My Profile Hello everyone! My name is Isha Naidu, I am a senior at South Forsyth High School. I am very involved at school and outside of school; some of the organizations and leadership roles that I have include: Vice President of Teach-Technology Organization, Executive Council member for FBLA State Projects, participant in National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Technical National Honor Society, Student Government Association and Forensics Club. Aside from all my school participation and leadership achievements, I am a year- round swimmer at Swim Atlanta and during my free-time I really enjoys volunteering at the Humane Society of Atlanta, traveling and exploring the outdoors. In the 2017-2018 school year, I am going to be interning in the medical field at a pediatric clinic. My mentorship placement is at One Family Pediatrics in Cumming. I chose to complete my internship at OFP because throughout my high school career, I have been thinking really hard and deliberating on what profession I want to pursue; I have finally decided that I want to study in the medical field and most likely pursue a profession in Pediatrics. This internship is very important to me because it is my chance to get a first hand feel for the daily routine in Pediatric clinics and make sure that this is the right career option for me. My Mentorship At the beginning of this year when I found out I had been accepted into the Honors Mentorship Program I was very excited and honored, as a result, I set a few goals for myself. My goal this year for my mentorship was to make the most of this unique opportunity and learn as much as possible from the leaders working in the profession I one day hope to make a career in. So far, I have been at One Family Pediatrics for 3 full months and I have already learned so much about the different equipment and procedures followed in the work setting. After observing my mentors in action, I think the most unique aspect about this profession is the close bonds you build with the patients and how you make an impression on the children that walk in for their visits. My mentors, I have built such close relations with the children that most of the time, the children are excited to come in for their visits or if they are not excited, at least they are not afraid. The doctor and nurses in the clinic are very friendly and they are always finding new ways to make each child's visit memorable and comfortable. For example, on Halloween day, everyone dressed up like pirates and attended all their patient visits, I thought this was awesome because they were able to make the children happy, get them excited about Halloween and ease the atmosphere in the clinic. The best part of my internship is that I am allowed to shadow whoever I want; this means that on any given day, I can walk in with the nurse, observe her and then go back in with the doctor to observe her with the same patient. Since I am given this privilege, I get the opportunity to learn about the responsibility that everyone has, in addition to fully hearing the story behind each patient's visit. In the clinic, I get to handle some of the basic tasks such as taking the patient's height and weight, helping prepare the vaccine trays, and setting up equipment needed for examination. My future: Next year I plan on attending medical school; particularly a direct med school with a seven year program. I have high goals for myself because if there is one thing I have learned it's that, "setting high goals and aspirations will only get you closer to your dreams" and I truly believe that this is true. I think that the more hands-on experience that I can gain in the medical field, the more knowledge I will gain and the better prepared I will be for med school and my career. My experiences with One Family Pediatrics will allow me to ask questions specific to this field, to the doctors and nurses who have already been through med school and are currently living the results of their hard work. I am almost positive that I want to make a career in Pediatrics and this internship will help me decide for sure, but most importantly, I can confidently say that, I am ready for the challenges and new experiences that are coming my way; I am ready for my future.
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AuthorAs a participant in the Honors Mentorship Program, I will be job shadowing a pediactic doctor. I will be learning about and experiencing the pediatrics field, first hand. Archives
April 2018
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