Senior Project Blog Post Four

My father inputting surgical notes after completing a BAHA implant surgery.

 Although the focus of my senior project shifted from data input and clinical studies to a broader "week in the life of a surgeon," my goals stayed consistent. I got to spends lots of time with my parents while getting an experience firsthand of the finer details and intricacies of the medical world.

I was in a very unique position that allowed me to work with my parents, and although there are lots of groups out there, hanging out while completing their senior project, I would highly recommend working with a parent for these last few weeks of school. The time you'll spend is extremely important and it comes at a very critical time where, in a few months, most of you will be talking to your family a handful of times a week if you're lucky, let alone spending time physically with them. I would take advantage of this situation to not only spend time with family but also get to know what paid for all these years of tuition. Learn to be grateful for what they do. 

I think the school should allow for more "passion" projects. As seniors, this is our last hoorah and potentially some of our last opportunities to try something or experience something that we've dreamt of had a passion for. I think that these should be pretty heavily regulated, though, to make sure a student isn't just slacking and is, in fact, getting something out of these projects.

My father's detailed report on the BAHA input - summarizes the procedure.