A slide from the conference
This week I got Monday and Tuesday off for the Fourth of July, but when I got back, I was involved in two different projects that the Rodham Institute is working on.
For one project, I was entering and looking at data collected from surveys administered at the See the City You Serve event. It was interesting to see the growth in comfort level and overall knowledge of the DC area from the resident doctors. It made me realize the importance of programs like See the City You Serve. These programs are conducive to deeper learning by the resident doctors in not only factual information, but also compassion and empathy towards patients.
The other project I worked on concerned after school programs for middle school students. This program would largely focus on urban health through exercise and healthy eating. The program is designed with barriers of urban health in mind, such as limited green space to exercise and limited groceries available.
The Artist’s Garden by Claude Monet
I spent Wednesday and Thursday mornings with the Rodham’s Summer Youth Employment Program which gives internships to youths interested in the medical field. The Summer Youth Employment Program offers students work in the hospital and participation in discussions on college, from admissions, to scholarships, to finding the right school, to college life.
Later on Thursday we attended a hospital conference discussing current education obstacles in the health field. After that conference, we shadowed a neurology doctor. We saw a variety of brain scans and looked at cases the neurology department was working on.
On Friday, we shadowed a gastrointestinal doctor and learned about how specific diseases can affect the colon which can, in turn, affect the entire body system. It made me think of how something I never regarded as particularly important could prove to be a detrimental hindrance to one’s health.
On Saturday, I went to the National Art Gallery and spent nearly four hours looking at many different works of art.
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