Blog 4: Presentation Reflection

1. The first interview helped me in my presentation because he made me think of going beyond general surgical technology in a way. That is why I did my presentation on endoscopy, not all surgical technicians do it, but some do.

2.  I would say the thing that stood out was the way i was able to give out different examples about how my presentation topic is used and i was able to give a brief explanation as to why the procedure is performed. I gave different examples about the procedures and went in more depth on two which delt with mostly women and the other mostly men.


3.  The most challenging to do was trying to explain my presentation topic in only 5 minutes, I wish we could have had at least 10 minutes but since we had the 5 minute rule it helped us explain something without making it too boring for the class to learn about it. It taught me how to give a brief and specific explanation in a way. It was challenging because I wanted to go more in depth about each part of my presentation but we had to keep it short and interesting.

Blog 3: 5 minute presentation

lesson: The importance of endoscopy in the medical field.


Objective: students will learn about endoscopy.


step 1: ask a few students in the class what they know already about endoscopy.


step 2: give a definition on what endoscopy is.


step 3: explain how it is used and why it is important.


step 4: explain the parts of the scope.


step 5: brief explanation on how it ties into surgical technology


check for understanding : ask the same students what they know about endoscopy now.


resources/materials: i will be bring in a scope as my visual and to use for my step 4. and i will bring in a poster.

Blog 2: Interview Check

1. Who are you interviewing and why?

I am going to interview my father, Byron Mendez because he is the inspiration behind my senior project topic. He is a surgical technologist, he has been in this profession for 22 years now. He is the reason why I have a huge fascination with all things medicinal. He is the reason I grew to have a passion in learning and watching all things that are medicine related.

2. What additional questions will you ask them (in addition to the 5 we require)

1) Out of all the different careers, what drove you to pick this one or one in this field?

2) Is it a challenge to keep up with all the advancements in medicine?

3) Had it always been your dream to have a career in the medical field, if not what was your original goal?

4) What advice would you give to someone thinking about reaching for a career in the medical field?

5) What are some strengths you believe a person thinking about entering the medical field should have?

Blog 1: Senior project topic

My senior project topic is surgical technology. I was inspired to choose this topic due to my father. I grew up wanting to become some type of doctor every since I was young, as i grew older i learned that surgery interested me greatly. My favorite type of surgery was always orthopedic surgery, because I wanted to work with bones and people with intense injuries. I was fascinated with the surgeons having to screw in plates and screws to keep bones together and in place while they healed. I decided on doing surgical technology over orthopedic surgery because i want to see what my dad does everyday and why he is so passionate and dedicated toward his job. The accomplishment I would like to achieve after studying this topic is to discover if I grow a deeper passion toward working in the medical field. I believe through studying this topic all year I will be able to determine whether a job in the medical field is for me, and if I would still like to pursue this dream of mine and turn it into my future career.