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AcademyAcademyEmily ChastainEmily Chastain

Orientation WeekOrientation Week

Tour of St. Joseph and St. Francis hospitalsTour of St. Joseph and St. Francis hospitals Talk from Security about parking and badgesTalk from Security about parking and badges Tuberculosis shot!Tuberculosis shot! Medical Terminology Orientation at Newman Medical Terminology Orientation at Newman

UniversityUniversity Talk about tests and how to use blackboard to take Talk about tests and how to use blackboard to take

our tests.our tests. Discussed college credit from Medical Terminology Discussed college credit from Medical Terminology

classclass Orientation on our Hand washing and Hygiene Orientation on our Hand washing and Hygiene

Presentations for the Elementary SchoolsPresentations for the Elementary Schools

BlogsBlogs

Each week, we went on a rotation Each week, we went on a rotation by ourselves to a different unit of by ourselves to a different unit of either St. Francis or St. Joseph.either St. Francis or St. Joseph.

After each week, we each wrote a After each week, we each wrote a blog post about what we did on blog post about what we did on our rotation and anything that we our rotation and anything that we learned or saw that was learned or saw that was interesting.interesting.

22ndnd Week of Rotation- Week of Rotation- CCUCCU

33rdrd Week- General Week- General SurgerySurgery

44thth Week- Lab Week- Lab

1111thth week- Emergency week- Emergency RoomRoom

1313thth Week- Radiology Week- Radiology

Thank You LettersThank You Letters

After each rotation, we After each rotation, we wrote a thank you letter to wrote a thank you letter to someone from the unit that someone from the unit that we shadowed.we shadowed.

We made both hand made We made both hand made cards and professional typed cards and professional typed out thank you cards. out thank you cards.

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Career listCareer list

One of our projects was to research One of our projects was to research five possible careers that we are five possible careers that we are interested in. interested in.

The five careers that I chose were:The five careers that I chose were:1.1. PharmacistPharmacist

2.2. Physician AssistantPhysician Assistant

3.3. Dietician/NutritionistDietician/Nutritionist

4.4. Pharmacy TechnicianPharmacy Technician

5.5. DentistDentist

PharmacistPharmacist

I have decided that I think I would like I have decided that I think I would like to be a pharmacist.to be a pharmacist.

Researching pharmacy for Health Researching pharmacy for Health Academy helped me decided on this, but Academy helped me decided on this, but I have thought about being a pharmacist I have thought about being a pharmacist for years.for years.

It takes 6 years to get a Pharm.D. It takes 6 years to get a Pharm.D. degree, and I am going to do my first 2 degree, and I am going to do my first 2 years at Newman starting next year and years at Newman starting next year and then I am off to KU!then I am off to KU!

Hand Washing and Hygiene Hand Washing and Hygiene PresentationPresentation

In groups of five, we came up with a In groups of five, we came up with a presentation on the importance of hand presentation on the importance of hand washing and hygiene in general to give washing and hygiene in general to give to kindergarten to third graders. to kindergarten to third graders.

The presentation consisted of a skit, The presentation consisted of a skit, song, a poster/visual aid, everyone in a song, a poster/visual aid, everyone in a costume, and a “glow box” that costume, and a “glow box” that demonstrated the germs on the kids’ demonstrated the germs on the kids’ hands. hands.

Hand washing Hand washing PresentationsPresentations

We went to the Elementary Schools We went to the Elementary Schools to give our presentations. to give our presentations.

Each group went to a classroom and Each group went to a classroom and showed the kids how to wash their showed the kids how to wash their hands properly and why we wash hands properly and why we wash our hands, and at the end we gave our hands, and at the end we gave each of them a bar of soap and a each of them a bar of soap and a toothbrush to take home (they were toothbrush to take home (they were all very excited!). all very excited!).

Professional LecturesProfessional Lectures

Throughout the semester, we had Throughout the semester, we had many people come and give us many people come and give us lectures on their respective career. lectures on their respective career.

The Health Academy class also went The Health Academy class also went to Newman University to listen to to Newman University to listen to some of the teachers talk about the some of the teachers talk about the programs that they are a part of. programs that they are a part of.

EMSEMS An EMT came to talk to us about An EMT came to talk to us about

being an EMT or a paramedic.being an EMT or a paramedic. I was surprised to hear about I was surprised to hear about

some of the things that EMT’s some of the things that EMT’s have to know how to do, like have to know how to do, like deliver a baby!deliver a baby!

I could tell from hearing some of I could tell from hearing some of the stories and what they have to the stories and what they have to do everyday that I am NOT cut do everyday that I am NOT cut out to be an EMT or paramedic. out to be an EMT or paramedic.

Cadaver LabCadaver Lab We went to the cadaver lab at Newman We went to the cadaver lab at Newman

University.University. We got to see two cadavers that were We got to see two cadavers that were

being used in the teacher’s anatomy and being used in the teacher’s anatomy and dissection classes.dissection classes.

The teacher also had bones and skulls The teacher also had bones and skulls and we had to see if we could tell and we had to see if we could tell specific things about them, like if we specific things about them, like if we could see the spot on one of the skulls could see the spot on one of the skulls where the person got hit with something where the person got hit with something and it scratched their skull. and it scratched their skull.

Occupational TherapyOccupational Therapy Also at Newman, we had an occupational Also at Newman, we had an occupational

therapy come talk to us about OT’s and therapy come talk to us about OT’s and OTA’s.OTA’s.

We learned that occupational therapists We learned that occupational therapists work a lot with stroke victims. work a lot with stroke victims.

The speaker was also a teacher at Newman, The speaker was also a teacher at Newman, and he showed us a PowerPoint that he uses and he showed us a PowerPoint that he uses in his class. He also showed us a cute in his class. He also showed us a cute animated video about how to detect a stoke animated video about how to detect a stoke and how to react to someone who is having and how to react to someone who is having one.one.

NursingNursing It was great to have a nurse come in and It was great to have a nurse come in and

talk to the Health Academy class because talk to the Health Academy class because there are a lot of students who want to be a there are a lot of students who want to be a nurse.nurse.

She told us about the early admission She told us about the early admission program to the Newman nursing program program to the Newman nursing program and the large amount of competition to get and the large amount of competition to get into the program.into the program.

She also said that demand forShe also said that demand for nurses is high, so nursing nurses is high, so nursing would be a great career option right now.would be a great career option right now.

Nurse Anesthetist Nurse Anesthetist It was interesting to hear about nurse It was interesting to hear about nurse

anesthetists because I did not know they anesthetists because I did not know they existed before.existed before.

It takes an extra 2-3 years after one It takes an extra 2-3 years after one becomes an RN to get a CRNA, and the becomes an RN to get a CRNA, and the nurse has to have some experience nurse has to have some experience working in the hospital before applying.working in the hospital before applying.

Our speaker said that the nurse Our speaker said that the nurse anesthetist program is very competitive anesthetist program is very competitive and that Kansas has only 2 programs.and that Kansas has only 2 programs.

Final Reflection Final Reflection

Health Academy in Health Academy in general has been a general has been a very beneficial very beneficial program. By going program. By going on rotations on rotations throughout the throughout the hospital, I have hospital, I have been able to get a been able to get a feel for many feel for many different areas of different areas of Health Care.Health Care.

I have learned so much about I have learned so much about careers that I had never even careers that I had never even heard of. Learning about different heard of. Learning about different career options has allowed me to career options has allowed me to more knowledgably discern what more knowledgably discern what I want to do with the rest of my I want to do with the rest of my life, which is what I ultimately life, which is what I ultimately wanted from Health Academy.wanted from Health Academy.