It Is Here...

The time has finally come where we have found out the possible sites for Kyle senior year. For his senior year he does an externship (It is an 11-month commitment) at one of the hospitals listed below.

THE LIST:
OHSU- Portland, OR
Providence St. Vincent- Portland, OR
Providence Hospital- Portland, OR
Sacred Heart- Eugene, OR
Sacred Heart- Spokane, WA
St. Charles- Bend, OR
U.C. Davis- Sacramento, CA
Yuma- Yuma, AZ
Good Samaritan- Corvallis, OR
Skagit Valley- Mt.Vernon, WA
Legacy Good Samaritan-Portland, OR
St. Mary's- Walla Walla, WA
Salem- Salem, OR
Providence Medford- Medford, OR
Renown- Reno, NV
Kaiser- Portland, OR
Kadlec- Richland, WA

You may say pick that one or that one sounds good. I wish it was that easy. What happens is in about two weeks. All the students in the program. They are also allowed to bring one other person to be there to, (which I am grateful because I wanted to be there. To witness what was going to happen next in my life.) They all meet with the teachers and put all the names of the hospitals that are on the list into a hat. A hospital name is pulled out randomly. Who ever wants to go to that hospital (site) puts their name into a hat. A name is pulled out- You are the winner !! and get to go to that site. If your name is not pulled you get to keep putting your name into the hat for a site until your name is called. After all the people and sites have been placed together they get 48 hours to trade with one another, if they want to. In way we are going to be playing the lottery with the next year of our life in two weeks. Kind of weird saying that about the lottery and then saying that we are going to be fasting and praying hard that we will be guided in choosing the right one for our family and future. Please keep us in your prayers.

You may wonder what will he be doing when he is in an actual hospital. Here is a brief explanation of Nuclear Medicine. The Division of Nuclear Medicine provides scans of organs and body systems, including positron emission tomography (PET). Routine tests include but are not limited to the brain, cerebrospinal fluid, thyroid, lung, liver, biliary system, kidney, and bone. Other studies, such as radionuclide cystograms, testicular scintigrams, detection of gastrointestinal bleeding, patency tests for CSF shunts, Leveen shunts, venograms, gallium and white blood cell scans are also available on both inpatient and outpatient basis. The division also offers gastroenterological function testing for gastroesophageal reflux, gastric emptying and esophageal transit time measurement. Nuclear Medicine has a Nuclear Cardiology section which performs all types of scintigraphy including myocardial perfusion tomography. The In Vitro Laboratory provides measurements of red cell mass and plasma volume, red cell and platelet survival, Schilling tests, thyroid uptake and renal global function evaluation, including both effective renal plasma flow and glomerular filtration rate. (This definition of Nuclear Medicine was taken from OSHU website.)

I know it kind of went over my head too. But basically it comes down to, that these test show what is internally functioning in your body. Rather then what the internally anatomy is such as bones.

Wish us LUCK!!