First Day!!!

Today was my first official day in the lab. It was awesome! I got a full tour of the lab and everywhere I will be working and I was introduce to whom and what and I will be working with in the lab. It was all very interesting. I'm extremely excited for the year ahead of me!!!

So Close!

Today, I finally took the forms to the both Roper Healthcare and my Physician so I will be ready come next week for my first day. It was a very strange TB test, but other than that, I'm good to go!

Forms

Today, I successfully started filling out all of my paperwork. I just need to take it by the doctor and get some basic info filled out. Then, I will be ready to go into the lab on Monday! Can't wait! Just when I thought, it was all finished and filled out, I have take the OSHA test and THEN I will get my badge/pass!!!!

Progress

Today, I successfully looked over my print-outs and got my mom's signatures of approval!

Today, I have successfully printed out about 40 sheets of paper worth of paper work and research! Hipaa entails more than just agreeing not to share patient information..... Once everything is filled out though, I will be prepared to head into the lab and surgery on September 17th!

Beginning

Let the fun begin! I have now created my official blog to write in about my senior project this year. For those of you, probably being solely my mother, and perhaps if I'm a lucky, a few of my caring friends, who actually decide to read this, I am doing my senior project as "my year as a mini med student". I will be working at MUSC hospital located in downtown Charleston as a lab intern looking and studying rat brains and strokes. I have prepped for this type of work all summer by doing various activities in Roper Hospital and MUSC as well as my Junior Internship with Dr. Hamilton, a wonderful OB/ Gyn. I have experienced various medical adventures such hysterectomies, deliveries wether be a c-section or a vaginal delivery, I've actually gotten to help with both of them, tubals, witnessing a death/ recitation, charting, taking patients vitals without the nurses assistance, a gal bladder removal, and many more exciting and nerve racking events. I can't wait to see what happens in the year ahead of me!