Blog 19: Third Answer

Just like you did for answer 1 and 2 post your:

• EQ 

             My essential question is the following: How can a pediatrician build a health doctor/patient relationship?

• Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*

             In order for a pediatrician to build a healthy doctor/patient relationship, a pediatrician must focus on patient-centered care.

• 3 details to support the answer

              Patients who are aware of their doctors focusing on their well-being have had a better experience during appointments. 
              Better communication between a doctor and his or her patient results from patient-centered care, which in turn results with a doctor getting to know his or her patient better.
              When patients feel that they are the center of a doctor's attention, they feel that they can trust their doctors and rely on them.

• The research source(s) to support your details and answer

              Source 53

              Source 51

• Concluding Sentence

              I believe I have found the final answer to my essential question. In fact, I would have to say that this answer might be my definitive answer.

Blog 12: Holiday Project Update

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?

      I spent some time volunteering at the Health Care Partners Clinic during my winter break, shadowing my mentor as she worked with her patients. I also did some research on possible ways to have a patient enjoy their appointment and feel comfortable during it.

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

      During my time at the clinic, I learned that it can sometimes be extremely busy in the mornings. A patient's health and well-being is also the number one priority to the medical staff especially to  the doctor of that patient. I learned this during my time at the clinic, as I witnessed my mentor take time out of her lunch break to ensure a patient was healthy enough to leave the clinic. This shows me that the job of a doctor is a very serious one, whether it be for adults or youth.

3.  Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?

       I plan to interview my mentor once again, for the second time, for my third interview. If I am unable to interview her, then I will interview Ms. Hernandez, one of Dr. Rosado's medical assistants, due to the fact I've shadowed her as well during my time volunteering at Health Care Partners, and the next person who would know the best ways to make a patient's trip to the doctor's enjoyable and comfortable would be the doctor's medical assistants.

Senior Final Lesson/Interview Reflection

1. What three lessons were most helpful to you for see, and why?
        The three lessons that were most helpful for me to see were Elder Care, Senior Citizen Services, and Security. The reason for my answer is the fact that Elder Care and Senior Citizen Services had the teachers conduct commendations and recommendations to the presenter after they had concluded their presentation. This way, I know what to do when it's my turn to present. Security had a unique and interesting way of having the audience participate in the activities. Perhaps I can come up with unique activities that revolved around my answers that the audience can find more interesting and fun.

2. List one thing you learned about the senior project in interviews that will help you get off to a good start?
          One thing I learned about the senior project in the interviews that will help me get off to a good start is the fact that the notebook, which comes with the senior project, is the most important part of the project and should take the top priority since it can be easily forgettable when trying to focus on multiples subjects at one time.

3. What topic are you considering, and why?
        The topic of my choice for the senior project is pediatrics. Ever since the career section of the Game of Life project that we had to do, I found a fascination in medicine. If I had the opportunity to earn my degree in medicine, I would like to help kids, thus my reasoning why I choose pediatrics for my topic.

4. What EQ do you think might be interesting to consider in guiding a project like this? (Please don't worry about any sort of formula...we want this question to come from your genuine interest).
         An EQ that might be interesting to consider in guiding a project like this would probably be, what is the most important factor in making a child's check-up as cool and collective as possible? 

5. What are some ideas you have about finding summer mentorship?
        An idea that I have about finding summer mentorship is by asking my pediatrician to be my mentor at the Healthcare clinics in El Monte. I've known her for a very long time, and I have discussed the topic of becoming a pediatrician with her before.