Tyler Tyler GutschenritterGutschenritterSt. Gianna Health Academy PortfolioSt. Gianna Health Academy Portfolio

About MeAbout Me

Birth Date: 12/16/1991Birth Date: 12/16/1991 High School: Bishop Carroll High School: Bishop Carroll

Catholic High SchoolCatholic High School Future College: University of Future College: University of

TulsaTulsa Major: BiochemistryMajor: Biochemistry Future Career: Emergency Future Career: Emergency

Medicine PhysicianMedicine Physician

OrientationOrientation

During our first week of health During our first week of health academy, we had many different academy, we had many different speakers come to our class.speakers come to our class.

Officer Dick came to our class and Officer Dick came to our class and told us some important rules for the told us some important rules for the hospital. I learned I should always hospital. I learned I should always wear my idea while I’m in the wear my idea while I’m in the hospital.hospital.

A nurse also came to instruct on how A nurse also came to instruct on how to get to the OR and what to expect to get to the OR and what to expect while we were there.while we were there.

We were also given a tour of St. We were also given a tour of St. Joseph Hospital during orientation Joseph Hospital during orientation week.week.

We had to get tested for TB during We had to get tested for TB during orientation to make sure we weren’t orientation to make sure we weren’t carrying this disease in the hospital.carrying this disease in the hospital.

Hand Made Thank YouHand Made Thank You

After each rotation, After each rotation, we made thank you we made thank you cards for the cards for the department we were department we were in the previous week. in the previous week. These are a few These are a few examples of these examples of these cards.cards.

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Professional Thank YouProfessional Thank You

19 April 2010 ATTN: PICU Bobbi Carriger St. Francis Regional Medical Center 929 N. St. Francis Wichita, KS 67214 Dear Mrs. Carriger, I am currently enrolled in the St. Gianna Catholic Health Academy as a student from Bishop Carroll Catholic High School. Last week, I had the opportunity to shadow two of your wonderful nurses, and I would like to personally thank you for the wonderful learning experience. On my days shadowing these nurses, I learned about the different ailments that younger kids normally get. I also learned about the different types of cancer that can affect kids, such as rhabdomyosarcoma. This was a very interesting rotation, and I learned many valuable lessons from my time spent following these nurses. Overall, my time spent in your unit was a very unique and enlightening experience that afforded me valuable insights on healthcare professions. I greatly appreciate this wonderful opportunity that you allowed me, and I truly thank you for your time and efforts. Sincerely, Tyler Gutschenritter

Professional Thank You Professional Thank You Cont’dCont’d

22 April 2010 ATTN: OR Ruth Hommerteheim St. Francis Regional Medical Center 929 N. St. Francis Wichita, KS 67214 Dear Mrs. Hommerteheim, I am currently enrolled in the St. Gianna Catholic Health Academy as a student from Bishop Carroll Catholic High School. Last week, I had the opportunity to observe a couple of interesting surgeries, and I would like to personally thank you for the wonderful learning experience. On my days in surgery, I observed some pretty interesting things. I watched a brain surgery and learned a little bit about the different sections of the brain. The surgeons were very nice and were willing to answer my questions. Overall, my time spent in your unit was a very unique and enlightening experience that afforded me valuable insights on healthcare professions. I greatly appreciate this wonderful opportunity that you allowed me, and I truly thank you for your time and efforts. Sincerely, Tyler Gutschenritter

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1 April 2010 ATTN: 4 SE Nursing Station Kathy Reyes St. Francis Regional Medical Center 929 N. St. Francis Wichita, KS 67214 Dear Mrs.Reyes, I am currently enrolled in the St. Gianna Catholic Health Academy as a student from Bishop Carroll Catholic High School. Last week, I had the opportunity to shadow two of your wonderful nurses, and I would like to personally thank you for the wonderful learning experience. On my days shadowing these nurses, I learned about the different diseases of the hearts and the problems they cause. I also learned that many resident doctors start on these floors because of the wide variety of cases sent to the floor. I learned many valuable lessons from my time spent following these nurses. Overall, my time spent in your unit was a very unique and enlightening experience that afforded me valuable insights on healthcare professions. I greatly appreciate this wonderful opportunity that you allowed me, and I truly thank you for your time and efforts. Sincerely, Tyler Gutschenritter

