I was completely exhausted as my feet ached with pain from standing. After seeing twenty plus patients with Dr. Martin Christensen, I relished the brief period of time between patients in which I was aloud to sit. However, Dr. Christensen was still running on all cylinders, just as he had earlier that morning. In between cases, Dr. Christensen had just enough time to take a sip of coffee before handing me his spare stethoscope and blistering down the hallway to see his next patient.
As soon as Dr. Christensen opened the exam room door, we were met by the exuberant giggling of a wide-eyed newborn baby. She was there with her mother for a check up, a routine visit for most family practice doctors. Yet to Dr. Christensen the checkup was anything …show more content…
Establishing trust requires time and perseverance, but can also be formed via knowledge. Patients trust physicians that understand and can simplistically explain the convoluted diseases they diagnose. The past summer I had the privilege of researching the influenza virus in the Huber lab at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. I remember being utterly clueless the first two weeks in the lab. Feeling embarrassed, I studied immunology textbooks and read manuscripts in order to verse myself in the current models surrounding influenza virus infection. Through my research of the influenza virus I gained substantial knowledge of a disease that effects thousands of people each year. Thus, my experiences in both lab and classroom settings will allow me to communicate clearly and competently with future patients.
Comprehending of the components that build relationships only gives half of the story. The other half consists of continual practice. I found the more I placed myself in relational situations outside my comfort zone, the better I became at building relationships. During the spring semester of my junior year I participated in a spring service project to Amsterdam where I assisted in a Christian youth Hostel next to the Red Light District. The premise of the trip was largely
As soon as Dr. Christensen opened the exam room door, we were met by the exuberant giggling of a wide-eyed newborn baby. She was there with her mother for a check up, a routine visit for most family practice doctors. Yet to Dr. Christensen the checkup was anything …show more content…
Establishing trust requires time and perseverance, but can also be formed via knowledge. Patients trust physicians that understand and can simplistically explain the convoluted diseases they diagnose. The past summer I had the privilege of researching the influenza virus in the Huber lab at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. I remember being utterly clueless the first two weeks in the lab. Feeling embarrassed, I studied immunology textbooks and read manuscripts in order to verse myself in the current models surrounding influenza virus infection. Through my research of the influenza virus I gained substantial knowledge of a disease that effects thousands of people each year. Thus, my experiences in both lab and classroom settings will allow me to communicate clearly and competently with future patients.
Comprehending of the components that build relationships only gives half of the story. The other half consists of continual practice. I found the more I placed myself in relational situations outside my comfort zone, the better I became at building relationships. During the spring semester of my junior year I participated in a spring service project to Amsterdam where I assisted in a Christian youth Hostel next to the Red Light District. The premise of the trip was largely