This was the week of my interview! It was a long but enjoyable day. The most surprising part about the interview day was that we all had the chance to observe a surgical procedure. That's quite unique!
Due to HIPAA, I can't reveal much details. I can say that it was a patient with prostate cancer that was getting the whole structure removed. It was clear to see which part of the prostate had the cancer. It looked blackish (not from the cauterizing) and necrotic. Honestly, it looked quite bad. Hopefully the cancer didn't metastasize and that the pathologist reports negative margins.
One other aspect that was awesome was the use of robotic technology to perform minimally invasive laparoscopic surgeries! The surgeons perform the procedure outside of the operating room by controlling robotic arms that fit through the small incisions made. Below is a picture of the exact instruments.
We had the chance to test out the first machine! They brought us into the simulation lab to use the machines. There were tasks to complete such as picking up objects and sorting them accordingly, placing rings on a hook after exchanging hands, and other ones. It was certainly a lot harder than it looked. Oddly enough, I caught on really quickly and got a fairly good hang of it for my first time. Maybe I should consider surgery lol.
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