Did you know that recently a British study linked autism back to childhood vaccinations admitted to the public as an elaborate fraud, which caused an uproar and damage to the eye of the public health? Good morning, my name is Nancy Nguyen and I intern with my mentor Darren Boyer at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital in the Emergency Room. Choosing this field correlates to my field of interest in pursuing a career as a nurse. With the help of my ISM or Independent Study Mentorship teacher, the possibility of interning in the medical field became possible. Although Darren is a Physician Assistant, nursing and physician assistants coincide with each other, therefore, interning with a physician assistant will assist and expand my knowledge in the future.
However, as much as benefits are the main factor of interning at the hospital, many challenges occurred throughout the internship with Darren over a certain period. The lack of …show more content…
With each observation, my knowledge on terminologies and skills improved significantly. With some basic knowledge of the medical field, my mentor and I began to choose topics for my project. After countless ideas of projects that failed to meet my standards, such as creating a poster board about a day in the life of a Physician Assistant, we ran out of ideas until, Darren brought up the topic of an outbreak of measles in Disneyland, California. Measles, known as a viral infection causing red rashes and fevers occurs in the stages of early childhood. The measles outbreak in Disneyland, California resulted in parents refusing immunization for their children. The reason for the lack of immunization correlated to the misinterpretation of the risks of receiving an immunization such as the fraud of a British study that linked autism back to childhood vaccinations as well as religious beliefs on
However, as much as benefits are the main factor of interning at the hospital, many challenges occurred throughout the internship with Darren over a certain period. The lack of …show more content…
With each observation, my knowledge on terminologies and skills improved significantly. With some basic knowledge of the medical field, my mentor and I began to choose topics for my project. After countless ideas of projects that failed to meet my standards, such as creating a poster board about a day in the life of a Physician Assistant, we ran out of ideas until, Darren brought up the topic of an outbreak of measles in Disneyland, California. Measles, known as a viral infection causing red rashes and fevers occurs in the stages of early childhood. The measles outbreak in Disneyland, California resulted in parents refusing immunization for their children. The reason for the lack of immunization correlated to the misinterpretation of the risks of receiving an immunization such as the fraud of a British study that linked autism back to childhood vaccinations as well as religious beliefs on