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The Mystery Case rotation lasts approximately one week. During this time, you will have one day to work on enrichment activities (approximately one day per week). Enrichment is designed to be flexible. The activities should focus on topics that relate to this rotation, but you should choose or design projects that you find interesting.
Early in the rotation review the list of possible projects and decide where you would like to start. You can get an idea of all the activities you want to work on in the rotation, but remember enrichment is flexible. As your work in the main story line progresses, you may come across a topic that interests you. Feel free to pursue new ideas and projects, just be sure to work with your mentor and manage your time. As the rotation progresses, meet with your mentor periodically to review your progress on enrichment.
Remember enrichment is your opportunity to investigate topics that interest you. It’s also a chance to be creative! You have a chance to break away from paper writing for a while. Though you can still write papers if you want to, you could also write songs, shoot videos, build websites, create posters and flyers – anything you can think of! So take some time to get out of your classroom, learn about things going on in the world around you and have fun!
Plan your Enrichment Activities
- Review the list of enrichment activities. Make a list of the activities that you might like to work on independently during this rotation.
- Come up with your own ideas. If you have other ideas for activities you would like to pursue that relate to the topic of medical investigation, add them to the list.
- Prioritize and narrow your choices. You have a total of three days to complete your enrichment activities. Think about which topics or activities are most appealing to you. Then consider how you would like to investigate those topics.
- Create a plan for completing at least one enrichment activity. Your plan should include what you want to do and how you will do it. Use the Enrichment Activity Plan Template to help you think through the details of each enrichment activity. Refer to the example provided for ideas on how your plan might work. Then finalize your plan for each enrichment activity.
Get Approval for Enrichment Activities
- Meet with your mentor and review your plans for each of the enrichment activities you want to pursue during this rotation. Together, brainstorm additional ways you might approach the activities. Discuss the best way to fit the activities into the rotation schedule.
- Note any feedback your mentor provides during your discussion and revise your Enrichment Activity Plan.
Conduct your Enrichment Activity
- Implement your Enrichment Activity Plan based on the schedule you and your mentor agreed to. Work on your project deliverables as you go.
- Check in with your mentor according to the schedule you both agreed on when your mentor approved your enrichment plan. During these meetings review progress on your deliverables and schedule.
- Submit final deliverables as directed by your mentor.
Enrichment Resources
Enrichment Activity Plan - Template
Enrichment Activity Plan - Sample
Suggested Enrichment Activities
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Description of Enrichment Activity |
Approximate Duration |
| House |
For a dramatized view of the diagnostic perspective, watch an episode of the FOX show entitled, House. Take notes and write a brief position paper on the show, including the following:
- Did the portrayal seem realistic to you? In what ways did it veer from reality?
- How many different diagnoses did the team go through before they found the correct one?
- How did team dynamics influence the progression of the patient's treatment?
After the show, do a bit of research to find out about the illnesses they are investigating. How common are these illnesses? Were the symptoms they portrayed accurate for the illnesses involved? |
1 day |
| Diagnosis come to Life |
Are you interested in seeing the kind of work in real life that you have seen in this rotation? Has this rotation raised a picture in your mind that you would like to see more fully fleshed out?
Arrange to visit an Emergency Room.
Take a tour of the facility and see how it works. Talk with employees, physicians and patients. Take notes and be prepared to present what you discovered to your mentor and other students in your cohort.
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1 day |
| A Mother's Concern |
As you go through the rotation, write a fictional piece from the perspective of Mina, Ella's mother. Be sure to reflect on how she must be feeling as the days progress.
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1 day |
| Personal Experiences |
Was there a time that you were in the hospital or getting treatment? Write a reflection on that experience, including:
- Your age at the time of the experience and how this might have influenced your perception
- Some thoughts, fears and sensations that you recall from that time
- How do you think about this experience now that you are older? How has it changed you, if at all?
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1 day |
| Another Point of View |
You might know of someone else who has had an extended experience in a hospital environment. Interview that person about their experiences, and collect your notes (along with any good quotes) for a discussion with your mentor and cohort.
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1 day |
| Design Your Own |
Come up with your own idea(s) for an enrichment activity related to some aspect of healthcare. Write a brief description of your idea and submit it to your mentor for consideration.
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TBD |
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