Blog 22: Senior Project Reflection

I. Positive Statement
What are you most proud of in your Block Presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

I was most proud of my second activity. For one part of it, I brought isolation robes for everyone in the room to wear. When I told the audience what they were and that they could wear it, the kind of, relief and cheering some people let out like, "Woah this is cool!" was really exciting to hear.

II. Questions to Consider

1. What assessment would you give yourself on your Block Presentation (self-assessment)?
• P+
2. What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?
• P+

III. What worked for you in your senior project?
Most certainly the information I learned throughout the year. In the beginning, i had focussed on Rabies but quickly changed to Coronary Artery Disease. Specifically for an Internist, who look at multiple systems, it is important to understand how the body works. I have gained a small, but useful base of information regarding the body, and equipment doctors use when doing procedures and tests.

IV. If you had a time machine, what would have you done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?
I would most certainly have memorised the authors of the individual papers I referenced through my presentation. These are the actual doctors and researchers that took the time to find out this information. Knowing what the article about is important, but knowing about the author is equally so.

V. Finding Value
How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors? Be specific and use examples.

I most certainly know now that I want to have a career in the medical field. The start of my senior project had me doing mentorship at a hospital and leading to another mentorship with an actual internist. This has allowed me to experience just a small part of the vast amount of information that I should have a grasp on if I'm going to pursue a career in medicine.

I hadn't a clue what I was reading when going through the complicated articles and science papers in the beginning of the year. But slowly and constantly reading through more and more gave me an understanding of the definitions of the medical jargon as well as the procedures. The research checks every few Fridays seemed boring at first, but I got a deep appreciation of them in the long run.

The ESA component for Senior Project and even Model Assembly was really helpful. For a large majority of my academic life, particularly in primary school, using sketchy sources was a common occurrence. But ESA taught us how to find reliable sources and how to find out if the information is so. Sources are important particularly for the medical field. Papers from the National Centre for Biotechnology Information or the Journal of the American Medical Association have a ton of sources on each paper. That is because information is highly valued! These experiences at iPoly have helped me understand this.