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Day 2 at Raleigh Orthopaedics in Cary

Today, I noticed that a lot of the injuries people had were similar to the ones yesterday. The most common occurrences were bad knees, hamstrings, and hips, all of which I have personally experienced.

I saw more dry needling which was still as fascinating as yesterday. The patient today who received it, however, reacted quite differently. Instead of being static and calm, pain was clearly evident when the needle entered his legs. I talked to the man, and he said he ran 100 mile races, so I definitely think that had something to do with his reaction and tightness of muscles. He was incredibly friendly, and even while he was in agonizing pain, he was giving me a list of movies I must watch. I thought that him talking to me through discomfort demonstrated the positive, caring community in physical therapy. It was fun talking to new people and getting to know them while staying productive in the work.

Another unique interaction I had was with a man who just opened an American Ninja Warrior training facility in Morrisville. He had his grand opening on Memorial Day and he showed me pictures of famous figures such as Jessie Graff and Jamie Rhan who attended his big event. Getting to meet such a wide range of people through physical therapy is something I expected, but not to the extent which I experienced today.

Dry needling pictures of the man who runs 100 miles races

Day 2

Today was another day of meetings. We started out with a morning meeting with the whole team associated with Wrangler. After everyone had debriefed and was on the same page we moved to another smaller conference room where a guy named Clay, another woman named Colleen, and two other women that I had never met had a meeting about their media trip they were planning in order to get publicity for Wranglers new outdoor line. This was one of the coolest and most interesting meetings I had been to so far because I got to watch first hand as the team formulated a pitch for a piece of “viral content” that involved some celebrities and athletes that had already worked with the brand. I’m not sure if I can go into the details of the plan or not because it hasn’t been officially put out yet, but it was really cool to see them just throw ideas around and then get really excited once they thought they had something that was going to be a hit.

After lunch was also really cool because we got to have a one on one meeting with one of the head art directors at FWV named Rich. He talked to us about how he got into Graphic design, what a typical day was like for him at the office, and then he showed us a logo design for a charity bike race that he and his team had just finished working on. Overall Rich was just a really interesting guy to talk to and his work was very impressive.

Morning Wrangler Meeting

Day 2- More Dog Training

Today’s dog training style was very different than yesterday. Aesha and I met up with the group in a parking lot at Waverly Place. Each trainer had a dog with them, one that was technically owned by another individual, but was allowing the dog to live with the trainer for 3 weeks to make progress in the dogs “manners”. One trainer explained to Aesha and I, as we were taking a break from walking the dogs around Waverly, that manners for dogs should be much like manners for humans. They should respect personal space, learn to interact peacefully, and learn when to sit and relax. We would break when the dogs got too hot, but for the most part walk, making sure the dogs knew who was in charge. When the trainers thought the dogs had solidly demonstrated their manners and were all tuckered out, we said our goodbyes! Another very informative day. 

Day 2 at Osceola Studios

Today began with a novice singer recording a cover of a Chris Brown song. Honestly, it sounded pretty bad. What interested me was that Mr. Hodgin (as the engineer) has the responsibility to communicate his opinions about the track– good or bad– to the artist. I listened closely because this is a very valuable skill to have. Whenever I do my own recording sessions with my friends, I usually do not have very much trouble communicating my opinions because my friends trust my musical opinion, and they have a close, strong relationship with me, so they will not get offended. However, in the industry, the artist often does not have any prior relationship with the engineer, and could potentially become offended with criticism.

In this case, Mr. Hodgin told the artist that Chris Brown is a very talented artist, and it would take a lot more practice to perfect his singing style. The artist was demoralized but determined to get it right the next time he came in.

Day 1

Though it was only my first day, working at Waverly Oncology was extremely interesting. I was immediately integrated into the clinic lifestyle; the first PA I was working with, Susan Blumenthal, had brought me along to see each of her patients. Initially it was quite difficult for me to be exposed to each individual cancer patient, as it was an emotional experience for everyone involved.

