Today was the final day of observation. I was observing today a orthopedic surgeon who specialize in sports medicine. So I was able to see a lot of sports injuries that were caused by things that I am very familiar with.

The first surgery was a shoulder replacement where he use 3-D printed pieces to insert a new shoulder and have the patient getting back mobility in the shoulder which is very interesting to see. The second surgery was a ACL repair where I was able to see how an ACL is first damaged and then how the doctor is able to hear heal it. This is very cool to see because I have seen how they fix it and how it’s gonna happen. And then lastly there was another shoulder replacement from a fracture.

Overall this has been a very good experience for me to see both the good and bad size of medicine. I have seen the good rewarding aspects that comes from saving someone’s life, but also the native aspects of time commitment and hardship on the surgeon.