Well, Winterim is over and I won't be visiting the Willey Lab for a little while, but I still remember everything that happened. The good, the bad, and the teaching moments that came to me because of this Independent Study have made me realize that it will be a long, hard road till I become a doctor. However, if it's something I'm really interested in (which I am) it will be worth it, and there are programs that I can get into that would make that road even easier. This Winterim really helped me start thinking about what I really want to be in life.
That being said, not did I enjoy the Winterim, but I feel that I have learned a ton! In the beginning, I struggled to barely explain what I did to Mr. Meinecke. Now, I can explain it to random people at Winterim Fair. All because of how I paid attention and picked up on the things Tom, Doctor Willey, Erin, etc told me.
As for my goals:
1. I listened, and I applied what I heard in the lab. That in and of itself is a massive achievement as I normally don't listen as well as I should. I put my ego at the door and took every piece of advice that people were willing to give. As a result, I have learned a LOT and I can tell that I have (along with friends) .
2. For the first time, I actually worked when people weren't watching. Normally, I am pretty lax with my attention to detail, but during this Winterim, I stayed focused even when I wasn't being directly monitored. I did this because I wanted for the data I generated to be consistant and of high quality. Not only can you tell from my anecdotal evidence, but the consistency of my data shows that I stayed focused.
3. I did waste some things in the lab, which I felt pretty bad about at first. Multiple times, I did little mistakes that would have caused contamination, so I had to throw them out. However, Tom stated that it was important that I realize that I had messed up and prevent contamination. For the majority of the time I spent in the lab, I kept my consumption of resources to as low as possible.
I hope you have enjoyed my blog. If you have any questions, email me at 14twoo@mvcds.org
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