During my summer internship, another intern had been in a unit on the 6th floor, which is where the resource room is. I shadowed her for a day and she showed me the One Mission Resource Room in a quick tour. Little did I know that I would have the opportunity to intern there myself and learn a whole new side to the room.
Meeting my supervisors, Heather and Bridget, was exciting yet a little nerve racking. I had to prove that I was capable of doing the work a college intern or college graduate would normally do. Lucky for me they were extremely friendly, welcoming and more than willing to show me the ropes. I remember walking in to the Resource Room my first day and getting excited about all the colors around the room, the candy wall, the games available and even the floor tiles with stuff that shift inside of them when they're stepped on. I saw kids sitting at the table entertained by art projects and I was eager to build bonds with anyone possible! I learned that I was expected to present a case study to some staff members which made me really anxious, but after learning what was expected of me and getting accustomed to everything, now gets me excited to share what I've learned.
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Learning that there was an intern position for me in the One Mission Resource Room at Boston Children's Hospital was a thrilling. I had interned at the hospital just the summer before and fell in love with everything about it. All though the position I would be taking was usually taken by college interns, my supervisor-- Heather, was kind enough to accept me as a high school senior. Being in the Resource Room would mean I would be exposed to impatient units, where the patients are staying at the hospital, rather than coming and going like in the Emergency Department where I had been in the summer, which meant new experiences. It would also mean I would be exposed to patients with serious illness's and that I would have to be strong through it.
I expected the hiring process to be similar to the one I had been through with my previous internship. Quick, going in, filling out paperwork, getting my ID, and getting out. However, I was unaware of the new requirements this internship needed. For example, I could not start interning on the floor until I was cleared by Human Resources and in order to be cleared I needed to have a TB test and for it to come back negative. I only learned that a few dates before my start date so that set me back about a week or so. I was born in Guatemala where babies are given BCG vaccines to prevent childhood tuberculous, meningitis, and miliary disease. The vaccine contains proteins found in those diseases which were now in my body and lead to getting a false positive. I then had to get a blood test which took a week for the results to come in, which set me back even further. The results eventually came back negative and I was able to begin. If I could do it over again I would learn whats required before hand and make sure I was prepared so there would be no time wasted. |
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