Helping 2013!

Who did you interview: Rachel Wampler
What day: April 16th, 2012

(1) What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?

She had a few options:

a: Teaching Chemistry because she loves Pang's class.

b: Graphic Design because of her involvement in yearbook

c: Drama because she is in the Drama Club and is involved in church as well.

d: Some medical interest because her mom is a doctor so she would have connections.

These are all distinct and interesting topics but go with one that interests you the most because it's your focus throughout the year.

(2) What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning (working with an expert) which is due prior to senior year starting? Note: They also have to complete the 50 hours during the school year.

She plans on doing more than the required ten hours for her top three choices to see which one she wants to pick. Here are her options:
a: Working with her boyfriend's dad in graphic design
b: TA for an old chemistry teacher during the summer
c: take a drama class during the summer at her church

If you have time I'd recommend that you do take time over the summer and do service learning so you can pick your topic and still be excited about it. These are all great topics but it's about what really interests you.

(3) What do you hope to see or expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?

She didn't know what to expect but hopes that they aren't boring. She is excited about participating and being part of the presentations. She is looking forward to watching presentations of her possible topics.

I suggested that she look into some drama, medical, and graphic design presentations.

(4) What questions do they have about senior project? What additional recommendations would you give the 2013 student about senior project? Be specific and note what you told them.

She did not have any additional questions. I just let her know to prepare for senior year and the senior project. It would be very helpful if she decided her topic during the summer so she could find a place to do service learning as soon as possible.

 

Fourth Interview Questions.!

1. What is the best way for an obstetrician to ensure that a newborn is healthy? (my essential question)
2. Would the environment of where a baby is born affect them in 10 years? 50 years?

3. Obstetricians deal more with babies, what would you consider be the strongest characteristic you obtain?

4. Dealing with various baby problems on a daily basis how do you address certain situations?

5. Would you prefer to have a team of nurses working with you or just one? Why?

6. If you were to ever have any problems with the nurses where they did something incorrectly, how would you address that situation?

7. How has your high school education affected you becoming an obstetrician?

8. What does being an obstetrician mean to you?

9. What has been your biggest accomplishment as an obstetrician?

10. Knowing all of the struggles and hard work you had to go through, if given the opportunity would you redo anything differently? If so, what? If not, why not?

11. What other medical fields interest you?

12. What would you say has been your most outrageous experience?

13. Have you ever been doubted about becoming an obstetrician? If so, what would you tell those people now?

14. If given the opportunity would you rather practice medicine in another state, country, etc.?

15. When did you realize that you wanted to become an obstetrician?

16. What have you done to ensure that a baby is born healthy?

17. Recognizing that not all babies are born healthy, how do you cope with the disabilities/deformities of the baby?

18. How often would a pregnant women need to have prenatal visits?

19. Since the pregnant woman is carrying the baby for about nine months, what's something you would recommend to them that they don't know already?

20. How much dedication have you put forth being an obstetrician?

Third Interview Questions

1. What is most important to becoming a successful physician?

2. What is the best way for an obstetrician to ensure that a baby is born healthy?

3.What type of diseases or disorders is seen on a daily basis?

4. If given the opportunity, would you become a specialist? Why or why not?

5. How often do you deal with cleft lip or cleft palate cases?

6. As an obstetrician, what is a normal day for you like?

7. What are common disorders that newborns have?

8. On average about how many babies are born healthy?

9. What is the recommended food that a pregnant woman should eat?

10. Should they be getting more sleep than an average adult?

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.

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?