What happened this week? 1/23/2017

This week, I did my normal routine. However, I want to touch on the events that took place last week. Last Monday, I was invited to a seminar with a few other junior volunteers. When we had first sat down, we were introduced to a Pre-Med student who spoke to us on his experiences as a Valley Hospital volunteer and the direction he was heading to next. We also heard from an employee of the Emergency Management Department, the Vice-President of the hospital and a Pediatric surgeon who taught us meditation. All spoke to us on their roles in Valley Hospital and gave us advice as we start our own journeys into similar professions. In between speakers, we were able to visit some departments in which we usually do not have the chance to see. We visited the Laboratory, where we were able to see a colon just removed from a patient. We were also able to see samples of a kidney filled with cancer. Next, we went to the Morgue. There, we saw a leg that had just been removed. The patient was a diabetic and an ulcer had started to eat away at the patient's heel. After that, we visited the PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) and CICU (Cardiac Intensive Care Unit). I was able to learn more about the hospital, as well as network. It truly was a fantastic experience and hope that I can attend more seminars.