Thursday, March 28, 2024

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At the start of this year, the Jesuit Medical Society added a patient simulation lab for the junior and senior class. This lab will provide students with an excellent opportunity right on campus without going on hospital rotations. So, I interviewed Mr. Von to learn more about the new SIM lab. INTERVIEW Can you explain the basic components and functions of...
Usually, the Jesuit Medical Society would embark on excursions to Guatemala every year. From DFW Airport, a group of Med Society students accompanied by Mr. Von Schlehenried and Mrs. Sanchez would fly to Guatemala City and their service site. The purpose of the Guatemala trip is to provide food and donated medicine to the people of Guatemala. However, the...
Throughout the first semester at Jesuit, the Medical Society has been busy with various activities in the form of their monthly meetings. These meetings have consisted of someone from the medical field explaining what they do and how their process of becoming a doctor has been. So far, the group has had three doctors speak to them, and each...
With many questions and uncertainties arising, the pandemic has created a confusing situation, with masks adding to that confusion. They cover up half of our faces, become filthy, and can be a discomfort. However, masks are now an important part of preventing the spread of COVID-19, and have become an everyday thing in our lives. I took a few minutes...
On April 6, 2020, at 11:15 am, Dr. Lynn Tam released an email to all S.T.A.R.S. applicants informing them that for the first time in the program's history it had been canceled. The following message was sent to the applicants this morning: "In light of the current fluid COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on research, as well as in an...
On Monday, January 13, Robert Smith, MD, a cardiac surgeon, came to present to Jesuit's Medical Society to explain his path to becoming a successful cardiac surgeon. Dr. Smith is the Vice-Chair of Cardiac Surgery at Baylor Scott and White: The Heart Hospital Plano, where he focuses on the heart team approach to finding treatments of structural heart problems that limit...
Over the summer of 2019, three students of Jesuit's Medical Society participated in the S.T.A.R.S. Program. The S.T.A.R.S. (Science Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern) program for students is a research program where students are paired with a mentor that helps them as they conduct research. With the help of the mentor, the students select a topic and research...
On Saturday, October 26, a group from Jesuit's Medical Society gathered in Addison Circle Park in Addison, Texas. Joined by Mrs. Boyle and Mr. Von, the group participated in the Out of Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention. Students arrived at the Park between 7:00 am and 7:45 am and the group waited for the event to begin. The Commencement ceremony...

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