English: Expository Composition
23 May 2011
Surgeons
One might think of surgery as simple as going to the hospital and receiving a complex operation that saves ones life or improves their quality of life. What most people do not realize is the hardships that those people go through unless they had surgery performed on them themselves, and same thing for the surgeons it is not easy for them as well, even though they are professional and highly trained. Most people do not think about or even know of how surgery came to be what it is today and even if they did know, they would not really care or think it matters. Well, they're wrong, because if it wasn't for the ancient times and eras such as the reconstruction period, surgery
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The Endocrine Surgeon specializes in the field of diseases of the hormone-producing glands. There aren't a lot of people who specialize in endocrine surgery, but those who do operate on glands such as the thyroid gland, the adrenal gland, and the pituitary gland, and sometimes they have to end up working on the pancreas or even possibly erectile disfunction. The Neurosurgeon operates on the skull, brain and spinal cord. They also operate on internal bleeding of the skull caused by conditions such as aneurysms, head injuries, tumors, swellings of the pituitary gland, and brain abscesses. The Cardiothoracic Surgeon is one of the most important because they studies the chest wall, gullet, lungs, pleura and heart. They also treat diseases and perform many types of surgery in those fields, such as a heart bypass or lung surgery. Surgical training generally takes eight years of school and five years of residency after high school. While your formal medical training usually won't begin until after you've received a bachelor's degree, there are steps you can take to begin to prepare while still in high school. Take biology, chemistry, physics, and as much mathematics as your school offers and also focus on the highest level of math and science that is offered. For example, competitive colleges will generally prefer an advanced-placement biology course rather than an anatomy course that is open to the entire
Not all surgical procedures are the same, each procedure necessitates very specific skills, expertise, knowledge, and
this you get that the surgeons weren't the best. Maybe if they had took the time to actually get
More and more surgeons relied on the competency and the ability of the surgical technologist that work beside them, surgical technologist is gaining credibility and trust as a valued member of the surgical team.
This paper will aim to apply my insights on motivational theory of individuals and teams by developing two initiatives to be put into action at the New Mexico Veteran Administration Medical Center (VA). It will discuss how I will implement these initiatives and what changes in an employee mindset may be required to overcome any resistance. It will discuss the positive outcomes I expect, and how I can avoid or minimize negative factors which may cause stress.
While taking in each detail of the surgery, I witnessed the specialized skills required to make the incision and insert the tube through the patient’s chest. The physician’s success in carrying out the skills reminded me of the techniques I had mastered for my microbiology thesis. I found the missing link between my fascination with surgery and my thesis research: patient-centered care. I was awestruck by the physician’s ability to maintain focus on the chest tube insertion while simultaneously providing emotional support to the patient throughout the surgery. Witnessing the procedure instilled a deep desire to develop the physician’s abilities to deliver life-saving, patient-centered care.
You can obviously see a physical difference in the individual, but the mental difference is usually the most important. This surgery allows the individual to look and feel how they believe they should. It also allows them to physically and mentally be the same. This means the separation between the mind and body is no longer an issue.
I am equipped with professional qualities, and can work collaboratively with other professionals, I have astute attention to details and I possess great communication qualities in my current workplace and as a student. I have passionate curiosity and ambition towards the ever-changing Surgical Technologies, with a passion to improve the quality of the human life. These are what I feel are the personal qualities I have that makes me a successful student the Surgical Technology program. I am currently in my second to last semester in the surgical technology program and have had a great experience learning in the operating rooms during my clinical times. I am applying for this scholarship to help assist me in my surgical technology program
First I have to do regular college before I can get into medical school. The premedical school classes that I have to take. A year of chemistry with the appropriate laboratory courses. A year of organic chemistry with laboratory courses. A year of biology with laboratory courses. A year of physics with laboratory courses. A year of English. A year of calculus or other advanced math classes, including statistics. Then I also have to do medical school for four years resulting in an M.D. or an D.O. Then after that 1 year of internship in general surgery. Then a 5 to 7 years in the neurosurgery residency program. That’s a lot of schooling and years before I can be what i want to
First Step is to graduate from a surgical technology program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Most of these programs take one to two years to complete. They combine classroom instruction in subjects such as anatomy, pharmacology and medical terminology with hands-on training in clinical settings.
The life of a plastic surgeon is suppose to be about helping people with their bodies, but some people are in it for the money. When plastic surgeons proceed
Being a surgeon is hard enough. If a surgeon works with children, then this job can be even more difficult. In some cases, things go wrong. It is usually not the surgeon's fault when something goes wrong. However, even if the surgeon did all that he or she could, it is still hard to lose a patient.
There have been a number of experiments and surveys carried out to see, how effective doctors are whilst treating or operating their patients; but not one study explains the effect of a medical professional’s personality nor the psychological impact that they undergo after they have operated or before the procedure takes place. This dissertation elucidates these effects and how a medical professional undermines it. I have done work experience at Kings Hospital, observing a number of operations; as well as helping the doctors in the clinic and a variety of wards rounds (from 9am to 4pm), which means that I experienced the same stress that a typical surgeon would undergo, allowing me to relate to real life situations.
Many people are very familiar, and relatively comfortable with term “surgery”, but that has not always been the case. Surgery used to be associated with the fear of immense pain, and also the high probability of dying. The first ideas of cutting open someone for relief of an ailment, was first brought about during the Neolithic Period (10,200- 2,000 BCE) in Egypt. the Egyptians used a tool called the Trephine to drill into a persons brain. “Egyptians practised trephining in an effort to cure migraines - the idea was to ‘let out’ the illness that was causing the headaches” (Surgery). Many people died after having this procedure done. The few that did have it done lived happily, and some even had the procedure done multiple times. Hundreds of years later many new surgical devices came out that increased the amount of surgeries done, and the better they worked. One tool was a
However, how much do people know about the issues and danger during the process of surgery? Plastic surgeons sound very persuasive when promising their help with meeting perfect beauty standards. It doesn’t matter what part of your body needs correction, because every your whim may be satisfied with ease. In fact, accidents that happened affect to patients, such as: disability, disfiguration, and even death. Even though it also has positive effects, but negative impacts on people’s life and health are seriously.
Surgery is “the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease, injury, and deformity by operation or manipulation” (WHO 2014). However, this definition by the World Health Organization