Blog #17: Fourth Interview Questions

1. Personal life ever interferes with your professional life in what sense...? 

2. Besides treating patients, the type of work you do in the office are...?

3. Why do you think that there is a higher percentage of specialists working in hospitals rather than owning their own private practice?

4. The advancements of modern technology play what role on psychiatry...?

5. Way a psychiatrist becomes truly great...?

6. In this day of age, how would you recommend pursuing a career in medicine? 

7. they type of mindset a psychiatrist should have in order to treat a patient efficiently is...?

8. What kind of impact do you believe you have left on the community?

9. The legacy you want to leave behind is...?

10. Things you do to stay updated in an era of technology are...? 

11. The type of technology you use in your workplace that wasn't available a few decades ago are...?

12. A good book that has helped you in your line of work is...?

13. The best location in southern California to own a private practice is...?

14. Things you can do as a psychiatrist to stand out from the rest, positively...?

15. Do you work with any colleagues? What qualities do you look for in a colleague?

16. Some flaws of psychiatry compared to the rest of the medicine...?

17. Some perks of psychiatry that you don't get in other fields of medicine are...?

18. What do you say to critics that claim "psychiatry is a dying field"

19. In 5 years, do you see psychiatry just eventually merging into neurology with today's technology?

20. Some particular stories of success that you would like to share...?

Blog 16: Independent Component 2 Plan Approval

1. For my Independent Component 2, I plan on doing an excess amount of service learning 
2. Every Sunday, I do an 8 hour shift at Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center. If I continue working on Sundays, i will easily fulfill the 30 hour requirement.
3. My Independent Component relates to my EQ because I am trying to discover what the best way is to become a successful psychiatrist. By volunteering at a hospital, i am able to combine what I have learned throughout the year from research into my service learning. Also, through first-hand experience, I am able to get a better feel for the medical community, which i believe, is very important to becoming a successful psychiatrist.

Blog #15: Independent Component 1

Log of hours: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Alm-Z8n5yVdZdHpOUDFMN0s0TndwdW1makk5RFlHSUE

1. Literal:
• I, John Shahin, affirm that I completed my Independent Component which represents 30 hours of work.
• For my Independent Component, I have done an excess amount of service learning, which entails 8 hours of volunteering at Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center's Emergency Room. At the Emergency room, I shadow Physicians, Nurses, and EMT's as they do their job. As a volunteer I also help keep the hospital running smoothly by restocking different materials such as linens and medical supplies in hospital rooms, I take specimens to labs, I assist with different tests such as EKG, blood pressure, and blood oxygen monitors.
2. Applied: 
• My service learning has reflected 30 hours of work because I have continuously attended my Sunday shifts since the first week of senior year. On Sundays, I drive down to Los Angeles to complete my 8 hour shift which begins at 8am and ends at 4pm.

Here is a scanned image of my signed/approved sign in sheet for the months of November-January. As you can see, I have consistently attended my shift.

3. Interpretive

•  This service learning/independent task has helped me to achieve my goals of answering my EQ  (What are the best ways to becoming a successful psychiatrist) because I am able to get a hands-on, as well as a spectators experience. Through service learning, I am able to use what I have learned from my extensive research and interviews, and incorporate it on my weekend shifts. One specific experience that has truly helped me get closer to a definitive answer to my EQ occurred on one of my volunteer days; A man, who was tied to his wheelchair, was admitted to the hospital by 4 paramedics who were trying to keep him contained. The man was in an absolute rage, screaming at the top of his lungs. After he was admitted, he was placed in a secured hospital bed which kept him strapped down. Nurses and Doctors expected him to be under the influence of PCP, but the man refused to take a urine test. The nurses and doctors seemed annoyed and rude making comments such as "kids, dont do drugs" After hours in his room, a psychiatrist was called in to do a simple evaluation. After 20 minutes alone with the patient, the psychiatrist was able to get the patient unstrapped and seated upright without any retaliation. The patient was speaking in a normal tone and he even took a urine test, followed by a handshake with the psychiatrist. 

 To me, this was an example of a successful psychiatrist. Through a clinical, yet intimate evaluation, the psychiatrist did his job in a swift and effective manner. The psychiatrist didn't talk down to the patient, but rather, he treated him as an actual human being. I think that the experience i gained just on that day, has helped me to achieve an answer to my EQ.

Blog #14: Presentation 2 Rough Draft.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qjCP78AcM6tml7ytEBQ6UkGK0wxaHH2rv6ZdaMwFS7g/edit