Topic > Reflective Essay on Shadowing - 797

I was fascinated by how a specific cancer forms and what factors lead to its onset. Interning at UHS made finding an oncologist to shadow me much easier since I was already familiar with the hospital. Following Dr. Khan is an experience I will never forget. Unsure of what to expect or what to do, I followed him as he saw his patients. We have seen patients with various diseases such as breast cancer, colon cancer, thrombocytopenia and hemophilia. I feared that his frank and honest attitude would be off-putting to his patients, old and new. However, every patient I met, during the six weeks I spent there, received their comments and suggestions warmly. Some even remarked how he was the best doctor they had ever had and how they owed him their lives and health. Dr. Khan remained humble and replied, “It all depends on the Big Boss, no