Emily Todd - Independent Project Class of 2017 Introduction to Topic With having strong medical ties in my family, I have seen and heard a lot of issues over the years and a lot of different viewpoints on each issue. Much of issues that I would over hear were more procedural or hospital [...]

Tara Ford - Independent Project Class of 2017 Introduction to Topic For my Independent Project I went to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center’s Emergency Department.  Although I do not wish to be a nurse I am very interested in the atmosphere of the Emergency Department and wanted to observe what went on behind the [...]

Hector Belarmino - Independent Project Class of 2017 Introduction to Topic This year I decided to follow the field of neurology, which is the study of the nervous system, for my capstone project because being a neurologist is a future career that I am considering. I spent the time shadowing neurologist Dr. [...]

Yasmine Saikali - Independent Project Class of 2017 Introduction to Topic While the use of heart stents is a great way to combat artery blockage, the procedure requires patients to use blood thinners right after, such as Plavix for about a year, but aspirin indefinitely.  Blood thinners keep platelets from dangerously clotting around the stent [...]

Hunter Griffin - Independent Project Class of 2017 Introduction to Topic For this project, I decided to shadow in the microbiology department at University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). I turned my focus to the speed of bacterial identification, as it takes a couple of days to [...]

Miranda Bengel - Independent Project Class of 2017 Introduction to Topic Animals are treated and taken care of in many different situations. Some animals appear on the Sarah McLaughlin TV commercials living in shelters around the world run by volunteers. Some animals have owners that take them to veterinarian clinic for checkups [...]

Nicholas Wong - Independent Project Class of 2017 Introduction to Topic The topic is about the method of distribution of medication for patients and the potential abuse of substances using the current methods. For my project, I will be focusing specifically on the method of distribution for ADHD medication, with my method [...]

Linda Vu - Independent Project Class of 2017 Introduction to Topic Take one step further into the field of pediatrics and you will fall deep into even more subspecialized categories such as neonatology, the branch of medicine dealing with the medical care of newborn infants. My experience in neonatology provided me with [...]

Shane Velez - Independent Project Class of 2017 Introduction to Topic My project focused on the creation of a video for Aberdeen Proving Grounds. The purpose of my project was to help inform possible investors about the potential use for the VOCkit; a chemical detection system that the army was developing. I [...]

Natalie Salib - Independent Project Class of 2017 Introduction to Topic Approximately 500,000 babies are born premature each year. Did you know that’s over ten percent of the babies born each year? Approximately only eighty percent of those babies survive each year. (Dimes M. o., 2011). Every 1 in 750 babies is [...]