Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

• 20 questions
• Open-ended
• Do not use is, are, did questions
• Purpose of the questions: To help you answer your EQ or understand your answers.

1. Do you see any problems managing a professional and personal life?

2. Aside from treating patients, what other responsibilities do you have working here?

3. How do the advancements of modern technology play a role in your career?

4. What do you do in order to mentally separate yourself from your job?

5. What legacy do you want to leave behind?

6. What type of mentality should a doctor have in order to practice efficiently?

7. Are there any particular experiences/stories that you still think about to this day?

8. Do you feel working with children requires a special characteristic/trait that other types of doctors do not possess? 

9. What does a successful pediatrician mean to you?

10. When practicing preventative medicine, what is the best way to motivate kids to stay healthy?

11. Can you tell if the adolescent lies to you when you question him or her about drugs, sex, and drinking?

12. What was the most important book source you used while learning how to become a pediatrician? What do you recommend I read?

13. Did you have any inspiring mentors as an aspiring pediatrician?

14. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen?

15. What similarity do you see in all parents?

16. What is the best advice you could give on handling difficult parents and children?

17. What qualities would you look for in a partner in order to run a successful practice?

18. Do you see yourself having more friends in the medical profession or in other professions?

19. Do you think marrying a doctor made your career easier or more difficult?

20. Who would you recommend I talk to, to get more insight in the field?
21. Where do you see the medical field five years from now?

Blog 16: Independent Component 2 Plan Approval

 (1) Write a description of what you plan on doing for your independent study component.

For my independent component, I plan on continuing what I've done for my first component which is shadowing at Glendora and Volunteering at San Dimas Community Hospital's OB department.

(2) Describe in detail how you think your plan will meet the 30 hours work requirement.

I go to San Dimas every Monday and Friday for 3 hours each day. Every other week I shadow at Glendora for three hours. At a consistent pace, I will easily meet this requirement. 

(3) How does your independent study component relate to your EQ?

My independent study relates to my EQ because the point of my senior project is to find out what the best way to become a successful pediatrician is. I can think of no better way to find an answer to this question other than actually watching pediatricians in action and at the same time expose myself to a hospital environment.   

Blog 15: Independent Component 1

Content:

·     Log of hours on a calendar: click here

·     Evidence of the 30 hours of work:

This is my time card from Glendora Pediatrics. 

This is my uniform and badge from San Dimas Community Hospital.

Literal

(a) “I, Terrin Liwag, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.” 

(b) I have completed 30 hours of work by shadowing two pediatricians at Glendora Pediatrics and volunteering in the Maternity Department at San Dimas Community Hospital. While shadowing at Glendora Pediatrics, I usually get in at two in the afternoon once a week and go in the rooms with the pediatrician. I watch how he or she treats each patient and write down observations. I have the opportunity to ask questions and do informal interviews when there are no patients present. When both doctors are busy, I file charts. I leave around five.


At San Dimas Community Hospital, I do a lot more receptionist type of work. When it is a slow day, I sit at the nurse station front desk and answer calls as well as call departments for OB needs. When the day is a little busy, I put together patient charts that are ready to go when a new patient arrives. I make welcome packets, sticker new charts, bring specimens to the lab, and go into the rooms to make sure the patients don't need anything. I answer the call lights, fold linens, restock the storage room, and help push the enter button for visiting family. 

Interpretive

For my independent component, I've learned what it is like to work in a medical environment by exposing myself through volunteer work. I've demonstrated thirty hours of work by continuously going to both clinics two to three times a week. The significance of my work would be what I've learned to do at the hospital and what I have learned through watching the two pediatricians. Whist shadowing, I've familiarized myself with the usual procedure that is conducted when I child is sick e.g. asking about medical history, checking the ears, nose, throat, heart rate, etc.

Applied

How did it help you answer your EQ?  Be specific and use examples.

