Health Science dub provides shadowing opportunities With more than a dozen students involved in the shadowing program, the newest addition to the Health Science dub was heading to a good stan. The shadowing program began in the faJl of 1998 and was established to give students the chance to ob~ serve professionals in Searcy and orner nearby locations in various medical fields, Dr. Debbie Duke, associate professor of math and dub sponsor, said. "Our srudents shadow local physicians, pharmacists, physician assistants, optometrists, physical therapists, veterinarians and chiropractors," Duke said. "Physicians from 19different specialties have signed up to help with this program, so students have (he chance to.see a wide range ofareas of medical practice." dietetics Membersof theHording Nursing Students' Association participate in 0 cookout in front of the Olen Hendrix building Sept. I I. "The purpose of the cookout was to get people more involved in HNSA, especially younger students who might not know much about us," senior Sorah Dill, HNSA president, said. ·Amber Bazargani The progr::lI11 also allowed professionals to come on campus and speak to students. Tobeadmitted into the program, 40 hours ofcollege work had [0be completed and students had to maintain a 3.4 CPA. Once in the program, students shadowed a professional in their field four to five hours a week. Duke said [he program was gO<X:l. for students because of (he experience they gained. "Srudenrs need (his type of experience before they make a commitmenr to professional school," Duke said. "Health science professional schools want to know srudents have explored the area ofmedicine so that they will have some knowledge of the field they are entering." Senior Kyle Fagala said the program helped him see different perspectives and theories local dentists had about running an office and in interacting with patients. "I also appreciated the opporcunity to learn the trade bener and get a 'behi nd-the-scenes' look at the enrire process," Fagala said. (Class) Ari Cale shadowed a dermatologist, pediatri– cian and a family practice doctor in Searcy. "The program mainly taught me about me. It taught me that I would prefer to work with kids and nOt to work in the states," Cale said. - Jared \'VIlson shadowed several surgeons in Searcy, induding an orchopedk surgeon and a heart surgeon. "In surgery, {the shadowing] raught me that you must work together with your assistants to make sure every little detail goes smoothly," Wilson said. "[Shadowing] has also taught me that YOli must be very d isciplined to work in this field because every case is important." Wilson said the experience helped him see what medicine was really like and helped prepare him for [he future. "It is a great opportunity to experience exciting and complicated procedures that you can't read about in a text book," Wilson said. ·KatieUlliman Row 1: K. Mitchell, B. Fultz, M. McKeever, M. Griffiths, C. Gryszko. Row 2: K. 0' Neil, M. Meredith, J. Frank, K. Glover. Row 3: A. Doby, J. Selby, T. Curtis, L. Jernigan. Row 4: L. Ritchie, K. Keetch, A. Brown, E. Harbour, C. McEntyre. Row 1: B. Hobbs, N. Hopkins, D. Flatt, N. Eudaly, P. Elliott, V. Bor– sheim. Row 2: J. Jackson, J. Pratt, J. Stoneburner, R. Mercer, K. Fagala, D. Duke . "~l:e: organ izations
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