Mentorship Experiences

I have just started my mentorship at Northeast Georgia Medical Center with cardiologist Dr.Westmoreland.  I was very nervous at first to follow around a Doctor in an unfamiliar environment; however I have been pleasantly surprised and have thoroughly enjoyed my experiences there. My eyes have been opened to new learning opportunities at my time there. I have learned many techniques that help test patients for heart abnormalities. For example, I learned how to administer a stress test on the heart and learned that its purpose is to monitor the heart during physical exercise. Dr.Westmoreland has taught me a lot about dealing with patients and diagnosis, as well. While visiting one patient, I experienced first-hand what emergency procedures were administered, when a patient is in some kind of medical distress. Dr. Westmoreland had to quick drop everything she was working on when an elderly patient’s heart was beating out of control and I watched her calm the patient down and adjust the medicine to stabilize her heart rhythm. Between these exciting experiences we have had discussions about where I would like to apply for college and it has brought up some real concerns about making the ultimate best decision on where to go along with fears of getting accepted.  Altogether, my first week has been nerve-wrecking, but an altogether great experience.