My name
is Eduardo, and I am very heavily involved in my school and community. I am
currently a senior at East Hall high School. I am a member of the Marching
Band, National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, and Youth Leadership
Hall. Apart from all those clubs, I am a duel-enrollment student, volunteer,
and church-orchestra player. However, from all my activities and commitments, I
always find time to attend my internship! I’ve known I’ve wanted a doctor since
my earliest visits to the hospital and clinics, and after all my experiences
with doctors, this internship is perfect! I can use my time-management skills,
my alertness and focusing skills, and my social skills to get the most of this
internship, and I am truly and surely getting ahead of my peers and excelling
into my career.
After
around a month, when most other students had already started their internships,
my advisor contacted me to tell me she had the perfect place for me! It seemed
last-minute and late, but I was eager and ready to meet my mentor. The Honors
Mentorship Program had connected me with and placed me at the Guilford
Immediate Care Clinic in Gainesville. I had never personally visited the
Guildford Clinic before, but after a quick search, I found the address. On my
first day, I dressed up and left my house early. Upon arrival, I was surprised
to see multiple buildings in the complex, and I was honestly lost. I accidently
went into the wrong building, but after some help, I found the correct
building, and I was introduced to my mentor, Mrs. Gina Savage! She was very
friendly, and she introduced me to all the receptionists, physicians, and
nurses. Since that first day, I have continued my internship, and I have now
been there for around two months.
I
intern on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and I have a rather interesting routine. When
I enter the building, I always say hi, and I go straight to the nurses’
station. My mentor is Mrs. Savage, but she has given me the opportunity to
train with the nurses, and I have learned plenty! Although the majority of
patients come in with minor problems, like colds or pains, I have learned to
take vitals, aided with x-ray procedures, and have seen blood drawn on multiple
occasions. These are all very exciting and informative moments for me, it is
giving me the opportunity to learn what the work-environment is like and what I
need to know for my career. I love my internship at the Guilford Clinic, and I
might possibly have a future there.
For the
remaining portion of this school year, I plan on continuing my internship at
the Guilford Clinic. I then plan to attend college at either of my top two
choices, the University of Georgia or Georgia State University. I then plan on
attending medical school and finishing my career to become a surgical
physician! Maybe I’ll even have a future with the Guilford Clinic!
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