In doing my capstone project I think I used
critical thinking the most, because we had to choose what was appropriate to
put in our paper. In doing my paper, since I had a subject that had a lot of
information, I had to really look into all the information that I planned on
putting on my paper. I noticed that there was a lot of information that was not
reliable. I also had to do critical thinking on where I was going to find a
mentor. I don’t really like to talk to people I don’t know, but in doing this
project I noticed I was going to be doing a lot of talking to a lot of people. I
did a lot of communication with not only my mentor, but also the other doctors
that work at the clinic I volunteered at. Also in doing this project it showed
me that I was going to be having to work with people I didn’t really know. I’m going
to have to know how to collaborate with others if I still want to become a
doctor.
In
doing the capstone project, I gained more social skills. I gained social
skills, because before I did this project I didn’t like going to talk to people
I didn’t really know. I personally hated being in groups of people, but doing
this project it showed me that if I pursue becoming a doctor I might have to be
with a lot people sometimes. I also personally didn’t like doing research
papers, because I didn’t know how to look up the right information. I gained
some knowledge to how to use some tools to look up information that is up to
date, and also that is reliable. I know later on in college I’m going to have
to use the tools I learned and it’s better that I learned them now rather than
later.
In
doing this project I did encounter some challenges, but nothing that I couldn’t
overcome. One big challenge that I had at the beginning was trying to find a
mentor. Since I’m a shy person I wasn't looking forward to going to places I’ve
never been at. At first I went to a clinic in San Francisco, but I couldn't do
my project there because I wasn’t eighteen. After that I asked a hospital, but I
couldn’t do it there either because of privacy issues. Finally I asked another clinic
in San Bruno and they let me volunteer there. Finally I had found a mentor. First
time going I was shy, but after my third time going I got use to it. They told
me that I couldn’t be shy when talking to the patients. Another challenge I faced
was doing my research paper. I’ve always struggled in doing research papers so I
wasn’t looking forward to that. Learning some tools though really helped me
with that. I also had some help by other people in editing my paper.
In
doing the capstone project I learned that I can’t always be shy and also it
showed me how to be more social. Also at the beginning of the project
everything seemed difficult, but it really isn’t if you try at it.
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