Blog 20: Room Creativity

(1) How do you plan to address the room creativity expectation?


For the room activity I'm planning on decorating the walls like the rooms in my pediatricians office. There are really cute wallpaper designs made for little kids so they feel more comfortable in the patient rooms and on the walls are really informative posters of healthy food portions, vaccine charts, and things that are commonly found in medical offices. If I dont go with this idea, I want to set up my room to make it look like a medical student classroom. The audience will act as med students and I'll act as a chief pediatric resident to give the lesson a theme. This way I can keep the room simpler and use props such as pretend cadavers, ekg machines, etc.

(2) What activity ideas do you have for answer 1 or 2?


I want to simulate rounds for my first answer which is having a dedication to learning. Ill have multiple groups to do rounds in different specialties before choosing a residency. Ex. Surgical rounds will consist of stitching an orange. Dermatology will try to determine cancerous types of moles or something. 

Blog 19: Answer 2

EQ : What is the best way to become a successful pediatrician?

Answer 2: A best way to to become a successful pediatrician is by understanding what preventative medicine is and using it as a main goal when treating patients.

Evidence and Sources: 

1) Science Fair Project: "The Poor Man's Diet: A Statistical Correlation Between A Person's Income and BMI"

I realized while doing my experiment the importance of practicing preventative medicine to prevent disease. I did my science experiment on obesity and I did a lot of research on the effects of obesity on youth and adults. The outcomes are devastating because they lead to life long chronic illnesses that are very threatening and can lead to a person's death. I found that if pediatricians don't have this mindset, then studies like the ones I conducted would not be important because the data acquired wouldn't be used to help patients.

2) Service Learning/Interview with Dr. Mahfoud


My service learning mentor gave me insight as to what preventative medicine is. A definition that was quite similar to what he gave me was found on the American Board of Preventative Medicine: "Preventive Medicine is the specialty of medical practice that focuses on the health of individuals, communities, and defined populations. Its goal is to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and to prevent disease, disability, and death." While shadowing, I saw preventative medicine being applied in the treatment of his patients. His questions about their diet, exercise and overall lifestyle was an example of how it was applied because it went above and beyond what is required for a standard physical. This knowledge will help him determine if there are further actions that need to be taken in order to keep the child healthy and safe.

3) American Board of Pediatrics and American Board of Preventative Medicine 

The American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Preventative Medicine are two sites that showed me about the importance and specifics of of preventative medicine. 

Blog 18: The Product

As of March, my product is that I've become a better researcher because of my work put into the science fair. I feel this is my best product because as a successful pediatrician, you cannot have the mindset that you will be solely adequate in clinical care. Throughout the course of medical school and possibly residency, research plays a major role. This goes to say that without having a solid foundation of knowing how to research, possible careers during residency/fellowship may be eliminated or overlooked due to lack of knowledge in the particular subject.

Evidence: Science Fair Award