My most recent medical experience was shadowing at an internal medicine office in my hometown in the summer before my junior year. Due to my dream of becoming a pediatrician, I originally tried to shadow at some pediatric offices but was denied to privacy concerns of parents. I decided to turn to internal medicine next since it is a similar field and environment. I shadowed both a physician and his nurse. I observed the physician and nurse, took notes, and participated in patient care, which was my favorite thing to do. I took vital signs, ran urine samples, watched breast exams, EKGs, and the removal of a potentially cancerous mole, examined hernias, and more. I saw various types of people and conditions, like a young woman who had gangrene
