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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-04-04, Page 24Page 8B - The Wingham Advanaa-Times, April 41989 Co-op student w.rks with large animals at clinic JUMP ROPE EVENT A jump -rope event to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Fund was held last week at the F. E. Madill Sec- ondary School in Wingham. Over 300 young skippers, including Roxanne Cerson and Leya deBruyn, raised over $8,000 for heart research, x M'A <74 By Patty Walker courier, sort bills and, receipts, wr My name is Patty Walker and I out vaccination certificates and pu am currently enrolled in Grade 12 away drugs. at the F. soon as the E. Madill Secondary School As in Wingham.i idea of partici I am involved in the co-operative ing in the cd -operative eclucat Penative program was introduced to, me education program, which means knew it would be an extreme that in the morning I attend regular valuable experience and 'I jump classes at school and in the after- at the chance. I know I made a w noon, I work at a local business of decision. I believe that I have ben my choice. fitted from this program, By th I currently am working at the end of the year I will have gather Wingham Veterinary Clinic located enough information to kno north of Wingham on Highway 4. My supervisor is Dr. Alex Strong, but I also am fortunate enough to work with Dr. Mary Wilcox, Marl McMichael and Wendy Brewster. In S eech aide to make my experience worthwhile and enjoyable. ite whether or not a career in veteri- t nary medicine is for me. If I decide that it is not, at least Ipat- know before I make the mistake of spending tune and money in the 1 wrong university course. ly ed Lastly, 1 thank everyone at the ise clinic: Dr, Strong for the conversae tions in the truck; Dr. Wilcox for e answering my questions; Ms. ed McMichael for her sense of humor w and Mrs. Brewster for her patience. lancy Wilton works as Due to the fact that the veterina By Nancy Walton ry When people ask me what I wan clinic is a large -animal practice, I to study in my post -secondary edu am usually kept away from the cation, I tell them I want to enroll i clinic on calls. On the farm, I see the communicative disorders pro surgery, milk fevers, calvings, post gram at the University of Wester dures mortems and herd -health' proce- Ontario and eventually become I travel with either Dr. Strongor speech pathologist. Dr. Wilcox to the farm wherI This usually draws a blah observe their work and helpthem °expression, except from,•he few people who have heard of thi when I can. This enables me to dis- occupation before. cover the responsibilities of a vet- As a co-operative Education erinarian and this was my primary speech-language pathology aide a reason in applying for the co-op Wingham and District ' Hospital, program. workwith many different people in I needed Jo know ,about this the rehabilitation department career in detail and picking up a 'However, my direct supervisor i book about the profession and Patricia Bingeman-Smith. reading it would not have given me She gives me a very wide range what I wanted to know. I wanted to of tasks that vary from simple be sure I had no misconceptions photocopying to others which and I also needed work experience. require a lot of time and energy Co-operative education has fulfilled The first thing I had to learn when I this and much more. started working here was how to When I do not go out on calls work efficiently with others, and I stay in the office, I spend my I have certain jobs that must be time with Ms. McMichael or Mrsdone on a regular basis. Some days Brewster. In the laboratory, Ms. I have to clean and disinfect all the McMichael shows me how to pre- toys that the little children have pare a fecal floatation for the exami- played with, while another day I nation of worm eggs. might be helping with department Blood biochemistry is done in the statistics. clinic to test for calcium and SGOT Among the regular chores, I have (muscle disintegration). In addition, to learn all the hospital procedures milk and bull semen are analyzed regarding booking and signing out in the lab. rooms and equipment that are When there are no tests, I assist needed. around the clinic. I clean instru- Regular jobs tend to become just ments, work on files and records, that — regular — but I have been prepare materials to be sent by able to learn how to run videotape at hospital equipment and I can test hearing t using an instrument known as an audiometre. Sign language is another thing I - have picked up working in this n department. It has proved to be an a interesting way of communicating and I have found it has helped me k when I am working with patients who understand signing. s I have had to organize and assemble material given to me by Mrs. Bingeman-Smith for those in areas where there is no speech-lan- guage pathologist. The material is set up in such a way that volunteers • can work with patients and help s them to progress. Although I do not work directly with some patients, at times I sit in on sessions to observe. The purpose of this is to see if I can pinpoint what Mrs. Bingeman-Smith is try- ing to accomplish with a particular patient. The skill of observation is one that is attained only over. a long period of time and requires a great deal of attention. When I received my placement, I not only got a job that I really like, but I acquired a supervisor who is easy to get along with and explains the purpose of what we are trying to do. Mrs. Bingeman-Smith also gives me reading material about the job, giving me more insight and knowledge about speech-language pathology. I chose the co-operative educa- tion program because it was the only way I could find out first-hand whether or not this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. This education option allows us to fully understand the field we have chosen and what it entails. I wanted to find out exactly what I would be doing if I went to univer- sity and studied this course. I honestly can say that I have benefitted from the co-op program because it has helped me to decide that I definitely want to become a speech-language pathologist and it has made me aware of all that is involved in this occupation. This was the type of encouragement I needed to make me work hard so that I can someday obtain this goal. In the last part of the year that I have left at the hospital, I hope to gain as much knowledge as I can in this field of study and to better understand and deal with people who have handicaps in communi- cating. Co-operative education has been a worthwhile experience and has been a joyful and educational part of my year. I have been fully satis- fied with my placement and only wish I could spend a longer period of time working there. Craig Barclay, Meat Manager of Zehrs Mar- kets, Hwy. 4 and Josephine St., Wingham, presents a Zehrs Save -A -Tape cheque for $415.42 to Dave Shaw, Co®Superintendant of Wingham United Church Sunday School of Wingham whose organization redeemed Zehrs cash register tapes in order to purchase Sunday School equipment. Our sincere congratulations to all who par- ticipated in this very commendable project. We are pleased we were able to assist you. ZEHRS MARKETS ZEHRS SAVEATApE PLAN This exciting offer is open to any ndn-profit or- ganization, church or school group, service club or charity. Each $300 worth of Zehrs cash register tapes is worth one dollar. For example, if your club wishes to raise $250 towards a project, $75,000 worth of Zehrs tapes would be required. Complete details are contained in a helpful bro- chure available at any Zehrs Markets. Start saving your tapes today! PATTY WALKER, a senior student at the F. E. Madill Secondary School, istlel�njoying her co-operative educationplacement at a vet - 0 4 0 Although lung cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, it will surpass breast cancer and stay number one among women in the future unless tomorrow's women do not start s'mokir g.