About a month ago for a five-day period, I was on the verge of hyperventilating. I could not stop thinking about what was to come of this summer. I landed my dream, research internship at a prominent medical research university. In those five days, my “to do list” kept circling in my mind: I need to impress my summer PI (principle investigator), network with other physicians, mingle with medical students, stretch myself intellectually, and work my little, undergraduate ass off. My focus needs to concentrate solely on my research so that I could uphold an image that I’m purely business. In essence, it felt as if I was going on a two month long medical school interview.
I’ve been researching in a hardcore lab for about two years now and numerous other experiences have prepared me for my time here. Regardless, I still felt intimidated. I’m usually a relaxed individual, but my vulnerable sentiments made me feel nervous. As complex as I am, I love this feeling. For some sick reason I adore the stress (at last, a challenge!).
The day I arrived, I already started putting the impressions into motion. The time I was traveling from point A to point B was utilized by checking my project notes. Five hours after my plane landed, I met with my PI to talk about expectations, duties, and we threw around some research ideas.
Now I don’t know if my PI likes to tease, but they have already started to dangle a carrot in front of my face and I can’t help, but salivate.
What’s happening now with my part of the project? Well I’ve been all over Pubmed, educating myself and looking up case studies. I’m going to put together a mini review of recent studies for my PI so we can discuss the best course of action for the project. I’m feeling really good about the time I have spent here and the weeks to come. I’m ridiculously excited because I get to begin going on rounds with the PI and scrub in on some surgeries.
It’s going to be a great summer.
Husky Rescue- Summer Time Cowboy
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