My Journey
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This week is the 'Conclusion To The First Semester" of ISM. It's been a long journey, but I'm surprised that the break has come so soon. Over the first semester, I have learned more about neurosurgery than I ever have in all my life and I have gained experience that I otherwise would not have gained if I did not enroll into the ISM course. Last week I completed my original work, and I'm glad that I have come so far since the first time I wrote the proposal for my original work. I still have one thank you note to complete plus various assignments for ISM, but it's basically done. As for my next semester, I have much to accomplish. This past semester, I focused on deep brain stimulation, laminectomies, craniotomies, and lumbar disk replacements, so the next step will be to choose one of them to simulate on a dead specimen or a fruit. I will also hopefully be starting the semester with a mentor. Neurosurgery is just as complex as I had initially thought, so beyond ISM, I also hope to research more about the field in relation to neurology in my second semester. The ISM program is more than I could have ever asked for and I cannot wait for another great year with my classmates.
My entire focus this past week has been on my original work. While I am not satisfied with my progress up to this point, I am determined to have it completed by the deadline and not be disappointed with what I created. Through my original work, I have also learned so much more about neurosurgery. Through all of my interviews and reading medical articles on PubMed, I have widened my knowledge about neurological surgeries as a whole. The most interesting surgery to be is still deep brain stimulation, but as for my final product, I do not believe it is feasible to perform that surgery due to the complexity of it and my lack of access to the necessary technology. I do, however, look forward to working with my future mentor about spine related surgeries that could also help me learn more about my sister's surgery for scoliosis that happened a while back. I have another interview tomorrow, and I want to focus my questions much more on things that will help me with my original work so that I am able to stay true to an accurate paper that is purely factual. I'm unsure of how useful my original work will be to the medical community, but small steps are needed in the beginning of a journey so I hope to make up for what I don't do in my original work in my final product. So, my main goal this week is to meet my deadline because my 'Original Work Is Due This Week.'
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