Today was the first day that I started to feel the effects of waking up so early, lol. But I was ready to start the day. I had my coffee in hand and a smile on my face as I came into the building this morning. We started our day with a presentation from our interns about Social Media Do's and Don'ts. This is a subject that I am actually very passionate about. I did not use social media until just before my 18th birthday. I saw how the apps affected the people around me and I did not want to have those experiences. However, once I decided I was responsible enough to separate social media from reality, I decided to start an Instagram account. I am very self conscious about what I post on social media. I was always taught that what you put on the internet will reflect on you years down the road. I had seen instances where social media resulted in loss of employment for teachers within my mom's school district, so to be honest social media was kind of scary to me at first. I double checked and triple checked everything I posted. Over time, I found my happy medium. Following the guidelines that our interns provided is truly the easiest path to success when it comes to social platforms. However, I find myself following an even stricter set of rules for myself. I never want to hinder my chances at a job, internship, research opportunity, or connection simply because I posted something on my Instagram page.
Later on Cassandra came in to talk about our expectations for clinical shadowing. We all had plenty of questions to ask her. A big part of her shpeal was about general professionalisms in the workplace. My goal during clinicals is to put my best foot forward and create connections with the people I am shadowing. Being professional is the first step to that goal. It is important to appear even greater than expectations. If you come to a clinical setting and blow them away with your professionalisms and preparedness, you will have even greater opportunities with that person because they will have a respect for you. Professionalism is something I have always been raised to exabit in every new thing I encounter. You never know what might be in store behind each door and it is important to be prepared for even the most professional situation. You must be ready for anything thrown your way.
We finished the day with a lovely presentation from a nephrologist. I must admit, lately nephrology has seemed thrown in my face. Someone close to me has been dealing with kidney issues increasingly in the past few months so his issues always seem to fall in my lap. Honestly, that is what made this lecture so interesting to me. I could piece together little bits of information from my home-life and bring it into this lecture. You could tell that our lecturer was very passionate about what he does. I hope to be like that about my career. You could tell that nephrology is what brought him joy, and that is something special.
Overall, today was a very engaging day and I learned so much from our activities.
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