DAY 5 Special Report – Jaclyn Celaya
I am Jaclyn Celaya from Arizona, one of the student interns, today was a very special day for me because I got the opportunity to accompany Captain Paul Reed, Deputy Director of the MRC to Walter Reed Hospital (not to mention it is the largest military medical center in the U.S) to shadow his work as a Pediatrician. Captain Reed visits the hospital once every month to keep up with his clinical practice, as well as for his great love of the practice and patients. The Morning started off by Captain Reed giving me a tour of the gigantic hospital which had many different departments for either inpatient or outpatient care. I even saw where the President himself goes for his visits!
The pediatric department where Captain Reed works was partially big with 14 Doctors seeing patients for the day. The six patients we saw today varied in age, the first child was a three year old boy who came for a checkup for school, this type of visit is very common. The next patient was a teenage girl at the age of fifteen who came for a sport physical where I learned that after one hits puberty the tendons stiffen and that is why it is very important to stretch properly. The best part of my day was seeing the babies that came in, they were adorable! Unfortunately, one of the babies that came in had an ear infection and a high fever but still managed to be smiling! One of the interesting scenarios was a family that had been exposed to toxic mold so at the moment there is no clear examination of what the baby might have but hopefully nothing will arise either. Overall, my morning visit at the Pediatric office with Captain Reed was fully fulfilling in both information and enjoyment and I am truly grateful for the great opportunity Captain Reed provided me.
It is hard to believe that the week has come to an end! Commander Denis’ comment on Monday has been very true – “Your week here will be like trying to drink out of a fire hose.” The staff of CVMRC Office has been amazing - sharing stories, knowledge, advice, and opportunities. Today we reported out on our various projects. Dr. Freeman (Alabama) project explored hospital evacuations for her project while Taylor Readnower (Kentucky) made suggestions on the use of social media by the MRC Office. Justin Joseph (Nevada) explored a way of looking at various MRC group activities from the standpoint of “return on investment.” Dr. Clarke (Georgia) interviewed Physician Assistants who are involved in MRC units and the role they play in their local area. Jaclyn Celeya (Arizona) worked with an MRC staff member to develop a survey that would allow units to better track the skills of their members. We were excited to have National HOSA staff listening in on the presentations. The MRC staff made each of feel that we had made a contribution to the mission of the office and many of our projects will be ongoing.
Taylor presents her project.
At lunch Captain Tosatto allowed us to participate in a very important MRC Office ritual – lunch at the Taco Truck! A picture is worth a thousand words so …
After our trip to the Taco Truck we were treated to a presentation by Deb Nichols, MD, MPH from the Center for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. She presented very interesting information on Health Care Policy and how bills become law. She has many years of experience “on the hill” and gave an excellent presentation on the relationship between the Office of Health and Human Services (which resides in the Executive Branch) and the Legislative Branch. Her list of skills for success include: integrity, humility, flexibility, negotiation, psychology, comedy, theater, organization, communication, writing, speech writing. She stated that of all these skills you should consider integrity your “credit card.”
Our final day ended with a presentation of MRC coins and certificates by Captain Tosatto, Lieutenant. Hager and Ensign Draude. Our group thanked them for the tremendous effort they put into making sure we had an action packed week.
A close-up of our MRC coin.
Please enjoy these additional pictures from the HOSA OSG July 2013 Interns!
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| Former HOSA member! |
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| Casey's Award on right! |
The young man pictured with the HOSA OSG students above is Dalton Ribble, Intern in the Office of Senator Ted Scott (R-SC). He is a former HOSA student from South Carolina!! He gave us a wonderful tour of the Capitol and helped us navigate the tunnel system.
Natalie Torentinos (far left) from the office of Axela in DC arranged our meetings with two Senators and one Congressman. The Axela firm represents HOSA in Washington. She and her boss, George Sifakis also treated the HOSA OSG Interns to a wonderful dinner at the famous Monocle Restaurant near Capitol Hill.
The US Capitol Building Rotunda ceiling.
Captain Tosatto’s famous DC Night Monument Tour at the Lincoln Memorial.
The Marine Corp Silent Drill Team performance at the Iwo Jima Marine Corp Memorial – also a part of the “Captain Tosatto Monument Tour.”
We all learned how to negotiate the Metro!
We also learned that the Metro ride is a great place to catch a short nap as illustrated above by Justin!
This is the building that houses the OSG MRC, along with several other offices of the Surgeon General. This is that place we reported to each day.
The biggest lesson we learned this week is this:
The people shown in the picture above are AWESOME!! From L-R ENS Trey Draude (JRCOSTEP Intern), LCDR Skip Payne, CAPT Rob Tosatto (Director), and CAPT Paul Reed (Deputy Director, Operations).
More AWESOME people! LT Katie Hager (center) who also worked diligently to make this a great experience for us!
Special thanks to Tracy, Grace and all of the other MRC personnel who worked with us and made us feel welcome!
Final analysis
(In God we trust. All others bring data. –
Dr. Deb Nichols)
HOSA Internship ROI
Travel cost: approx. $500 per intern
Food costs: approx. $300 per intern
Hotel costs: approx. $700 per person
$1500 x 5 interns = $7500
ROI for Interns = Priceless
ROI for HOSA = Priceless
ROI for MRC = We hope the MRC staff thinks
that is also priceless!
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