Title of Project (this should be unique to your topic)

The title of the project is Is Medicine and Doctors Important?

Paragraph description of what you will do during your 40-hour project.

For my project, I will be assessing what it is like to be a doctor/ surgeon, identifying if it is something I want to do, while also seeing the empathy and sympathy of the surgeons, examining if they care for their patients or just like the idea of saving a life. I want to know if surgery is people and not the idea of just being a god-like person. I want to see what the community is like. As a doctor/surgeon, I plan to observe the interactions between the patient and doctor, accessing as well how their interactions and relationships are if doctors are the last resort or relied on for all.  Not to mention, I would love to acknowledge and recognize the impact that the doctor has on his patients and how one can truly alter and change a life in just a few hours for the better. 

How does the project connect to the Gilmour mission?

In AP Biology, I am learning about mitosis and meiosis and how cancers are transferred and spread which has caused me to become interested in the body, Also, as I spend more time in this class, I have learned to love the idea of anatomy and learning about how the body works. I have grown to become more interested in if I can save a body and manipulate the chromosomes to possibly prevent genetic disorders.

What led you to propose this project?

My project connects to the Gilmour mission by showing actions and creating a more humane and just society. It is allowing me the advantage of seeing lives changed and saved. Also, it connects to the idea of how taking action leads to change, how one has to have the confidence to pursue their dreams and hope for success and happiness.

Who is the mentor that you will observe? (This person will certify that you have completed the required 40 hours.)

Possibly Dr. Iain Kalfas

What is your proposed mentor’s email address?

I plan to do several interviews with multiple doctors and surgeons, while also working at my church, dealing with the medical and business side of it. My church works in accordance with the Cleveland Clinic, allowing for my pastor and his team to go to meetings and help negotiate the future of the people in his congregation and in the hospitals. He is considered the voice of the people. I will work in my church in that area, going to those meetings, while also accessing the business side of the church and the processes that go into doing services and more. My church is a megachurch, meaning that there is a little bit more that goes into each service and the thinking processes that have to be dealt with throughout the procedure of having services and keeping the lights on. Not to mention, my church also has a Covid-19 relief team that I can work in collaboration with to access how medicine is truly impacting people and is it benefitting them long term or just short term, allowing to put money into the economy because of the constant refill of prescriptions. 

Do you have additional questions or concerns for the committee as we review this project? 

I do not think so.