For privacy issues, I am required to code all the patients with their initials. The first patient I visited, SJ, had a breast tumor that resembled a marble. Fortunately for this visit, her tumor had shrunk to a point where it was almost impossible to feel. Another patient, KW, had colon cancer and his blood had been tested to see if he would be able to participate in clinical trials. While his results came up with a mutation, he was still given the opportunity to participate. The most interesting patient I witnessed had come in with severe back and breast pain. Dr. Graham had asked Mrs. Blumenthal to perform a bone marrow biopsy which I was luckily able to witness. While it was difficult to watch the patient, AR, in “the most excruciating pain [she] had ever felt,” it was truly an interesting process. After the patient’s lower back was injected with lidocaine (a numbing medication), a small incision was made in the spot. After that, a huge needle resting in a tube-like tool was manually drilled through her back muscle and fat till it reached her bone. The lack of blood that came from the other end of the tube indicated that she most likely had some kind of cancer around her bones. The bone marrow was collected and sent to pathology for a confirmation. After witnessing the biopsy, Dr. Graham took me into another room and pulled up AR’s X-rays. He turned the lights off and guided me trough what normal bone matter, liver matter, and breast matter looks like versus what the patient’s had looked like. After close examination of the X-rays, Dr. Graham was able to explicate certain areas in the liver, breasts, and bones that raised red flags pertaining to AR’s health.

Through patient-interactions, being able to watch the biopsy, and Dr. Graham’s lectures, my first day at Waverly Oncology was extremely eventful. I can now say without a doubt that working with the associates at Waverly Oncology has made me more interested in pursuing an occupation in the cancer field whether it be through research, or patient care.

Day1, Marketing, Jonathan Segal

Started off the day with Ms. Chase, VP of US marketing. She showed me an overview of how their marketing division functions as a part of the SAS whole. I was surprised at how complex even the minutia of the marketing systems and processes were. I then went with Ms. Martin to a 1.5 hour meeting planning a customer event, which was also very complicated. The focus of the meeting was whether or not to have recording technology in the rooms, an issue with as surprising amount of nuance. One of the issues was that the government officials generally don’t allow recording, video, or live stream of their speeches. They also spent a lot of time analyzing the data of what was successful and well attended last year to see if those speeches merited the live stream (ie, whether or not it was worth the money). Very interesting stuff! Everyone seems very happy to be here (the free mnms probably have something to do with it).

Day 1

Today was our first day at French West Vaughn. Everything we were seeing was new to us, but the people there understood that and definitely were trying to ease us into it. The day mainly consisted of meetings. First, we sat in on a conference call with a man named Robert who was a part of NC State’s Industrial and Systems Engineering Division. The meeting was called to go over plans for arranging tours of the biomedical lab. After we debriefed that call, we then sat in on a lunch meeting where almost everyone in the company gathered to talk about how they can improve on their award-winning strategies. They talked about how winning awards not only boosts company morale and makes the agency look better, but it also serves as a portfolio piece for the agency, the client, and individuals at the company.

After we debriefed that call, we then sat in on a lunch meeting where almost everyone in the company gathered to talk about how they can improve on their award-winning strategies. They talked about how winning awards not only boosts company morale and makes the agency look better, but it also serves as a portfolio piece for the agency, the client, and individuals at the company.

After lunch, we sat in on two more meetings and took notes. The first meeting consisted of all FWV employees as they prepared for a second meeting later that day that would be with one of their biggest clients, Wrangler. FWV was in charge of the brand’s publicity, and they had been planning a party in Nashville that would showcase Wrangler’s 70’th anniversary denim collection. What was really interesting was that there was a whole discussion about which influencers they should invite to the party. Influencers being bloggers or other figures in social media who have a large following. Later one of the people in the meeting, Clay, told us that social media influencers were a very new but useful tool in PR. A few minutes after that small group meeting the larger meeting/conference call with the people at Wrangler was held. Anjali and I were sent a list of talking points that the people at the meeting wanted to get through with the clients. After the meeting, it was time to go home.

Overall this was a big day with a lot of new stuff to take in, but it was very fun and not at all stressful. I’m hoping that we are soon going to be able to help out for ourselves by doing research or other kinds of work for the company, but for now, it is really fun to just observe.

Lunch Meeting

Day One Fun!

Day 1 for my research adventure was very busy. Since the topic for my research study, the connection between entertainment and law in contributing to the image of mental health, I have a lot of avenues to pursue for my work. After a brief check-in at CA, I headed out to conquer some of these tasks. First, I made a pit stop at Dorothea Dix Hospital. While it is no longer functioning, I got to see the cemetery and some of the history. Then, I hit up the fabulous James B. Hunt Library where I discovered a few books that will be essential to my research. Here I spent a few hours diving into popular NGRI cases, reading from my books, and starting to make connections. Following a brief lunch, I headed over to Holly Hill Hospital in Raleigh for a brief tour with an administrator in order to get insight into private mental health institutions. After this, I headed home for some relevant entertainment watching. I recorded observations on an episode of “American Horror Story: Asylum” and the 1996 film “Primal Fear.” Both of these provide an intriguing look at recent opinions about mental health and the asylums.

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