January 23rd marked the start of the clinical rotations for Medical Society members at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. Earlier in the year, the clinical rotations were put on hold as a result of the devastating Ebola outbreak, putting the welfare of students above all. However, after Dallas had been officially declared Ebola-free, and the hospital safe from infection,...
Rushing against the clock to save his life of his patient, an adult gorilla, Dr. Michael Holub and his team drain five liters of pus from his patient’s body. Their hard work succeeds in revitalizing the gorilla’s furry body. Sharing this and many other stories, Dr. Holub, an accomplished anesthesiologist came to Jesuit to share his experiences in the...
For the 16th year in a row, Jesuit’s Medical Society has hosted a school wide medicine drive to gather various medications for it's annual mission trip to Guatemala in the Spring. The drive started the second week of January and will continue through Friday, February 6th.
Focusing mainly on the freshmen and sophomore classes, “a different medication is assigned to each...
On Wednesday, November 5th, members of Jesuit's Medical Society embarked on a field trip to the UT Southwestern Medical School. According to Mr. Max von Schlehenried, one of the directors for the Medical Society, this trip to UT Southwestern was a part of a larger program, known as the STARS Program, which stands for Student Teacher Access to Resources...
Jesuit’s Medical Society hosts a guest speaker from a different medical field each month to help teach students about the expansive careers in medicine that they may wish to pursue. This past Tuesday, Dr. Hsuch-Ming Lee gave a presentation to the Medical Society on his profession in periodontistry and how he found his call to be a dentist.
A father...
All the cool things that you think you did this past summer pale in comparison to what seniors Zachary Bishkin, Dylan Roberts, and Evan Loriot got to experience at Dallas' UT Southwestern Medical Center. For eight weeks, each of these three students performed research alongside a medical professional in UT Southwestern's labs as part of a paid summer internship,...
On Monday, September 29, Medical Society hosted guest speaker and Jesuit alumnus Kevin Ramos ’10. Ramos graduated from Saint Louis University this year and works in the medical field as a nurse. His presentation opened students up to the nursing profession and gave them a male perspective in the field.
Ramos explained how the experience of being a male nurse...
Sean Howard '16 delivers his speech in front freshmen, his fellow sophomores, and juniors. For the first time ever, a rising junior has a significant chance at earning the top spot. With a chance to win over the other classes in the election and introduce fresh ideas into the club, Howard and the Medical Society as a whole face an interesting...
