Self Reflection.!

Q: How do you think you are doing so far in your senior project and why?  AE, P, AP, CR, or NC.
A: I believe I am doing ok on my senior project. I had trouble at first because a couple of my peers were headed in the same direction as me so I had to change my focus just a bit. Now my focus is clear. I think I am doing P work because I am doing exactly what is being asked of me to do.

Q: What one thing do you think you have done well on and why?
A: I have been going to service learning for a little over a month now. I enjoy interacting with the patients and vistiors that come in. I realized that I was not going to get enough hours so I contacted my doctor and I am asking about whether I could volunteer at the clinic.

Q: What is one thing you would like to improve on and why?
A: I would like to work on my research. I do feel that because I wasn't sure what my focus was it brought me down. Now that I know that I will be focusing on children with cleft lip and cleft palate I am ready to research.

Science Fair Proposal.

1. If pregnant women did not drink during there pregnancy, then there would be less probability that their babies be born with a cleft lip or cleft palate. 


2. The dependent variable is the percentage of babies born with cleft lips or cleft palates. The independent variable would be the consumption of alcohol of the pregnant woman. The controlled variable would be whether the baby is born with this malfunction.

3. There is a definate connection between my science fair project and my senior project. A doctor focuses deal with people from birth to death. My science fair project focuses on the birth of children and a possible disorder. Children born with a cleft lip or cleft palate is not a big percentage but it still affects a handful of people in society.

4. I would collect data from hospitals regarding babies cases that were born with cleft lip and/or cleft palate. if possible I would also collect data of the parents and whether they consumed any bit of alcohol, how much, what type, etc. I would not nede much equipment for my science fair project, it would mainly be done over the phone and on a computer.

5. Animal Biology and Physiology Project.


Sources of Information Used for Science Experiment:


http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/995535-overview#a0103


Experiment Conducted with the Occupational Exposure and COngenital Malformation Working Group


Medline Plus


WHO organization

What I Have Learned So Far.!

Q: What have you learned how to do since you started working on your senior project?

A: Since I started my senior project I have volunteered at San Dimas Community Hospital and I have learned people skills. I have learned to communicate with people from distinct backgroungds, beliefs, and education levels with various emotions.

2) Post evidence of this accomplishment.  It can be in the form of a picture, video, document, etc..

Kimberly Garcia and Karen Uribe at San Dimas Community Hospital



Q: What research helped you to do this and how?

A: My service learning and second interview has helped me accomplish this. Everyday that I volunteer I deal with people coming from different backgrounds and education levels.

Independent Component 1 Plan Approval.!

For my Independent Component, I plan on volunteering at the San Dimas Community Hopsital. I will be volunteering for two hours a week as of right now. Throughout the year I will try to volunteer more.

 

Since it is volunteering I will just record when I volunteer and for how long. I will be able to volunteer for at least 30 hours, if not more.

 

My focus is in the medical field; therefore, working in a hospital environment will give me basic knowledge of what to expect. The more time I get to spend in that environment, it will help me choose if that is what I want to stick with as a possible career choice.

 

Eq.?

Q: What is your EQ?
A: What is most important to becoming a successful physician?

Q: Define the words in your EQ to make sure we are on the same page regarding what your EQ means.
A: successful = to satisfy your patient | physician = a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments

Q: What are some possible answers to your EQ so far?
A: 1. Be comfortable in your environment.
    2. Enjoy your career! To have a career in the medical field you have to do it for because you have a passion for it, not just for the money.
    3. Be well educated! A physician will have gone through many years of schooling.
    4. Be comfortable with people of all ages, sizes, levels of education, and cultures.
    5. Know that you will continue to learn and you will have to reference back ones in a while.

Q: What has been your most important source and why?  Be specific.  If it is a person, name them and what they do, if it is an article, book or video, name the title and author.
A: My first interview thus far has been my most important source, Dr. Ferras. My doctor gave me a basic foundation of what to expect for my future in the medical field. She also mentioned that I should have a basic knowledge of the terminology that is used on a daily basis in the medical work environment. Another piece of information that she gave me, which I found very helpful, is that you see everything that happens from birth to death; STDs, birth, child development, etc.

Second Interview Questions.?

Here are several questions that I will be asking for service learning:

1. What/whom motivated/encouraged you to ge this far in your profession?

2. If you could have known something prior to focusing in the medical field, what would it of been?

3. What is the biggest mistake people make when they begin to focus on the medical field?

4. What did you major in?

5. How long have you been working here? If, you could change one thing about your experience here what would it be?

They are broad questions, but depending on where I do my service learning they will then become more specific.

After 5 minute Presentation.?

Q: In what way did the first interview affect your presentation?  Please explain, be specific and use an example.
A: My first interview was helpful in giving me a broader idea of what exactly family practice is. I was able to give my audience a concrete definition of family practice due to my first interview.

Q: What would you say stood out about your presentation performance and why?
A: I had solid information about the differences between private practice and group practice. My visual simple and straightforward which I believed helped me out.

Q: What was the most challenging to do and why?
A: For me, what I found quite challenging was trying to stay within the time period of 3 to 5 minutes and being able to get your point across. Because we were so limited in time several presentations were rushed.

Senior Project Presentation 1

My senior project is family practice; therefore, I will be teaching and distinguishing between the two main types of practice: private and group.

Objective:
Students will learn about the two main types of practice.

Procedure/Timing:
1. Introduce my topice.
2. Talk about private practice.
3. Talk about group practice.
4. Compare the two practices.

2 to 5 minutes.

Check for Understanding:
Interace with the audience by asking questions about the different practices.
 Resources/Materials:
Poster

Visual:
My poster will distinguish between private practice and group practice.

Interview.?

I will be interviewing Dr. Ferras, my medical doctor. I will be interviewing Dr. Ferras because my topic is family practice; therefore, I believe I would get the best information from her. Additional questions that I will be asking are...

1. I am taking classes at Cal Poly, are there any specific courses you would recommend I take so that it could push into the right direction of family practice?

2. How many years of schooling did you have to go through after high school?

3. Is there anything you wish you could of known before hand? Or is there anything that you would of done differently?

4. Did you always know that you wanted to be a medical doctor? If not, what did you want to do before? If so, why?

5. Through all of the studying and hard work what motivated you to keep going?
6. How many hours a week do you work?

Topic.?

What is your topic? Why? And what do you hope to accomplish after studying this topic all year?

My topic is family practice also known as a medical doctor. I love helping people, dealing with little kids, and being able to comfort a friend; therefore, I decided to focus on family practice for my seionr project. Knowing that I can make a difference in someone's life is a great feeling!
In the future I would love to become a doctor and given the opportunity to research it now would only benefit me.

I hope that I can research this career more in depth to get a feel for what my future will be like.