Today began my four-day spell with Carolina Ear and Hearing Clinic, and for my first day, it was quite eventful. I was working under a renowned doctor by the name of Dr. McElveen, who I met during the 8 AM board meeting. He is a very kind person who keeps the office happy and entertained through his happy attitude that spreads. At the beginning of the day, I worked with the audiology section of the clinic, wherein they specialize in testing people with damaged hearing to see what adjustments through prosthetics/implants to repair their hearing for the rest of their lives. It was very heart-warming to see returning patients come back to the clinic with huge smiles on their faces after a few months of finally being able to hear again thanks to the work performed at the clinic. After working with them for a couple of hours, I moved on to helping Dr. McElveen with his appointments, where I shadowed his schedule and read reports with him, analyzing the symptoms and conditions that the patients were going through, as well as helping him with some of the tests for the patients. After a long lunch break and a warm goodbye to a worker that was having her last day in the office, I continued to shadow Dr. McElveen for the rest of the afternoon. Overall my first day was very fun and I am very excited for the surgeries I am going to attend tomorrow, I’ll make sure to get as many pictures as possible.