HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-06-04, Page 88 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Medical students from Western visit local
dairy farm during Discovery Week
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Students learned about the inner workings of Eckerlea
Acres, as well as the dangers of farm machinery and
what it takes to stay safe.
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Evan Eckert of Eckerlea Acres acted as tour guide for a group of first year medical students from Western
when they visited the farm as part of Discovery Week.
Whitney South
Huron Expositor
Slowly emerging from their
cars, a group of first year medi-
cal students from Western take
in their surroundings.
They've arrived for a tour of
Eckerlea Acres, just north of Sea -
forth, as part of the Schulich
School of Medicine's annual
Discovery Week.
A chance to experience the ins
and outs of rural medicine,
some visited and worked in
Stratford, while others were
placed in either St. Mary's or
Seaforth.
A far cry from the hustle and
bustle of the city, this was a new
experience for some, the first
trip to a farm for many.
Led by Even Eckert, who
served as tour guide, the stu-
dents got a chance to experience
the milking process, as well as
learn about different types of
equipment used in farming, as
well as the dangers that go along
with working in the agricultural
industry.
"I had milked a cow once
when I was 12, but this is a
whole different level," said Lucas
Mastropaolo, of King City, Ont.
"Seeing what a large size farm is
like was great."
During Discovery Week, Mas-
tropaolo got the chance to work
at Stratford General Hospital,
and even delivered two babies.
Though he hopes to head into
internal medicine, previously
participating in research at Sick
Kids Hospital in Toronto, he said
after the week's experience, he
would consider placement in a
rural community.
"There's still a long time to go
before I would be msldng a deci-
sion, but I definitely wouldn't
rule it out"
For Rochelle Johnstone, get-
ting the chance to see how
things are done in Seaforth was
an eye-opening experience.
"It was very much like what
I've experienced doing rounds
in London, but on a smaller
scale and more intimate," she
said, adding she found patients
seemed much more comforta-
ble during their visit as the staff
was so friendly. "There was so
much more of a connection
between hospital staff and the
patients"
Originally hailing from Wilm-
ington, Delaware, Johnstone
made the move to Canada when
her husband was offered a job in
Hamilton.
"I grew up in a town where
you knew the people in your
high school and that's it," she
said, explaining how different it
was to see the social interaction
involved in living in a small
community. "I just loved the
experience of being here, even
the drive up was just beautiful."
Having only ever been on one
other farm, which was a much
smaller scale operation, John-
stone said she was astounded at
all the different ways people can
be injured. "It was a real
eye-opener."
Getting to hear a presentation
from Huron Hospice, as well as
getting to spend time with Sea -
forth Hospital's stroke team,
Johnstone said she is very inter-
ested in pursuing a career in the
field of palliative and end of life
care. Being able to really con-
nect with the patients on a
deeper level was something she
said would attract her to work-
ing somewhere like Huron
County.
"I would love to work in a
rural area," she said. "I love the
way it feels"
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