because of the chronic disabilities the disease brought over the years. She had developed chronic kidney disease and was on dialysis waiting to match for a donor kidney. Over the years she had given up hope, and this attitude had an impact on her marriage. Her husband wanted to donate

I worked as an observer for 4 weeks in the departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology. This was the first time that I worked in US healthcare setting. It was an exhilarating experience as I got a sense of what I was striving for. Fresh out of medical school, interviewing patients, following up on their labs and coming up with a differential diagnosis was very exciting as I was experiencing the practical aspect of medicine for the first time. I also attended outpatient clinic, observed Angioplasty, Pacemaker Insertion, Echocardiography, Nuclear and Exercise Stress Testing. This observership strengthened my resolve of aiming for US Residency Training.

My last clinical experience was at Oakland Grove in Woonsocket, RI and others offsites. I reported to clinicals on mondays, tuesdays, and thursdays; from 7am to 4pm. I was not always on time, however I can say that I reported to these sites well groomed and prepared. Fortunately, I did not get sick and did not have miss a clinical day.

I have had numerous experiences with medical care practitioners. I have went to general doctors for regular checkups, immunizations, shots, etc. I have also visited a dermatologist for my skin condition known as eczema. I have gone to an ophthalmologist many times for eye care. I have also gone to the dentist for different surgeries on my teeth and regular checkup. The most memorable experiences I have had was with my Pediatrician that I’ve been going to my entire life. Anytime that I have been sick or that I need to have a regular checkup, I have always went to my Pediatrician. The last few years since I’ve been older I have been going to a general doctor. I have always trusted my Pediatrician and he is always good at explaining what is wrong

My third week of clinicals was spent at the Biddeford Animal Hospital on February 23, 2016. Same as last time I went in ten to fifteen minutes early and their customer service staff member Terry took me right back. It was in between patients so they were building new tables for the back room and cleaning the patient rooms. I helped them clean and move the old tables out. After the first half hour I was there they had a constant flow of patients.

Today started as a normal day. I woke up at four to get ready for my shift. Being a doctor doesn't have the best schedule. You go in when they tell you and you can't leave until they say so. To me saving lives is worth it otherwise i wouldn't have dealt with college. On my commute to work i made my usual stop at the local coffee shop and continued on. As i was approaching the hospital my pager went off, it was my boss telling me that someone was going in for an emergency operation and that i was needed in the operation room as soon as possible. I ran the rest of the way and got into my scrubs as soon as i could. When i got the the operation room they had already started so i went to get some info from the nurses. According to one of them the patient was a fifty

My first professional experience in the health care field was my internship at University of Pennsylvania Department of Urogynecology. While I was working, I had opportunities to observe while I was able to shadow Dr. Arya in the urogynecology department to surgeries and clinic days. During my shadowing, I was able to observe how to approach patients, how to take their history, and how to support them while making difficult decisions and I am confident that I will take these observations with me while studying and practicing medicine. Moreover, I saw that sometimes your patients might be scared of what they see on television and refuse treatments out of fear. However, my mentor, Dr. Arya showed that best way to clear the doubts of one’s patients

When I first started in the medical field it was a bit difficult for me for many reasons. It was my first job that I ever had at the age I started. I learned very fast and it has been a good learning experiences for me as well. The task that I thought that I was not able to do was a preauthorization but that was because I was doubting myself. The reason for that was the process of gathering the information and making sure that the patient information is correct. I do think I have done everything I was looking for in this line of job but am also interested in learning new thing as I continue to work in this field. I like the line of job am in as for my dislike I don’t have any. I will continue to progress in the medical field as I like to learn

After having been exposed some of the top collaborators from all over the world through my summer internship at a local biomedical research center, I learned about the many sides of working in the medical field: not just treating others directly, but the series of intricate networks in which people collaborate to find cures and treatments of diseases. This process has always fascinated me, and it was exactly what I found on my first trip to the University of Michigan. Upon arrival to the first appointment for my brother’s epilepsy, we were visited by a series of nurses before meeting Dr. Simon Glynn. Once we had met, he asked us a series of questions, examined my brother, and set up appointments for us with other practitioners so they could treat my brother in a holistic manner, with each doctor specializing in their own field. From this point on, I couldn’t help but be intrigued by all of Dr. Glynn’s work, especially that with the Human Epilepsy Project. This type of collaboration and research is exactly what I seek to be a part of one day. At the University of Michigan, clubs like the Neuroscience Students Association and the Biology Student Alliance make this possible by providing networking opportunities, offering seminars, and giving exposure to

Thank you! I have worked in a therapeutic environment for a number of years, and I must credit my work environment for such a wonderful learning experience. Now, please remember, I have not always viewed things the way I do now. I once had a hard time accepting things I did not want to change; however, I learned the personal growth begins with change. This MSW program has also allowed additional personal growth in my life. I am very grateful for learning opportunities because I feel I will never be too old to learn something new.

Two days after that, I woke up immobilized. All of my joints were on fire. I could barely open my jaw to call for help. I needed to be lifted out of bed and every step I took after that was agony. It did not subside.