Blog 8: What I've Learned So Far

1. What have you learned to do since you started working on your senior project?I've learned how to contact interviewees and interview them with appropriate questions effectively.

2. Post evidence.
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3. What research helped you to do this and how?
Dennis Jarmin, MBA, RCP Assistant Administrator CEO

Mr. Jarmin was able to help me with volunteering in the radiation department and understanding his role in the hospital. He was helpful on giving advice as to how to work in a hospital environment.

Blog 7: Independent Comp. 1 Approval

Description of what you plan to do:
Cal Poly MAT 106 Trigonometry class

30 hrs of work?
MWF 2:15-3:10

Relate to EQ:
To graduate in the medical field, I must reach a certain expectation and meet all requirements of courses within science and math. Thus, taking a Trigonometry class up at Cal Poly, I am obtaining skills and knowledge to better prepare myself later on once I attend a medical school to become a Radiation Therapist.

Blog 6 Define EQ

1. Essential Question: What is most important to being a successful radiation therapist?

2. Define 2 words:

• Successful-I need to talk to Carly's mom
• Radiation therapist-With other physicians and doctors specializing in radiation cancer treatment, radiation therapist provides radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by a radiologist to cancer patient, using a radiation machine to deliver the treatment. 

3. Possible Answers:

• Good communication
• Positive attitude
• Empathize with patients
• Background in different cancer
• Work well with other physicians

4. Most important source and why?
Daren Griffin was my most important source. I had interviewed her previously, and she gave me visuals (a folder of brochures for cancer patients) with a lot of useful info on the overview of radiation therapy. She was very helpful on what she recommends, school-wise and senior project. 

Blog 5: Second Interview Questions

I will be interviewing Mrs. Griffin once again. Since this interview is about background of the interviewee, I feel more confident in interviewing Mrs. Griffin. I do have prior knowledge of some background of Mrs. Grffin, which will allow me to have some kind of foundation to base some of my questions that I will be asking her in the interview. Also, her stories of her background was what that got me interested in Radiation Therapy.

I plan on asking these questions:

1. Why radiation therapy and not something else?
2.  What was your path like to becoming a certified radiation therapist? (School wise)
3. Has your career benefited and/or interfere with your home life?
4. How did you end up working where you work now?
5. What kind of training do you have?
6. What was the most important class you took and why?
7. What other jobs did you have? Did you help you prepare to become a radiation therapist?