By Niki Pham For my final week and a half (June 26th – July 4th), I got to observe two new units at the Vietnam National Hospital of Pediatrics – OR and Oncology. Operating Room I got to observe two newborn patients undergo heart surgery to correct their congenital heart disease.… read more
Externships
My Mayo Clinic Experience Thus Far…
By Ashley Saenz Never did I imagine spending the summer before my senior year of college working at the number one hospital in the nation. When applying for the Summer III Externship position at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, I knew that there were going to be many applicants and… read more
Week 3 – On the Other Side of the Language Barrier
By Niki Pham Food poisoning was the true highlight of my 3rd internship week (June 19th – 23rd, 2017). What was supposed to be a 5-day work week was cut short to 3 because I ate some pork buns with questionably cooked meat. However, the 3 days I did have… read more