Senior Project Update

Content:

1. What are you currently doing in your independent component?
For my independent component,  I am currently going to the hospital on Thursdays, to shadow a doctor when he/she is surgically removing skin cancer from a patient. 

(2) What is a recent piece of research (article, interview, or audio-visual) that have you reviewed you would say was significant in helping you understand where to go next in your senior project?  The piece of research should be something you reviewed in November.  Please explain what you learned and where are you going next because of this piece of research.
The piece of research that has helped me in my understanding of my senior project would be an informal interview that I did with Dr. Jennifer Lee, an otolaryngologist who works at the Head and Neck department. On November 8th, while participating in Mohs Night, I  meet Dr. Lee who graciously answered my questions despite the fact that she was on her break, and she only had a few minutes to spare. I asked her about life while in medical school, and the "proper term" for an otolaryngologist. She told me that residency is hard since you have to dedicate all your time to the hospital (for crap pay!), but if you become chief resident, then starting a family is much easier, which is something that she did. She also told me that as a resident, you gain interesting experiences since you have to travel through the various departments in the hospital. I told her that I possibly wanted to go into the OB/GYN specialty  and she related her experiences while touring in that department, while a resident at USC. Because of this interview, I gained insightful knowledge about life as resident from the perspective of a doctor, and how she got to where she is now. I am considering that she become my official mentor for my senior project.

(3) Provide evidence from your independent component or the piece of research as something you recently did.  For example, a photo of something you working on for your independent component or your notes from the video you watched. 

The notes that I took while  in Mohs Night.