It didn’t hit me that my internship had come to an end until I caught a glimpse of my ID badge while packing my work clothes into my bags the night before my departure home. The whole day hadn’t felt like a finale. Sure, there...
[caption id="attachment_35463" align="alignleft" width="169"] Got my volunteer ID![/caption] Week 5 felt like a big shift in how I am contributing to KSCIRC. Instead of my usual observation sessions, I have found myself, over the past few weeks, shifting my attention to the engineering side of KSCIRC....
I know I just said it, but I will say it again: wow. I cannot fathom how I am a whole month into my internship. Stepping off that plane into the warm Louisville air and being greeted with warm welcomes from my host family doesn’t...
This week was different. I was exposed to such a different aspect of healthcare this week–in comparison to research or clinicals. This almost comes across to me as the most important, universal, and lifelong lesson I will experience while I’m here. Funny enough–nothing grandiose was altered...
Another week down, and another week still not in the outpatient clinic. However, I came to a realization earlier this week that…it’s kind of my fault. Haha whoops. [caption id="attachment_34417" align="alignleft" width="300"] The workplace![/caption] I’m supposed to have received a QuantiFERON tuberculosis (TB) test so I can start...
Howdy! Let me tell you all, my first week working under Andrea Willhite at University of Louisville Health – Frazier Rehabilitation Institute has been anything but dull. Who would have thought that I would be eager to head to work in the morning–even after the...
Hello y’all! My name is Harper Lapp, and I’m a junior at Telluride High School. I sit here impatiently, waiting for this summer when I will be heading to UofL’s Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at Frazier Rehab Institute in Louisville, Kentucky. The human body and...