Shadowing Reflection

I interviewed my primary care physician Dr. Michelle Class, who is a pediatrician in the private practice of Lori McAuliffe, M.D., P.A. Dr. Class has worked in the field of pediatrics since completing Medical school at The University of Florida and a 3-year residency to become a board certified pediatrician. She offers primary care to children from birth till the age of twenty-one, and provides routine physicals to chart growth and development, well-visits, and professional consultation, diagnosis and treatment for chronic and temporary illness or other health issues. All efforts work toward preventing disease and injury amongst children, the primary goal of all pediatricians in the field of health care. The practice at which she works also allows doctors to utilize epidemiological resources and inform patients about current health trends regarding illness, current school, county regulations updates on health and vaccination deadlines, and basic understanding of childcare, hygiene, and nutrition practices for children and parents. I chose to interview Dr. Class because she is an excellent doctor, who I have been privileged to have over the years. She has personally given me her very best whenever my health was poor, as well as been a wonderful person who truly cares for her patients physical and mental wellbeing. Her passion and dedication to the craft of pediatric medicine are evident in the quality of care and service she

One of the defining moments of shadowing a Pediatrician was when he asked the patient’s mother to describe a certain set of symptoms her child was experiencing. The mother stated that her child was experiencing

child. From one emergency physician I saw the face of medicine that I wished to practice. While in the

I shadowed Dr. Martin Skie at the University of Toledo Medical Center when I started contemplating a career as a physician. He is an orthopedic surgeon and I had the privilege to shadow during several surgeries, and throughout clinical rotations. I spent over fifty hours shadowing him over the course of a month. I also had the opportunity to shadow Dr. Zachary Ginsberg, an intensivist, in Kettering Medical Center’s intensive care unit. I was able to discuss the patients, their conditions, the lab results, imaging studies, medications, procedures, and the science behind the thought process while shadowing for over one hundred hours over several months. Both opportunities provided insight into different specialties and sparked my interest.Since

One of the internal medicine doctors became my role model. I liked the enormous knowledge, skills and the appetite he had in treating patients. I paid extra attention to the way he handled the patients, how persistent he was on handling complex illness problems. I found his approach to treating patients in consistent with my personality. He inspired me and thus I decided to apply to internal medicine for my residency.

I was a patient of yours at South County Pediatrics for many years and am interested in shadowing you for a few weeks this summer. This past year, I completed my freshman year at the University of Arizona as a Physiology Major with a minor in Public Health. In the future, I aspire to go to medical school to become a physician or surgeon.

Since my summer term freshman year, I have been periodically shadowing Oscar Habhab, MD and Joseph Keenan, DO in the emergency room. Along with gaining more medical knowledge, I continue to shadow them in order to gain a better understanding of the personality required to become a successful physician.

In addition to working full time as a research technician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, I have been trying to gain more clinical experience. I have shadowed a few physician-scientists from my laboratory who are oncologist while they are at clinics. I have also been in contact with a family doctor whom I plan on shadowing every weekend starting in September. Most of the physicians I have shadowed in the past were specialists in their field and I feel it is important to expose to all types of different physicians. Shadowing a family doctor will give me a better idea of what being a primary care provider entails.

Today I returned back to CDI South to shadow another Sonographer named Kari. Overall, this shadowing experience on November 24th has been my favorite yet. I watched Kari preform different ultrasounds, and I got to learn about diagnostic time, which was another one of my favorite parts about the day. Kari also answered all of my questions perfectly, and described the job in a way that made me almost completely confident that it is what I want to do in my future. Throughout my day with Kari, we saw a total of 4 patients. Our first patient was a 30-year-old woman who was there to get an OB ultrasound; she was about 20 weeks pregnant. This was my first patient I observed who needed a 20-week ultrasound. This time of the pregnancy usually marks on of their first ultrasounds for the pregnancy; they do a full scan of the baby, checking everything, and this is also the visit where the parents can find out the gender of the baby. One challenge for this visit was the parents brought their young toddler along, and she was distracting and wild in the room. But throughout this Kari was very professional, and says as the job goes on you learn to deal with these sorts of distractions. This experience was absolutely amazing; it was so powerful to see the baby on the screen and their parent’s reactions. I got to pick out certain parts of the baby, like the head, heart, bladder, and feet. The parents did not want to know the gender of this baby, but they got to leave the ultrasound knowing

The goal and purpose of her shadowing experience with me was to place her in a clinical environment so that she can find out what the career is all about, clarify and validate any initial impressions, help her to understand the realities and limitations of medicine, discover any likes and dislikes, test her level of commitment, and to improve the articulation of her goals. Shari was able to witness firsthand the day-to-day responsibilities of a Pediatrician. This included observing the physician-patient

Going through my education, I have acquired various skills to assist me on the road to becoming a physician. Devoting hundreds of hours to volunteering and shadowing in a hospital setting has given me a basic understanding of the care and patience required by physicians. In particular, shadowing a pediatrician helped me develop the ability of observation and acute attention to detail. I was given the opportunity to participate and interact with the patients and attempt to form my own diagnosis based on the given symptoms. Having the opportunity to input my own opinion and discussing the patient’s medical history with the physician assisted me in cultivating necessary characteristics such as versatility and keen intuition

As I wrapped up my shadowing experience with Dr. Tammy Hart, I reflected on how much I’ve learned from her during my time as her mentee. Shadowing Dr. Hart gave me a better understanding of what practicing as a Family Medicine doctor in a rural area is like. I am very grateful for the opportunity and that I was always welcomed into her practice to meet her patients and learn more about my future career. I know that my time there prepared me for medical school and exposed me to cases I may see as a practicing physician one day.

I was fortunate to shadow a P.A. in a family practice environment. I found it to be a very rewarding experience where I observed a multitude of cases. My shadowing experience involved observing the P.A. discuss history information, conduct examinations, decipher and give diagnoses as well as performing minor procedures in her office. The P.A. took her time with all her patients and was readily available to answer any questions and concerns they may have had. I found it to be an invaluable experience to observe a P.A. who cares about each and every one of her patients.

This semester I learned a lot about writing in English 151. It has been a roller coaster ride with these essays for me this semester. I learned step by step how to write a good essay and how to have your readers be engaged in what you’re trying to tell them. Each essay I did has taught me something valuable I can take to the next level of English. I feel as if as the semester went by I did not take my writing that seriously and that reflected in my grades I received in each essay. It made me a better student and writer and it will reflect next semester. In this essay, I will reflect on what I learned throughout this semester that you should apply in your writing when you begin English 151.

On Wednesday, March 16, I had the opportunity of job shadowing multiple departments of the Customer Communications group of Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS). For the first part of the day, I spent most of my time meeting advertisers, designers, and writers of the department and attended creative meetings. The manager of the department was Mrs. Dianne Eysink who has been working at BCBS for the past twenty-five years in public relations. After lunch, I went to Digital FX, a production company, and met those in charge of editing and creating commercials for BCBS.