Day 1: Primary Care and Otolaryngology
Our day in the Medical Rotations Work Experience started with a zoom meeting with Dr. Dani Zipkins, a primary care physician who specializes in general medicine at Duke. Dr. Zipkins told us all about the primary care medical field. Primary care is one of the most diverse fields in medical specializations. It’s provided in a wide range of settings, and usually involves the first meeting with patients who have undiagnosed illnesses and symptoms. Primary care physicians have the responsibility of providing communication with the specialists that can assist the patients, and truly are one of the most capable types of doctors out there!
After the informative zoom meeting, we visited the office of Dr. McElveen, an Otolaryngologist, or a specialist in the ear, nose, and throat. We examined patient files, scans and even got to present findings to Dr. McElveen himself! Afterward, we shadowed a few patients that Dr. McElveen was treating, and watched as he performed a few operations as well, including a post-op tympanoplasty!
Thank you to all the doctors for teaching us so much!