Internship #4

(A demodex mite that was found on a dog. Mentor took a picture
through the microscope)

3. How might you continue your internship experiences beyond the scope of the HTHMA internship? What ideas, skills, connections and so on will you bring back to the rest of your life? Will you continue working with your internship beyond January of 2011?

In fact, yes I will. I asked my mentor and she said that they'll like to have me back to work during the summer. This will be good to do because I need some vet hours if I want to get into UC Davis. My mentor said that volunteering at this age would be great on my resume, which is a good thing for me. Since this will be my first volunteering at a vet place, I'm glad that it'll be that place. Since I know the people and they like my work, therefor be nothing to worry about.

Internship #3

1. Choose your favorite photos from your photo essay—post these highlight photo and a caption explaining what we see and what makes this significant to you.

These two are my favorite photos I took. I like the angle I took it. In the first one, it's a x-ray sign, warning others that x-rays are happening in the room so don't go in. Of course this is important to be put up when the x-rays are going on so that someone doesn't accidentally walks in and get some radiation for the ray. Better safe than sorry. The second picture is a bunch of instruments used in surgery. Most of these sterile (not sterile now) are used on one pet. Some get used, some don't. Depends on what the doctor needs.

3. You are half-way through your project. How is it going? What challenges have you faced? What have you learned? What are you doing to ensure a successful completion of your internship project.

My project is going good, still working on it though. I haven't faced any challenges yet but I am worried about the conversion part (making it a quick time and such) I might get some help with that so I'm not worried that much. I learned a lot from my internship, which is how I'm doing my project. It requires me to know some things about my internship.

Internship #2

7. What are you most surprised by during your first week of internship and why?

I was surprised by how much I was able to learn a see. The surgeries, the busy days, the sick pets. I was also surprised by how many questions I asked were answered too. I still might have more question, but just not any I can think of and I know that they'll be able to answer it. I was also surprised by how I was able to start helping around the place, rather if it was holding down a pet, help with the laundry, sweep up a bit, check the slides, etc.

3. Describe the project you'll do at internship, including the skills and technology you need to do it and what you hope your project looks like as a final product.

At first, I was having trouble with thinking about what I should do as a project since I was interning at a vet, I know I couldn't do anything extreme. Then I got some ideas from some students and that got me thinking, but I didn't think the idea I had in mind would work. Finally, I though of something, at that was making a small easy informational flash video about how the tools and such work in the vet, starring Chester the mascot cat. It's not going to be epic, but it's going to be something, to show that I have learned during the whole month. I have Adobe Flash and some help from my brother, I think it's going to turn out okay

*picture will be put up soon, need to find the cable*

Internship #1

1. What are you excited about, nervous about and wondering about?

I was excited about being able to learn about the different types of medication that is used on the animals and what's the problem with them and how they are being treated. I'm also excited about seeing the behind the scenes of when owners gives their pets to the vet, what goes on behind the doors. I was excited about being there to see surgeries go on, it was very interesting to watch and I didn't realized how long it actually took for certain problems. I was nervous about thinking that I wouldn't have anything to do and I'll just being taking up space (cause it was a small room) but I actually was able to help out when most hands were full or others were busy. When I see a simple task that needs to be done, I do it instead of waiting to be told to help out. Mostly the things I wondered about were answered this short week, I got to ask question about why they did it this way or why they're doing this at all. I was happy that they had time to answer my questions.

6. Describe the company culture at your internship, including how people interact, communicate and work together.

It's very fun like in the room. Even though it's sometimes busy, everyone acts like a big family. They like to make jokes and what they did at home and such. It can be crazy in there (in a good way of course) and that's what I like to see. That's also what I hope I can do when I start to work is feel like a family with my co-workers instead of having people who just want to get the work do and that's it. Everyone helps out each other when they can and fill in for those who are sick. Everyday I hear laughter in the room and that's a good sign to me.