Author: willb734

To start quite a busy day, we met with Liz Fischer, who we will get to visit next week. She touched on how she and her husband, Ben Fischer, understand the difficulties around the continuously rising cost of medicine for many patients, and how they try to combat that. After this, I, unfortunately, was unable to meet with Dr. Limkakeng but could make it to the meeting with Josh Waynick, a physician’s assistant. It was truly fascinating to see how connected a physician’s assistant is with other people. Lastly, Dr. Lawal spoke on heartburn. Having had heartburn in the past, I was intrigued to learn that there are many different ways to decrease the risk of getting heartburn, such as not eating too close to when you fall asleep, and managing your meals better. Hearing this from a certified gastroenterologist has really made me consider changing my habits to eliminate future diseases/problems.

To start the day, we met with Dr. Tehrani, who made some very interesting points regarding the pros and cons of being a hospitalist. Following this, we spent time going over our 10-year plan and discussed different fields and how much time would need to be committed to each. Next, we met with Dr. Hassell, who explained the impact of different procedures such as CT scans and X-rays. Having had many X-rays and multiple CT scans, it was fascinating to learn the ins and outs. After meeting with Dr. Hassell, we met with Dr. Adkins, who talked about sex-changes and lead to a fascinating discussion about transgender athletes. Next, we met with Dr. White, who was a great follow up to Dr. Hassell because he showed us even more X-rays. Being a surgeon, he was able to tell us about his experiences, which was something new and something I was really looking forward to. Lastly, we talked to Dr. Wu, who showed us even more X-rays! Three of the meetings today were linked because of the X-rays shown, which made the information easier to process. Dr. Wu, talking about the heart and how important it really is, made me realize just how difficult it is to be not only a cardiologist, but a doctor in general. There is an unreasonable amount of pressure to not fail, which is why most medical professions require many years of school.