On December 11th, 2023, the Magnet senior class presented their summer internship work and projects to the Camas School District school board and community at the Zellerbach Administration Center. After the poster fair, staff, students, and community convened for the regular school board meeting to hear formal presentations of internships by seniors Shiven Friedeman and Madi Williams.
Mr. Friedeman collaborated with Dr. Guo in California to observe technological trends in medicine and collect data on their efficacy. His abstract goes into further detail on this process: “The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness and longevity of … new forms of technology in patients following operation. The sample group with which data was derived all had PAD or CKD, surgical treatment involving the use of new technology within the last 12 months, and two ultrasounds surrounding the time of surgery. Based on a paired t-test, we fail to reject the null hypothesis, supporting the notion that these technologies have a prolonged effect on the body; however, there is not enough information to reasonably conclude that these technologies are more efficient. In order to answer the guiding question, more data over a greater period of time is required.” Poster: Impact of Modern Vascular Technology on Patient Health
Ms. Williams conducted an internship at the PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center within the anatomic pathology department working with Dr. Singh and Dr. Allen. Here’s a synopsis of her work: “The purpose of my research was to determine if the PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center needed to refine its practice of formalin use within the anatomic pathology department. Currently, if a sample is removed from the patient in the operating room over the weekend, it will be placed in the fridge in the gross room until the lab techs can place it on formalin on Monday. Because this allows the sample multiple days to begin autolysis, the pathologists were interested to see how often this degradation period would actually affect their ability to get a diagnosis from the sample. This information could then be used to determine if the practice in the gross room at the hospital needs to be changed in order to improve patient care …” Poster: The Effects of Delay with Formalin Use in Pathology
Congratulations, seniors, on completing your internships and moving one step closer to graduation!
Cheers!
Mr. Greene and the MST Staff
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