Having one hour to shadow a pediatric oncologist would be an experience of a lifetime. Preparing for an experience like that would be extremely difficult.All this preparation would be done weeks in advance to the day i am actually shadowing the physician. I would read medical books and do research on treatment given by the physician i'm shadowing. To have a know on what is being done and to have an opinion. Many of the diagnosis require different treatment and they also have different clinical trials that are being done with different drug cocktails so learning about them in advance would benefit my understanding on why the physician is using them instead of something else. Shadowing a pediatric oncologist would rise many questions in my
The first question I expect to be asked by every interviewer is "why anesthesiology now?" In 2012, after 6 years of post-graduate training, I was thrilled and elated to finally became a board-certified pediatric hematologist/oncologist. Three years later, I am ready to go back to residency. Pediatric hematology/oncology was one of my earliest rotations as a third year medical student and I fell in love with the pathology and, of course, the kids. After that rotation, I, perhaps naively, didn 't give much thought to other specialties and focused solely on pediatrics, going on to complete my pediatrics residency at the University of Michigan, followed by fellowship at the University of Colorado. Now, three years after my transition into post-training practice, I have come to realize the realities of pediatric specialized medicine are not what I expected when I chose this career.
Ask each person what they learned about themselves and how it will help them communicate with patients and improve quality care.
I shadowed one PA in internal medicine who had an integral role, sharing the responsibility for care of patients right beside physicians. Another PA who specialized in pediatrics was extremely warm; this was key for interacting with fearful children and nervous parents. I learned so much everyday, from things like medication, dosage, reading lab tests, drawing blood, immunizations, signs and symptoms. I shadowed another PA at the NICU at Kings County Hospital. She worked close with residents and the head physician, and made frequent rounds checking infants who were kept in a sterile, climate controlled
Pediatric Oncology is at the heart of many organizations. There are many financial and emotional burdens associated with a loved one having cancer, and thanks to these foundations parents and children can sleep a little bit better at night knowing that someone has their back. Some of the more prominent groups that have an impact here in our community are: Alliance for Childhood Cancer, Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, CURE Childhood Cancer, and National Cancer Institute (Mccaul). These are organizations that make an impact in the lives of the children battling cancer and their families. Whether an organization has been started in memory of a loved one or to support a college or hospital, organizations like those listed above have
Observe, record, and report to physician patient's condition, treatment provided, and reactions to drugs and treatment
After high school people go to college. College is the step where they will figure out their life-long job. I’ve always have wanted to go into the medical field, but didn’t know what I wanted to do in it. I decided I would like to to be a pediatric oncologist. A pediatric oncologist is a physician that specializes in pediatrics. Pediatric oncologists receive further training in medical oncology. Pediatric oncologists help kids who are fighting cancer.
Its important to paid attention to your medical staments such dates, offices visits, lab work or any medical procedures. Its essential to be on the look-out for any additional charges, by taking
Only discuss medical issues behind closed doors. Always carry patient charts and other medical documents in ways that doesn't display the patient's name. Don't "shoulder surf" -- look over a coworker's shoulder to peek at patient information. Never leave patient charts in places other than the proper receptacles. If you make a note that isn't part of the official patient record, such as jotting down a phone number, destroy it as soon as possible.
I have chosen to do my senior project on job shadowing a Medical Assistant. My reasons for choosing this project is, first of all ever since i was a little girl i always knew i wanted to do something in the medical field. After high school i am going to go to the community college to become a Medical Assistant. Therefor job shadowing a Medical Assistant would give me a idea of what it is like and everything you will have to do while working. The only thing i know about being a Medical Assistant right now, is that you can choose between working in the lab or working in the office. Also that Medical Assistants use a computer daily.
I have decided to shadow professionals at Bon Secours for a variety of reasons. I am currently an undergraduate student at Randolph-Macon, who is majoring in chemistry on a pre-medicine track. I am aspiring to become a physician for a number of reasons. Shadowing is, as I said in my previous response, a way in which my exposure to medicine will increase, while simultaneously forcing me to introspect in regards to my reasons behind pursuing this dream. Also, I am currently an EMT who has transported patients to your hospital in the past, but my interactions with the physicians has been quite limited. Shadowing will give me an opportunity to explore another facet of hospital care. I have shadowed physicians in the past, but it has been limited
Cancer is a word which evokes many different images and emotions. Nothing in this world can prepare a person for the utter devastation of finding out someone has been diagnosed with cancer, especially when this person is a child. Over the past twenty five years the amount of research and the survival rate for children suffering with cancer have increased dramatically. Despite these successes, the funding for new research necessary to keep these children alive and healthy is miniscule and too dependent on short term grants. Of the billions of dollars spent each year on cancer treatments and research less than a third is contributed to researching pediatric cancer. Given the media focus on adult cancers, research for pediatric cancer is underfunded. In order to maintain the increasing survival rate of the children undergoing pediatric cancer and support those who have survived the disease, better funding is quintessential to develop and further promote research.
Even as a young child, I have always wanted to pursue a career in the medical field. Though my career aspirations started at being a pediatric physician, I have come to the conclusion that a job as a pediatric physician assistant fulfills my calling. Both of these jobs have similar duties, however as a physician assistant I can still see my own patients, create treatment plans/prescribe medication and be well compensated. However it only requires a master’s degree rather than attending medical school.
As a result, I always felt that I am actively participating in patients’ care. She allowed me to perform patient examinations most of the time and encouraged me to build up a good rapport with the patients. I think my past experience and medical knowledge was helped me lot during the history taking because I was able to go through history taking in a systematic manner and at the same time I could think of possible differential diagnosis. Furthermore, working in a medical clinic as a physician assistant also helped me a lot because one of the responsibilities delegated to me is taking patients history, however, this time it was different that I had to work out and actively think about a possible cause for patient concerns. The weakness I observe during history taking was sometimes I am little quick that might hurt the doctor-patient relationship, So, I am planning to improve my listening skill with less interruption to patients, I believe that might help the patient to express their concerns freely. Also, I am determined to listen to patients concerns in a non- judgemental manner to get the unbiased clinical
A very interesting career field that would be good to pursue is Oncology Nursing. Oncology Nurses are nurses that specialize in care for patients that suffer from cancer. This career is interesting because Oncology Nurse is an extremely rewarding job that gives a lot of experience to the people who pursue it. This particular career would be great because taking care of cancer patients would be a honor. Helping the men, women, and children that struggle with cancer would be a fulfilling job to have. This career gives the chance to be a nurse and have the honor of working with and helping the people that are suffering from cancer. Oncology Nursing can be a very hard career for many people but for others it would be a privilege to have the victories
Secondly, they advise their patients in assuring the appropriate use of medications. It is important to tell the patient about the name of the drug, what is it for, when to take the drug, how many times per day, whether it should be taken before meals, after meals or with meals, the method of taking the drug and its side effects and possible drug-drug interactions. (Swanson, 2005)