During this week in ISM I have completed my sixth research assessment, research
speech self-evaluation, call log, and showcase invitation lists. Through my research
assessment I learned the impact certain drugs can have on individuals and how
the medical society is still progressing and developing. For instance I learned
that the drug Digoxin is actually detrimental to a patient’s health since it
causes an increased risk of atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Originally
it was assumed to have the opposite affect and benefit the patients with these
problems but was recently found false. I learned that the medical field is
still dynamic since new information can surface any moment. For ISM I also
finished making a showcase invitation list with people who I plan to invite for
the research showcase during late December. The research showcase will allow me
to represent all that I have accomplished in ISM so far. Lastly I finished a
self-evaluation of my speech that I presented last class. Overall I thought
that my speech was good but could have been much better. In class during ISM we
did a team building activity in which was similar to the game “telephone”. Each
individual had nine note cards in which we passes around to each other guessing
the image or word the previous note car holder had drawn or written. Through
this activity we learned that communication is quite important and that it’s
always beneficial to surpass this barrier. This week has been a wonderful week and I hope to accomplish
more in the future.
