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In the past few weeks, I have been able to focus more on my original work. After the interview with Dr. Torel Patel, I have centered my focus completely on my original work and all the research I will need to do to complete it. One thing I considered is that my original work is meant to be a research paper, but due to this research not being my own and being pulled from multiple sources, I will most likely change the formatting to fit the information I am displaying better. I have already began working on the abstract along with the introduction and I am so excited for the final product. I have also sent the email to get a mentor. After a lot of deliberation, I picked Christie Caldwell to be my mentor and I hope her response is yes. It takes a lot of dedication and time to watch over a high schooler, so I hope that she will look past that and guide me along my ISM journey as we learn and grow together. I am nervous as the deadline for my original work approaches, but am determined to end this semester of ISM with all my work completed to the best of my abilities. So, just today, 'I Sent The Email To Get A Mentor.'
The day I am writing this blog is a big day for me in ISM. At this point in time, I have completed all my interviews (aside from one in December) and am going to do my research presentation speech during second period. I am both nervous and excited, but after seeing what I have learned in the past few months, I am proud of the work I have accomplished. I not only interviewed many professionals at reputable medical centers, but I also did my own research on something that interested me far more than anything else. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is something that I first heard of when I researched my initial interest in neurodegenerative diseases. I am excited to talk about it today in class to my peers. Along with those things, I have also gotten a tip from my latest interview with Dr. Torel Patel that can expand my research further. She recommended the Neurosurgical Atlas to watch surgeries that show certain procedures such as aneurysms and tumors. I've watched a few videos so far, and they were all very educational and gave me the opportunity to discover something new about neurosurgery. So, in total, this week I am 'Done With Interviews And Today Is My Research Presentation.'
This morning, I had my interview with Christie Caldwell. I was surprised, in a good way, at her responses and the way that she presented herself. She was extremely down to Earth and made the interview feel more like a conversation between a student and a teacher. I think the reason for that is due to her having a career change not too long ago, from being a AP Biology and Physiology teacher to being a physician assistant specializing in spine. She said that she just started working at the UT Southwestern hospital in Frisco in January, but when I talked to her, the lack of experience was not apparent compared to the other neurosurgeons. Out of the things she said, what she emphasized the most was how much flexibility being a physician assistant can have and the fact that she was more happy because she decided to become a physician assistant instead of a surgeon. She also talked a bit about what kinds of patients she can see, and what I thought was interesting was when she talked about tumors developing on or in the spine. She also was wanting to do research, and we were able to discuss some of her topics of interest during the interview too. As for surgeries, I cannot recall the name of the spinal surgery she told me about but I will listen back to the interview later when I write my assessment. I am extremely grateful to Christie Caldwell and cannot express that enough. I'm excited to have 'Five Interviews Done and Many More to Come.'
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