Neurosurgeon Research Paper
Neurosurgeons are among the most elite, valuable and educated professionals in the world. What makes them valuable? Neurosurgeons go through intense training in order to become who they now are. They are constantly learning, working, and running the extra mile to ensure the well-being of those they are caring for. The field of neurosurgery is one of constant learning. These well-trained doctors are never reach a finite amount of knowledge required to obtain or stay with this career. Thanks to MRI's, EEG's, MEG's, and other brain imaging systems, neurologists and neurosurgeons know much more about the brain than 100 years ago. However, according to Kurt Fischer, a professor of Education and Human Development at Harvard, much of the brain
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Not just physical health, but mental and social as well. Surgeons have the opportunity to do all three! Those in need of brain surgery are obviously in a very dire situation, sometimes hanging between life and death (Petitjean). Sometimes, a neurosurgeon is their last hope. These patients are at their most vulnerable. Their doctor has the chance to either make this an uncomfortable, scary experience, or one of trying to make the patient happy as possible, regardless of their prognosis. Michael Schulder, neurosurgeon once said "You have to separate what's in the hand of God and what's in the hand of man. It may be painful to watch, but you have to learn what you can from it, do your work, and move on." (Petitjean) Laura McGuire, a Resident Physician in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois in Chicago, says that her interaction with patients is the best part of her job. "The part I love most about my medical education was serving on staff of clinics supported by my medical school. That clinic was in a homeless shelter for women and children, and I found the work there very fulfilling." (McGuire) The absoulte, most rewarding part about being a neurosurgeon is when you patient has a smile on their
Not just physical health, but mental and social as well. Surgeons have the opportunity to do all three! Those in need of brain surgery are obviously in a very dire situation, sometimes hanging between life and death (Petitjean). Sometimes, a neurosurgeon is their last hope. These patients are at their most vulnerable. Their doctor has the chance to either make this an uncomfortable, scary experience, or one of trying to make the patient happy as possible, regardless of their prognosis. Michael Schulder, neurosurgeon once said "You have to separate what's in the hand of God and what's in the hand of man. It may be painful to watch, but you have to learn what you can from it, do your work, and move on." (Petitjean) Laura McGuire, a Resident Physician in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois in Chicago, says that her interaction with patients is the best part of her job. "The part I love most about my medical education was serving on staff of clinics supported by my medical school. That clinic was in a homeless shelter for women and children, and I found the work there very fulfilling." (McGuire) The absoulte, most rewarding part about being a neurosurgeon is when you patient has a smile on their