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18 February 2010 ATTN: 7 SE Nursing Station Marci Renollet St. Francis Regional Medical Center 929 N. St. Francis Wichita, KS 67214 Dear Mrs. Renollet, I am currently enrolled in the St. Gianna Catholic Health Academy as a student from Bishop Carroll Catholic High School. Last week, I had the opportunity to shadow R.J., and I would like to personally thank you for the wonderful learning experience. On my only day shadowing R.J., I learned about being a resource nurse and the benefits of working at a nursing station. I learned that many resident doctors start on these floors because of the wide variety of cases sent to the floor. I learned many valuable lessons of life from my time spent with R.J. Overall, my time spent in your unit was a very unique and enlightening experience that afforded me valuable insights on healthcare professions. I greatly appreciate this wonderful opportunity that you allowed me, and I truly thank you for your time and efforts. Sincerely, Tyler Gutschenritter

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8 April 2010 ATTN: Burn Unit Shelia Knoefel St. Francis Regional Medical Center 929 N. St. Francis Wichita, KS 67214 Dear Mrs. Knoefel I am currently enrolled in the St. Gianna Catholic Health Academy as a student from Bishop Carroll Catholic High School. Last week, I had the opportunity to shadow two of your wonderful nurses, and I would like to personally thank you for the wonderful learning experience. On my days shadowing these nurses, I learned about the different causes of burns and the problems they cause. I also learned that some burn patients have to be kept in the room that is 110 degree. This was a very interesting rotation, and I learned many valuable lessons from my time spent following these nurses. Overall, my time spent in your unit was a very unique and enlightening experience that afforded me valuable insights on healthcare professions. I greatly appreciate this wonderful opportunity that you allowed me, and I truly thank you for your time and efforts. Sincerely, Tyler Gutschenritter

Weekly BlogsWeekly Blogs

After each rotation, After each rotation, we wrote blogs that we wrote blogs that described our described our experience in the experience in the different units. This different units. This provided us with an provided us with an easy way to easy way to communicate with communicate with each othereach other

For my sixth week in rotation, I was in For my sixth week in rotation, I was in the heart cath lab for one day.  I spent my the heart cath lab for one day.  I spent my one rotation with a nurse by the name of one rotation with a nurse by the name of Andrea.  Andrea taught me about the Andrea.  Andrea taught me about the different reasons for catheters and how different reasons for catheters and how they were inserted.  She also talked about they were inserted.  She also talked about inserting stints and balloons in the inserting stints and balloons in the arteries of the patients.  I found that it arteries of the patients.  I found that it was interesting that a tiny stint is worth was interesting that a tiny stint is worth $2000.  It was such a small piece of $2000.  It was such a small piece of metal.  I didn't get to see any procedures, metal.  I didn't get to see any procedures, though, and that was disappointing.  though, and that was disappointing.  Overall, my stay in cath lab was really Overall, my stay in cath lab was really fun.fun.

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For this week's rotation, I was in general surgery on the For this week's rotation, I was in general surgery on the eighth floor.  I spent most of my time following my nurses as eighth floor.  I spent most of my time following my nurses as they helped give medication to the patients recovering from they helped give medication to the patients recovering from surgery.  I also got to see the nurses bring patients into surgery.  I also got to see the nurses bring patients into general surgery who had just gotten back from their general surgery who had just gotten back from their procedure.  The patients coming back from surgery were procedure.  The patients coming back from surgery were pretty tired, and the nurses just tried to make them as pretty tired, and the nurses just tried to make them as comfortable as possible.  I also learned that my aunt works on comfortable as possible.  I also learned that my aunt works on the eighth floor, and I got to spend my second day of the eighth floor, and I got to spend my second day of rotations shadowing her.  It was nice to see a familiar face on rotations shadowing her.  It was nice to see a familiar face on one of these rotations.   Overall, my time in General Surgery one of these rotations.   Overall, my time in General Surgery was uneventful and pretty similar to the other nursing stations was uneventful and pretty similar to the other nursing stations I have been to this year. I have been to this year.

