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University of Mississippi eGrove University of Mississippi News 8-27-2014 Engineering Students Shadow at UMMC Ryan Upshaw University of Mississippi. School of Engineering Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews Recommended Citation Upshaw, Ryan, "Engineering Students Shadow at UMMC" (2014). University of Mississippi News. 1607. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews/1607 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Mississippi News by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact egrove@olemiss.edu. Search this website … SearchRoya Gordji and Joella VaughnnEngineering Students Shadow at UMMCGordji and Vaughnn participated in Honors College summer programAUGUST 27, 2014 BY RYAN UPSHAW, UM SCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGTwo students in the School of Engineering tookfull advantage this summer of an opportunity toclosely shadow physicians at the University ofMississippi Medical Center, thanks to theSally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College’sPhysicians Shadowing program.Juniors Roya Gordji, of Oxford, and JoellaVaughnn, of Rockville, Maryland, spent a monthshadowing and observing physicians working ina variety of areas. The program is meant to giveprospective medical students, regardless ofmajor, a chance to personally experience the fast-paced environment of a hospital. The HonorsCollege provides stipends to assist students with living expenses in Jackson during their rotations.“The clinical shadowing program allows potential medical students the opportunity to experience thedaily life and rhythms of one or two medical fields,” said John Samonds, associate dean of the HonorsCollege. “It also exposes students to the health issues so prevalent in Mississippi.”A general engineering major, Gordji became aware of the program through the Honors College’s weeklynewsletter when she was a freshman.“Engineering has a unique curriculum because of the real-world applications that exist in all areas ofengineering,” she said. “I think this foundation will be helpful for me because in medicine, every problemis a real-world problem. It is immediate and right in front of you, so learning how to apply the things I’velearned in the classroom to actual situations will be beneficial.”Gordji and Vaughnn shadowed in the emergency and anesthesia departments in separate two-weekrotations. Both observed a variety of real-life situations and interacted directly with physicians.“The ER was fast-paced and the cases that came in were really interesting,” Gordji said. “I saw casesthat varied in severity from a black eye to a crushed foot. The doctors were also very happy to teach.“In anesthesia, I spent most of my time in the operating room. I was also able to do a few hands-onthings there, like manually ventilating a patient. Although I didn’t know what to expect coming into theprogram, the entire experience was great.”A chemical engineering major, Vaughnn learned about the program after seeing it on the HonorsCollege’s website.“I am going to need the engineering analysis tools to solve problems in medicine because medicine isnot about having the perfect answer; medicine is about recognizing similarities between cases in orderto help the patient as much as you can,” she said.“A student can read about pulmonary embolisms as long as they want, but they have to be trained torecognize them in patients, even if they do not present 100 percent of the symptom list.”Her experience gave her a better sense of the hospital environment and of areas that fit her interests.“During the first two weeks in Jackson, I spent time shadowing an anesthesiologist in the operatingroom,” Vaughnn said. “There were several different ORs that I got to visit, including the main OR, daysurgery center, maternity OR and the pediatric OR.”Initially, Vaughnn planned on becoming a neurosurgeon, but after watching three different neurosurgerycases, she quickly changed her mind. Her favorite types of surgery to watch were knee, hip andshoulder replacements.Read the story …Read the story …Follow us on socialCampus BriefsStudents Learn ‘Real Politics’ inWashington, D.C., Winter SessionOXFORD, Miss. – Eleven University ofMississippi students spent their winterbreak learning about the people who workbehind the scenes of the Americangovernment in Washington, D.C. Lead byJonathan Klingler, assistant professor ofpolitical science, the students of Pol 391:Applied Politics met not with candidates,but with the people who make candidates’More Posts from this CategoryThank You To OurDonorsYoung Alumna Gives Back to Schoolof AccountancyOXFORD, Miss. – Stephanie JenningsTeague, of Chicago, sees her commitmentof $100,000 to the Patterson School ofAccountancy‘s new building at theUniversity of Mississippi as a means ofsaying “thank you.” “It is a way to show asmall token of my appreciation to OleMiss, the faculty and staff, and theaccountingMore Posts from this CategoryOle Miss In the NewsReuters: Keep an Eye on the MoneySupplyU.S. inflation roller coaster prompts freshlook at long-ignored money supply ByMichael S. Derby NEW YORK – Theamount of money sloshing around the U.S.economy shrank last year for the first timeon record, a development that someeconomists believe bolsters the case forU.S. inflation pressures continuing toabate. The Federal Reserve’sNews Releases UM COVID-19 Video Gallery University Communications Ole Miss Homepage Ole Miss News BlogFacebookTwitterLin edInEmailCopyLinkSMSPrintFriendlySharFacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInYouTubeChannelBefore participating in the physician’s shadowing program, Gordji spent last summer doingcomputational research that involved designing tumor-targeting nanoparticles. She was able to presenther research at the 2013 Mid-South Annual Engineering and Sciences Conference.This fall, she begins research for her honors thesis. She also completed UMMC’s Community HealthAdvocacy Program and volunteered at Northeast Mississippi Baptist Hospital ER as an ambassador forthe School of Engineering.Vaughnn participated in a medical mission trip to Bolivia, where she organized a handout of readingglasses to a local tribe. She is also actively involved with the American Medical Students Associationand her social sorority. Research for her honors thesis combines her interests in engineering, medicineand art.Both students plan to apply for medical school during the upcoming academic year.FILED UNDER: ENGINEERING NEWS ARCHIVE, SCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGRead the story …More Posts from this CategoryRetu rn  to  to p  o f  p a ge Copyright © 2023 · Th e Un iversity  o f  M ississ ip p i

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