I feel this component has helped me answer my EQ because I get to actually see what it is like working as a pediatrician since I shadow two. When I'm over at San Dimas, I get the opportunity to work in the nurses station so not only do I get the physician experience, but the nurse experience as well. One possible answer I have is be exceptional at working under pressure. What really made this answer true was when I witnessed a terrifying situation two weeks ago. A mother and father ran into the nurses station saying that their baby was turning purple. The nurses did the Heimlich maneuver and the baby seemed better so they put him back in the room. Ten minutes later it happened again. After a third time of discoloration in both the baby's face and extremities, the baby was taken into the nursery and they realized he was having seizures, cutting of his oxygen supply to the brain. The baby's back became arched, feet stiff, and eyes rolling to the back of the head. This happened all within thirty minutes and it suddenly turned into a TV show where nurses where saying "I need a doctor stat!" and doctors came charging into the room with an I.V. and this huge crash cart. It was intense to say the least but it made me realize, if I am going to be a pediatrician, I need to be ready for these kind of situations. 

Blog 14: Presentation 2 Rough Draft

Click here to see my presentation 2 rough draft.

Blog 13: Answer 1

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


1. What is answer 1 to your EQ? Be specific in your answer and write it like a thesis statement.

Realize the amount of work required to be exceptional in the field of science of medicine and accept that learning will become a life long dedication.

2. What possible evidence do you have to support this answer?

• Service Learning with Dr. Mafoud, Dr. Fermin, and San Dimas Hospital - Through personal interviews with my mentors, I've come to realize that I have underestimated the amount of studying I will be doing. Even as a resident, I will not be proficient in every aspect of the field. There are times that my mentors still struggle with a child's diagnosis. But because of the experience they have obtained over the years, they are confident in the choices that they make whether it be ordering a test or sending the child to a specialist.
• Rudolph's Pediatrics by Collin Davids - This book was not a straightforward answer for me. A I read it, I realized there was absolutely no way I would be able to retain that much knowledge on such random diseases and studies that I became discouraged. I felt it would take me years just to get through this one book and be able to use it as a guide. That is when I found my answer. It was okay if I couldn't memorize every exact thing I read because entering a field like mine takes a tremendous amount of time. 
• If It's worth Doing, It's Worth Doing Well by Dr. Andre Saine, MD- This article was written to explain how to become a successful physician. One of the key points is constantly discovering yourself. You are not only learning about your field, but about yourself and your attitude towards what you do. If you don't, you will not be satisfied with your career.

3. What source(s) did you find this evidence and/or answer?


Service Learning, Rudolph's Pediatrics, and If It's Worth Doing, It's Worth Doing Well.

Blog 12: Service Learning

Q:Where are you working for your service learning?

For my service learning I am working at Glendora Pediatrics, shadowing Dr. Janet Fermin and Dr. Amjad Mafoud.

Q: What is your contact?

210 N Grand Ave, Glendora, CA 91741 

(626) 335-0211

Q: Services performed?

For service learning I shadow so I go room to room with the doctor and write down anything I learn (Disease names, techniques for dealing with patients, anything out of the ordinary) Sometimes I am allowed to listen to the patient’s heart beat, listen for any irregularities in breathing, or use the otoscope for ear infections. I also file if there are no patients at the moment and have discussions with the two doctors when they're in their offices. 

ESLR Blog

Pick 2 Eslrs and describe how youve met them while doing your senior project:

Effective Learner: I've met this ESLR requirement through my research. At first, most of my articles were from measly sites that I found through googling words like 'pediatrics' or 'medicine.' After realizing I didn't get good enough information, I started seeking more scholarly sources. For some reason I didn't get my library card like everyone else freshmen year so I went up and got one at Cal Poly this year. I was able to find sites like the American Academy of Pediatrics and use search databases like proquest in order to narrow down my topic and get higher quality information. Through my service learner, I am able to obtain actual journals written for Pediatricians. In summary, my research has helped me become an effective learner.

Effective Communicator: I feel I have met this ESLR requirement through my discussions with my mentors. During the beginning of my service learning I was very shy and didn't ask a lot of questions that I had. As the months went on I realized there was no reason for that and I learned to overcome my shyness. I asked my mentors for any old journals they had that they might want to give to me. Because of this they hooked me up! I have a huge stack of amazing research papers and interesting journals in the corner of my room now. My mentor knows my what my science project is on so she even printed me a 60 page article on obesity from a site only available to physicians. If I didn't talk to her about my topic or ask her for sources I would have missed a great opportunity.