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For my tenth week of rotations, I spent my time in the For my tenth week of rotations, I spent my time in the NCCU.  On my first day, I learned a lot about the two NCCU.  On my first day, I learned a lot about the two different types of stroke.   There are ischemic and different types of stroke.   There are ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes and both are caused by different hemorrhagic strokes and both are caused by different things.  Strokes are the most common types of illnesses in the things.  Strokes are the most common types of illnesses in the NCCU.  Nothing too exciting happened on my first day.  I NCCU.  Nothing too exciting happened on my first day.  I did get to see my second PICC line inserted.did get to see my second PICC line inserted.

On my second day, I followed a nurse the turned out to be On my second day, I followed a nurse the turned out to be related to me.  besides the it was pretty much of a review of related to me.  besides the it was pretty much of a review of the first day.  One of the nurse's patients sleep talked, the first day.  One of the nurse's patients sleep talked, though.  Pretty Cool.though.  Pretty Cool.

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For my 15th week of rotations, I followed a respiratory For my 15th week of rotations, I followed a respiratory therapist.  This was exciting the first day and pretty boring therapist.  This was exciting the first day and pretty boring the second.  The first day I watched two interesting the second.  The first day I watched two interesting procedures.  The first procedure was a scope to see if the procedures.  The first procedure was a scope to see if the patient's epiglottis was closing while he swallowed.  This patient's epiglottis was closing while he swallowed.  This was pretty interesting because I got to see vocal chords and was pretty interesting because I got to see vocal chords and epiglottis.  The next procedure was a brache, in which they epiglottis.  The next procedure was a brache, in which they scoped into the patient and scraped segments of the lung to scoped into the patient and scraped segments of the lung to check for cancer.  This was interesting because I got to see check for cancer.  This was interesting because I got to see inside of the patient's lungs.  The second day I followed an inside of the patient's lungs.  The second day I followed an RT and watched her administer basic respiratory medicine. RT and watched her administer basic respiratory medicine.

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For my first week of rotation, I spent my time down in the For my first week of rotation, I spent my time down in the ER.  I followed a couple different nurses, and for the most ER.  I followed a couple different nurses, and for the most part, it stayed pretty mild.  I was expecting a little more part, it stayed pretty mild.  I was expecting a little more chaos from the ER, but instead, I found out that most of the chaos from the ER, but instead, I found out that most of the action doesn't happen till hours after I leave.  I was a little action doesn't happen till hours after I leave.  I was a little dissapointed, but I enjoyed the time I spent with the nursing dissapointed, but I enjoyed the time I spent with the nursing staff.  I felt the ER was a great learning experience.  I hope staff.  I felt the ER was a great learning experience.  I hope to have a future in emergency medicine and look forward to to have a future in emergency medicine and look forward to my next rotation in the ER.my next rotation in the ER.

Hand Washing Hand Washing PresentationPresentation As part of our experience in As part of our experience in

Health Academy, we performed Health Academy, we performed presentations that discussed presentations that discussed proper hand and oral hygiene proper hand and oral hygiene with underprivileged children.with underprivileged children.

We also gave soap and We also gave soap and toothbrushes to these children toothbrushes to these children to help promote future hygiene.to help promote future hygiene.

I enjoyed these presentation I enjoyed these presentation and felt the children learned and felt the children learned valuable lessonsvaluable lessons

Mentor FormsMentor Forms

This is my mentor This is my mentor form from the form from the Pediatrics Unit. I Pediatrics Unit. I received full credit received full credit for my day in the for my day in the rotation.rotation.

Mentor FormsMentor Forms

This was from my This was from my rotation in the ER. rotation in the ER. ER was one of the ER was one of the more exciting more exciting rotations I went on rotations I went on this year. Once this year. Once again I received full again I received full credit.credit.

