This project involved the internship position I was chosen for at the St. George Clinic. While there, I had the wonderful opportunity to work alongside doctors and their patients. I was able to receive training and acquire necessary skills and abilities that I will need upon graduation from both Southern Utah University and medical school. Aside from learning the working parts of a doctor’s office, this was a great opportunity to be an example of hard work and diligence.

As the St. George Clinic switched from one electronic records system to another, a lot of my time there was spent re-documenting patients’ medical records. I worked about twenty-one hours a week for two months updating electronic medical records and notifying patients of needed tests and services. However, I was also able to observe many of the doctor-patient interactions and was exposed to and gained confidence in medical terminology in regard to patients’ diagnoses and medicines. This is an important skill for my chosen field of study because I will know how to communicate important information to patients and build both personal and professional relationships with them when I myself become a doctor.