1. Whats a neurosurgeon's daily, weekly, monthly and yearly duties?

Depending on the case they can operate 2-3 times a week. They have 2-5 administrative
meetings a year for continuing their education, and every five days their on call.

2. How did you get started? What first interested you in this field/career?
She was initially in college for designing and took a class that focused on the brain and it
sparked her interest

3. What do you like and dislike about what you do?

Loves everything except dealing with death.

4. What education or skills are needed to become a neurosurgeon?

4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, 7 years of residency, and subspecialty 1 year

4.5. How did you balance your studies and work with everything else in your life?
You learn how to balance studying/social life in college. During residency you learn how to
make a team with the others who are also doing their residency.

5. What is most challenging about what you do?

Dealing with death a lot, very tiring.

6. What is most rewarding?

Saving lives, changing lives and seeing the kids shes helped grow and develop.

7. Where do neurosurgeons fit into the overall dynamic/structure of the hospital?

Theyre just one of the wheels of the hospital.

8. Does Greys anatomy accurately depict a neurosurgeon?

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9. How much time do you have with each patient, and who are your support staff?
Depends on what for-new patients 1hr returning patients-30mins. She has an assistant and a
nurse.

10. Whats your definition of the fight, flight, and freeze responses and what part does the
brain play in the reaction you have? Comes from the sympathetic nervous system, when
anxious youre activating the sympathetic nervous system.

11. Im learning about some metaphors for anxiety, are there any metaphors that you use with
your patients when talking to them about their health?
With patients younger than 7-8 she says boo boo and uses bears to comfort them and put
band aids on their heads
I got the opportunity to meet with the head of neurosurgery and the University Of Vermont
Medical Center. The interview was about 30 minutes long, and we got to ask her questions
about her work. The highlights for me were learning that she didnt go to college with the
intentions of going into the medical field, I thought that was really interesting. I think learning
more about her personally, helped me realize doctors are still human. I think after meeting with
her my interest in the medical field has peaked again, and I definitely got my passion for it back.