January Blog Post: Winning TV's all DAY

For my independent component I've talked to my nina about health insurance and how it plays a role in patient satisfaction. This photo was taken at the grand opening of a new State Farm building. There was free food, and a raffle where I won this sucker. Also, we talked about insurance.

Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

1) I was most proud of how I was able to incorporate ideas from past presentations into mine. I took notes on last year's senior presentations. I've been waiting a while to be able to use those notes.

2a) I met all of the P consideration requirements, so i definitely got a P without a doubt, but I believe i deserve an AE.

2b) I deserve an AE because I spoke for 20 minutes of quality research rather than 10, and i had 12 sources instead of only one. I also made my presentation easy to follow by explaining things more than one way and I gave candy. AE.

3) Rehearsing the night before so that i was confident that I would make time. This helped me to be completely calm.

4) I would have talked a little faster at the beginning so I wouldn't have to rush my last few slides to ensure that I'd be able to do my activity within the time parameters

5) Checking for understanding when giving a diagnosis. That will improve patient care.

Blog 12: Mentorship 10 hours check

1) I've been doing my mentorship hours at Chaparral medical group in Claremont
2) My mentor/contact has been Alexis Burger
3) I've completed 17 hours of mentorship
4) I spent my time making new empty patient chart for the staff to use later. I pulled charts for incoming patients and ran papers to and from the doctor's office. I also observed how the nurses talked to and interacted with the patients.

Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

1) To incorporate the relation aspect of my vacation into my senior project, I binge watched House M.D. with my brother throughout the vacation to observe the interaction with patients.

2) Despite his nearly perfect patient survival rates, a large portion of the show focuses on Dr. House manipulating the patient and their family members into achieving desired outcomes. Although this is a fiction work, it does raise the question, "does excellent treatment and diagnosis qualify as quality patient care, or does the patient satisfaction hold more weight?" Watching this series has taught me that there are far more aspects of patient care than I initially thought, and that has opened up a whole new area of research for future research checks.

3) Assuming no limitations to who i could ask, I'd ask Dr Sanjay Gupta 10 questions about my EQ. He is a doctor recognized all over the globe and his opinion is highly valued.