The three things that I used to complete this project contain collaboration, communication and creativity. A lot more collaboration and communication rather than creativity. Communication was probably the most important due to the fact that I could only observe my mentor on Fridays and sometimes weekdays and never on weekends. I would always email or call my mentor to reassure my appointments about observation. The collaboration came more into play when I got to observe surgeries because he would show me different things and techniques that he used during a procedure and ask me if I find it interesting or would ask me questions about things. So we collaborated a lot the entire time I did my hours.
I gained a lot from completing the Capstone project, personally, socially and intellectually. Intellectually I learned many different things about the body and all the different pros and cons of becoming a plastic surgeon. The time consuming schedule, the rigrous and very dangerous surgery on the contrary the great pay accommodated with a very sufficient lifestyle. Personally and socially I learned how to interact with others on a more formal level rather than a friendship. I learned how to work with others in a business environment.
Even with all that I learned from this project I had a lot of obstacles that I had to overcome, the first one was communication due to the odd hours and my mentor's office being in S.F. I overcame that by calling and emailing him a lot more and just communicating with him much more. Second was transportation which was resolved with me walking at least 4 to 5 miles and catching Bart early in the morning. The last one was the hours, because my mentor worked early in the morning, on weekdays, I had to miss a lot of school and I still haven't been able to resolve that issue, it is still work in progress.
All an all this Project was a great experience that I learned a lot from on many levels, so
Peace Out
Divyashish Kumar
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