I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Susan Arnold. To read more about my interview with her, click here.
I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. David Donahue. To read more about my interview with him, click here.
I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Mohsin Maqbool. To read more about my interview with him, click here.
To say this past week has been stressful would be slightly euphemistic. As Research Showcase is coming up in a matter of a few days, it has been quite busy. Between making sure that everything is aligned correctly on our board to checking to verify that the fonts and sizings are consistent throughout our portfolios to having an appropriate table cloth, it seems that the list of things to do is never getting shorter. Nonetheless, I am really excited for Tuesday night. It will be awesome to finally get a chance to share with friends and family exactly what we have accomplished these past few months in ISM.
One thing I have learned through this is that, in regards to ISM, I should always allot myself more time than I thought I initially needed. Considering the fact that my display board took well over 5 hours, it is safe to say that professionalism and neatness comes at a cost. But, in the end, I am proud of what I created.
Although my mentor will not be able to come to Research Showcase, I am planning on meeting with him this coming Friday. One of the two big projects I need to accomplish throughout the course of this year is Original Work. When I had talked to Dr. Weprin on the phone, he had suggested doing a study on the cases of hydrocephalus and their correlation to certain demographics, such as abused children or children with brain tumors. Initially, I had wanted to do something related to hydrocephalus, but I had never thought about the perspective that Dr. Weprin had suggested. Hopefully when I meet with him on Friday, we will be able to decide on a concrete idea.
One thing I have learned through this is that, in regards to ISM, I should always allot myself more time than I thought I initially needed. Considering the fact that my display board took well over 5 hours, it is safe to say that professionalism and neatness comes at a cost. But, in the end, I am proud of what I created.
Although my mentor will not be able to come to Research Showcase, I am planning on meeting with him this coming Friday. One of the two big projects I need to accomplish throughout the course of this year is Original Work. When I had talked to Dr. Weprin on the phone, he had suggested doing a study on the cases of hydrocephalus and their correlation to certain demographics, such as abused children or children with brain tumors. Initially, I had wanted to do something related to hydrocephalus, but I had never thought about the perspective that Dr. Weprin had suggested. Hopefully when I meet with him on Friday, we will be able to decide on a concrete idea.
I think it's safe to say that I enjoy colorful displays. In preparation for Research Showcase on Decemeber 16th, we as ISM students were all required to create display boards that were reflective of everything we have learned thus far. Initially I struggled with coming up with a creative idea as medicine isn't exactly conducive to imaginative presentations. So, I decided to convey my creative through the use of bright colors and patterns. I am not quite finished with my board yet but this is a good rough draft of what it will look like. As of right now, I don't have my mentor biography completed but as soon as I meet with my mentor, I will have the information to put there. One thing I plan on fixing is the middle part of the display board. As of right now, I don't like the way that it looks -- it's too cluttered for my personal taste. Also, it is hard to tell what pictures go with each paragraph. One way I could possible fix this is by resizing my pictures and also by backing the paragraphs of information and their corresponding pictures on the same colored backing paper. When we brought our boards into class on Wednesday, we had our peers critique our boards and I received a lot of constructive criticism that I will consider when finalizing the details of my board. If you have any critiques or suggestions, feel free to comment below as any help is greatly appreciated!
Current Display Board |
One other major things we worked on this week was submitting our proposal for original work. This is the first of 2 major goals that ISM students must achieve (final product being the other). To be quite frank, I had no idea what I should do for my original work. There is not a whole lot of "new research" that I can do on my own. Ultimately, I decided on doing researching case studies about hydrocephalus. Through this I hope to analyze and more thoroughly understand the thought process that goes behind picking a specific surgical treatment for various cases of hydrocephalus. As there are many treatment options for hydrocephalus, I am interested in what the key indicators are in picking the optimal treatment plan for each and every individual.
The next few weeks are going to be quite busy and stressful as the count down to Research Showcase has begun but nonetheless, I am looking forward to it. This is the first time that we will be presenting our research and all that we have learned in a formal setting and it's quite exciting.
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