Mentor FormsMentor Forms

This was another This was another mentor form from the mentor form from the ER. The nurses ER. The nurses were very nice during were very nice during my time in the ER.my time in the ER.

Mentor FormsMentor Forms

This is my mentor This is my mentor form from the burn form from the burn unit. This unit unit. This unit provided me with provided me with some interesting some interesting experiences, and the experiences, and the nurses were pretty nurses were pretty nice. nice.

Mentor FormsMentor Forms

This is the mentor This is the mentor form from my time in form from my time in the laboratory. This the laboratory. This was one of the most was one of the most informative rotations informative rotations I went on.I went on.

ResumeResume

Cover LetterCover Letter

Reference PageReference Page

Career ListCareer List 1. Medical Assistant- This job interests me because it is a way to get into the medical 1. Medical Assistant- This job interests me because it is a way to get into the medical

profession without having to invest vast amounts of money in Med School. In Kansas, profession without having to invest vast amounts of money in Med School. In Kansas, this job requires a few months of schooling from Hutchinson Community College, Pratt this job requires a few months of schooling from Hutchinson Community College, Pratt Community College, or Butler County Community College. After you earn your certificate, Community College, or Butler County Community College. After you earn your certificate, you may get hired to receive more personal training on the job. Medical Assistants you may get hired to receive more personal training on the job. Medical Assistants perform many tasks to help the physicians out and to allow the medical office to run perform many tasks to help the physicians out and to allow the medical office to run smoothly. To help your application as a medical assistant, after schooling, you could smoothly. To help your application as a medical assistant, after schooling, you could volunteer at a local hospital, or possibly teach a CPR class at your local Red Cross.volunteer at a local hospital, or possibly teach a CPR class at your local Red Cross.

2. Medical Transcriptionist- This job interests me because to perform is well, you must 2. Medical Transcriptionist- This job interests me because to perform is well, you must have a great knowledge of medical terminology. Also because it requires very little have a great knowledge of medical terminology. Also because it requires very little schooling and you could probably mess around on your computer a lot because it can be schooling and you could probably mess around on your computer a lot because it can be done from home. It is very important work to document people’s medical history because done from home. It is very important work to document people’s medical history because if you don’t, the doctor could make a terrible mistake. Most jobs prefer you to have if you don’t, the doctor could make a terrible mistake. Most jobs prefer you to have completed a post-secondary training program but it is not required. To help your completed a post-secondary training program but it is not required. To help your application you should have taken and done well in anatomy and physiology and a application you should have taken and done well in anatomy and physiology and a medical terminology course.medical terminology course.

3. Physicians Assistant- This job interests me because it does not require going to Med 3. Physicians Assistant- This job interests me because it does not require going to Med School for many years, yet you may do many of the things that a physician does. A School for many years, yet you may do many of the things that a physician does. A Physicians Assistant is often pre-treats the patient as to save the physician time. This Physicians Assistant is often pre-treats the patient as to save the physician time. This requires taking a Physicians assistant program, which is usually a two-year program, and requires taking a Physicians assistant program, which is usually a two-year program, and passing a national exam to get your license. To get into a PA Program, you usually have passing a national exam to get your license. To get into a PA Program, you usually have to have 2 years of college prior to the program and some healthcare experience. To help to have 2 years of college prior to the program and some healthcare experience. To help your application, you should excel in biology, mathematics, psychology, and social your application, you should excel in biology, mathematics, psychology, and social science courses.science courses.

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Final ReflectionFinal Reflection Overall, I enjoyed my time in Overall, I enjoyed my time in

health academy. The health academy. The medical terminology tests medical terminology tests and professional lectures and professional lectures were very educational. were very educational.

I also enjoyed learning how I also enjoyed learning how to use basic medical to use basic medical equipment.equipment.

Rotations provided me with Rotations provided me with some of the most interesting some of the most interesting experiences.experiences.

Health Academy was a good Health Academy was a good class that provided me with class that provided me with extremely helpful information extremely helpful information for my future in the health for my future in the health industry.industry.