Article Review

Grey Schuebert               

Mrs. Mellette

HMP

March 29, 2012

Review of Article

                In an article written by Rebecca Cheung for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, she discusses a breakthrough in telemedicine technology involving microchips. MicroCHIPS Inc. conducted a study involving placing a microchip under the skin, then wirelessly injected medicine into the body. The idea for the process was first introduced ten years ago by scientists at MIT, but it ran into some obstacles such as the skin healing around the microchip, thus blocking the flow of the medicine into the bloodstream. The study was conducted on eight women with osteoporosis. They were all injected with the microchip, and over the next two months the chip would pump the women with their medicine precisely on time, everyday. “This opens up profound possibilities for improving the treatment of patients and the potential of telemedicine,” said Robert Farra, president of MicroCHIPS Inc. There are still some kinks that need to be worked out, however. John Watson, a bio-engineering researcher, said that the consistency of the chips needs to be improved. One of the eight chips wouldn’t inject medicine.

Works Cited

Cheung, Rebecca. "Wireless Drug Delivery Achieved." American Association for the Advancement of Science 181.5 (2012). Web. 29 Mar. 2012.

Press Release

Local Student Gets Experience of a Lifetime at Local Outpatient Center

            Grey Schuebert, a seventeen-year-old junior at North Hall High School, has always been interested in life after high school, and what kind of career he would take up. After considering a medical-route, he was given the chance to mentor at the Gainesville Surgery Center (part of Surgical Care Affiliates) with Andy Whitener and some of the local doctors that practice there. This is a fantastic opportunity that has allowed Grey to experience the setting of the operating room and learn about what it takes to become a medical professional.

            Andy Whitener, Grey’s mentor, is the office administrator at GSC. He has a Business Administration degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and works hard to keep everything at the center running smoothly. He also acts as a scrub tech in the O.R. on days when the staff is short. When it comes to helping Grey fulfill his desires in exploring the world of medicine, he has been beyond helpful in getting Grey into the Operating Room. Grey has sat in with over 5 different surgeons, and helped care for patients and sanitation in post-op, all due to Mr. Whitener. Grey has learned a lot about proper O.R. etiquette, as well as the time, energy, and responsibility that goes into being a surgeon, CRNA, RN, or anyone else who tends to people’s health on a daily basis. He has also witnessed things that many people only get from watching the Discovery Channel, and he does not take such an opportunity for granted.

            Over the year, Grey has not only learned from Mr. Whitener and the doctors at the Surgery Center (Dr. Cisco and Dr. Ferran to name a few), but has developed a friendship with Andy and the others who help to operate GSC. He has had a lot of previously unanswered questions about the medical field answered, and he has decided to continue his research into becoming a healthcare professional. As someone who loves to meet and help a variety of people, the path that is currently open for Grey to pursue seems a good choice, and the opportunity is all thanks to Andy Whitener and all those that have helped Grey along the way this year.  

Thoughts on Provocateurs

When I think of Provocateurs, which in my opinion is a glorified term for a strong leader, my mind immediately travels back in time to the men of the 18^th century. Colonial America yielded men with a passion for good change in far greater numbers than can be imagined today. Our Founding Fathers and the men who assisted them didn’t take no for an answer, and literally fought to the death to bring about the change they wanted to see in their country, i.e. the fall of English tyranny in the U.S.

A man a largely admire is the Father of America himself, George Washington. As a child, he had a developed a passion for the unexplored Western part of America, and for military arts. He pursued his dream of a free America with character, integrity, and perseverance unmatched by most men like him in the day. His list of accomplishments is virtually endless, from the defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown to all but secure the revolutionary war for the patriots, to manning the helm of the first presidential job in a country just learning how to stand on her own. Washington, at some point in time, displayed every trait that defines a Provocateur. What I can learn from Washington and the men of his time is a lesson that always holds true. It is easier to stand up for something when you are passionate about it. I need to always have something that I can devote attention to and care about, so through uncertain and dangerous times I can have to mental strength to carry on.