Senior Experience Reflection

Senior Experience Synthesis Paper

When I entered the hospital, I was expecting the world of the TV show House M.D. to unfold in front of me. My expectation of the hospital was that it would be bustling with activity twenty-four-seven, and the main activity was saving lives. I was sorely mistaken, but I was surprised to learn that I still liked the hospital atmosphere, regardless of if it fit my first expectations. Through my internship at Mercy Medical Center, I had the opportunity to break out of my shell and talk to people with very different lives from my own. With this, I learned to look at people who are differently with less judgement, as being judgmental has always been one of my flaws. However, at the midpoint of the year, I was disappointed with where my internship seemed to be leading; I was doing the same thing week after week and I didn’t feel as if I was truly learning anything, which was my main goal in the internship.

With that goal in mind, I switched internships and found a veterinary hospital called Companions Animal Hospital. It was hard at first, because I suddenly had to get to know brand new people and get used to being in a completely different setting. Similar to the situation at Mercy, there was no one holding my hand in the veterinary hospital, and I quickly learned how

For one, I would search for an internship that gave me more of a direct connection to the work or the people. Working with a women’s shelter could have been interesting, or work in a science lab in one of the universities near by. In addition, I would’ve liked to have made my presentation less rushed and more interactive, as that was something I noticed it lacking when I looked back on it afterwards. I’m not sure if I would recommend my experience in particular, but I think the program is a brilliant one and that it certainly gave me a sense of preparedness as I take my first steps into “real