This past week was busy since I had my MCAT on Thursday. On Monday we worked with the reference librarian to finish out literature search for the intubation study. Peter and I were convinced that we had found everything pertaining to the airway study, but after spending almost two hours with the reference librarian, we learned otherwise. She was a pro at mesh searches! We only found 3 papers that had anything related to our project, but these three papers were very helpful. The librarian turned out to be a Juniata graduate too, which was a cool connection. We also made a few graphics for each study to better explain the experimental design for the next meeting with Dr. Terndrup and the other research students.
On Tuesday we spent the morning with the residents in grand rounds. The were being tested, so I rotated with them through three stations. I watched them read EKGs and ultrasounds, identify eye problems, and I did chest compressions on a mannequin for a resident during a cardiac arrest simulation. I also sat in on the M&M meeting that addresses cases in which a resident could have treated a patient differently for a better outcome. We then made sure everything was ready to begin taking the mannequins from the simulation lab down to the Emergency Department before going home for the day.
On Wednesday we went in at 7:00 to test people's chest compressions in the emergency department. We got 4 people on the first day, which doubled our participants so far. I was supposed to have off today, so I left around 10:00 to go drive to the testing center and prepare for my exam.
On Thursday I had my MCAT, and I was in the Emergency Department on Friday. I saw some pretty interesting patients and got to stand in on some traumas. I'm grateful for the residents who let me follow them around, and I learned quite a bit through their teaching. Next week we will be testing people each morning starting at 7:00 AM.
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