Ian

I was interested in this program for two reasons: one, to gain some valuable hospital experience, and two, to meet some awesome kids and have an awesome time. I think it pretty much goes without saying that the Career Explorations program, because of its dedicated staff, has lived up to my expectations. As a volunteer at Boston Medical Center in the Otolaryngology department (ear, nose and throat) I have racked up eleven surgical observations, learned a countless amount of medical terms, and gained priceless experience in the medical field. One six-hour surgery (which we didn’t even end up seeing all of) involved the use of the Da Vinci Surgical Robot, and my colleague Melissa and I were among the few to witness its use in the ENT field. What surprised me more however, was the social aspect of the program and the friends I have made among the staff and my roommates. My superb internship work has been coupled with the thrill of coming back to Emerson to “Talk Men” with the boys, rock out with the Ginger Thieves, or maybe even catch an episode of Friends. And even apart from the suite life, we get to partake in a wide variety of outside “GA options” from wiffelball in the Commons to performances like Shear Madness, or the Blue Man Group. So far I think Margo, Todd and the gang have nailed it with the CE program and I guess what I am trying to say is thanks so much for the experience so far!