So I knew if I kept at it, I would sooner or later have get lucky with my shadowing endeavor. Since I am going to be doing bench research in the neuro department, I thought it would be appropriate if i inquired about shadowing in the neuro department at the local childrens hospital (which, by the way, is now 5 minutes from my new apartment.) Couldnt get any more convenient than that.
Anyways, I found an email address on their webpage and this is what I wrote:
Neuro Team,
I would like to inquire about any possibly physician shadowing opportunities that you might allow. I am a student at XYZ, currently earning my bachelors degree in biology. I graduated in 2006 with a BA in English and a minor in biology but have recently returned to complete the bio curriculum and pursue medical school.
To complement my interest in medicine, this fall I will be involved in a bench research project with the Department of Neurology at UM Miller. I am also interested in a shadowing opportunity at MCH (once a week or so) to gain experience from a clinical standpoint.
I appreciate your attention and look forward to hearing from you at your convenience.
Sincerely,
A day later I received a reply:
Hello Ms. ___,
Our nurse practitioner, (name), is going to contact you next week to discuss your request.
Sincerely,
Business Administrator
Neuro Network Partners
Well yes, that was short and sweet and i wonder what a nurse practitioner has to do with it but hey, this is the closest I've come so I'm happy. That thing with Bascom Palmer was short lived. In fact, it wasnt even lived at all. He sort of disappeared on me but I'm not going to dwell on it because it simply wasnt meant to be.
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