July | 2018 | F.M. Kirby Experiential Learning Stipend Recipient Blogs

Week Five: It’s Back to Boring

Hi everyone, Things have been going really well at the internship, for example I have been handling more cases and have been given more responsibilities, but I am not enjoying what I am doing. Last week things were finally looking up, and I thought I was going to start really learning and enjoying my time,…

Almost to the end

Because my internship is a little longer than 10 weeks, I’ll just write a quick update about some highlights from this past week at RMHC. I’ll be back next week with my final Week 10 blog post. This week was busy at RMHC, as we had a charity golf outing on Wednesday. I had to…

Week #8 Insert Clever Title Here

I am still continuing to enroll people in studies and helping to do medical record reviews for the CMR-Impact Study. I also helped to enter in some of the data from the study that just ended, PARA-Heart which let paramedics determine a HEART score for patients in the field, which basically tells how bad they…

Week #7!

People mostly work in teams in healthcare. Everyone always has a part, especially down in the ED. Doctors put in orders, but they are relying on nurses, respiratory therapists, lab technicians, radiologists, etc. to do their jobs. Without everyone working together, the patient would not get the care that they need as fast as they…

Week 9

I took a week off but I’ll be back in the lab this week! As my time comes to an end, I’m leaning towards continuing research once the semester begins again. I think the internship has made me aware of how leadership structures are more relaxed in the research lab- the collaboration in each meeting…

A fun week!

Leading up to my final week, I have learned a lot about the organization. I have also learned some new things about leadership. It is not necessary to micromanage, in my opinion, for people to be efficient. It works better for me not to be micromanaged; instead, I prefer to be given projects and complete…

Newsletters are the Worst- DeacLink

Newsletters are the worst! The feeling of being judged by 127 DeacLink Digest subscribers just gives me anxiety. This month’s projects consist of July’s newsletter, telling alumni they need better headshots, and collaborating with the OPCD for the NYC Career Trek. My least favorite project has to be the newsletter. I like to consider myself…

So Much to Learn, So Little Time 7.22.18- Payton Calvert

My internship has continued to progress positively this week. As I wind down my work on letter writing, I have some time freed up that I have been able to allocate towards learning more about the school. I am fascinated with the concept of an education system and this opportunity at GSF has enabled me…

Its not always a race

Apologies for the slightly delayed post, I’ve had a busy weekend thusfar. This past week has been less about the wet chemistry (the lab work, that is), and much more about going back to the basics. Reviewing the scientific method, what we know so far, and how our understanding of our science has brought new…

Week Five at Shoreline

Doing my internship with Shoreline this summer has taught me so much. Not just in the way in of useful, practical skills but it’s also allowed me to time to really reflect on where I want to head in my career and to explore more of LA. I’ve actually been very lucky during my time…