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
Externships
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
Highlights of the Pediatric ICU in Vietnam
By Niki Pham ICU Overview For the second week of my internship (June 12th – 16th, 2017), I was placed in the pediatric ICU. The ICU consists of 75 beds dispersed throughout the entire 4th floor of the hospital building. The room I was primarily in was a large room… read more